NETGEAR and Veeam Slash Cost and Complexity of VMware Backup for Businesses
SYDNEY, Australia – September 20, 2010 - NETGEAR®, Inc.
(NASDAQGM: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative networking
solutions for businesses and homes, today announced that it has launched a
worldwide technology partnership with Veeam Software, the market leader in
VMware backup and replication software. NETGEAR ReadyNAS® network storage
solutions provide a cost-effective and less complex platform for VMware®. The
two vendors’ products can be used in tandem to streamline disaster recovery and
reduce costs in VMware environments. The partnership further strengthens
NETGEAR’s business-class solutions ecosystem while providing channel partners
and end users with flexible and affordable storage options.
“Together, NETGEAR and Veeam are giving businesses simple access to the same
smart IT tools that the big enterprises are using, but at a fraction of the
cost,” said Drew Meyer, director of storage marketing, NETGEAR. “This is also
great for our channel partners who can now easily use ReadyNAS and Veeam’s
software together to build less complex back-up and recovery solutions for the
virtualised and VMware environments they serve.”
Ryan Parker, managing director, Australia and New Zealand, emphasised NETGEAR’s
commitment to making virtualised solutions easy for reseller partners,
particularly for customers ranging in size from two to 500.
“In addition to the regular training sessions we
offer, NETGEAR’s reseller partners can access our local storage and
virtualisation lab to learn about how easy it is to integrate the NETGEAR
ReadyNAS platform in conjunction with Veeam for backing up their VMware
environments," said Parker.
NETGEAR ReadyNAS for business systems have been tested with Veeam
Backup & Replication™ , ensuring interoperability and compatibility in
VMware environments. Veeam Backup & Replication combines the power of
virtualisation and the innovation of Veeam to provide advanced
Virtualised-Powered Data Protection™, or vPower™. Veeam’s patent-pending
technology enables instant VM recovery, universal application-item recovery,
and automated recovery verification.
“Companies invest a large amount of time, resources, and money to virtualise
their IT infrastructure, and Veeam lets them leverage those investments to
significantly improve backup and recovery,” said Rick Hoffman, VP of Worldwide
Channels and Alliances, Veeam. “Veeam vPower, coupled with NETGEAR’s
business-class storage technology, give organisations exactly what they need:
fast, flexible, and reliable image-based backup and recovery for virtualised
environments at an affordable price.”
Veeam Backup & Replication and ReadyNAS systems are available globally via
leading value-added resellers.
For more information on NETGEAR products, please visit: http://www.netgear.com.au/au/Products/Storage
For more information on NETGEAR’s PowerShift Partner Program, please visit: http://www.netgear.com.au/au/Partners/Reseller-Partners/PowerShift
About Veeam Software
Veeam Software, a premier-level VMware Technology Alliance Partner and member
of the VMware Ready Management program, develops innovative software to manage
VMware vSphere 4 and VMware Infrastructure 3. Veeam vPower™ provides advanced
Virtualization-Powered Data Protection™ and is the underlying technology in
Veeam Backup & Replication™, the #1 solution for VMware backup
. Veeam ONE™ provides a single solution for managing the performance,
configuration and utilization of VMware environments and includes: Veeam
Reporter™ for capacity
planning, change management, and reporting and chargeback; Veeam Business
View™ for business categorization of the VMware environment; and a
choice of monitoring options including the nworks
Management Pack™ for Microsoft System Center, the nworks
Smart Plug-in™ for HP Operations Manager, and Veeam
Monitor™. Learn more about Veeam Software by visiting www.veeam.com.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers
innovative products to consumers, businesses and Internet service providers.
For consumers, we make high performance, dependable and easy home networking,
storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and
their content and devices. For businesses, we provide networking, storage and
security solutions without the cost and complexity of Big IT. NETGEAR also
supplies all of the top Internet service providers with retail proven, whole
home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of
proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on
reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 27,000 retail
locations around the globe, and though more than 36,000 value-added resellers.
The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in
25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available
at http://www.NETGEAR.com.au or by
calling +61 2 8117 6800. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR
and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
©2010 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and ReadyNAS are trademarks or
registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered
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