Quest Software introduces NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition
June 13, 2012 – Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT) has announced the availability of NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition, a new product suite that delivers enhanced protection for critical SQL Server databases by combining best-in-class backup and compression with real continuous data protection (CDP) technology. The new bundle pairs NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server 7.0, the latest release of Quest Software’s core SQL Server backup product, with NetVault FastRecover, the company’s patented CDP solution.
With NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition, LiteSpeed customers can augment their SQL Server protection strategy with NetVault FastRecover, which complements LiteSpeed by adding near-instantaneous restore and site-to-site replication capabilities.
NetVault FastRecover captures byte-level changes in SQL Server as they occur, and, using Quest Software’s patented FlashRestore™ technology, lets administrators recover critical databases to any point in time in just seconds following a corruption or data loss, meeting even the strictest recovery time and recovery point objectives.
NetVault FastRecover also lets customers replicate between data centres to protect critical remote offices and branch offices (ROBOs) against site disaster.
In addition to SQL Server, NetVault FastRecover also provides backup and FlashRestore capabilities for Oracle, Microsoft Exchange and Windows file-system data.
The newly released NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server 7.0 also features a host of enhancements designed to help organisations further speed SQL backups and reduce storage requirements, including:
* support for Microsoft’s new AlwaysOn Availability Group databases, letting SQL Server 2012 customers create secondary copies of critical databases for high availability
* Fast Compression support for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backups, meaning TSM customers now can leverage LiteSpeed Fast Compression technology, which deduplicates data at the server level during backups, so users can maintain optimal backup performance while reducing their storage footprint by up to 85 per cent
* improved backup templates, for simplified management of the entire SQL Server environment* enhanced “restore as compressed” functionality, letting customers save disk space when a restore to a non-production environment is needed.
LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition supports SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008/R2, and 2012.
John Maxwell, vice president, data protection product management, Quest Software, said, “In the face of continuously shrinking budgets, IT departments need to constantly find ways to do more with less. With NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition, Quest Software has leveraged the breadth of its data protection portfolio to create a cost-effective bundle that lets customers ensure a high-level of protection and availability for critical SQL Server databases, both on-prem and in remote and branch offices.”
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About Quest Software
Established in 1987, Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) provides simple and innovative IT management solutions that enable more than 100,000 global customers to save time and money across physical and virtual environments. Quest products solve complex IT challenges ranging from database management, data protection, identity and access management, monitoring, user workspace management to Windows management.
Quest, Quest Software, NetVault, LiteSpeed, FlashRestore and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
With NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition, LiteSpeed customers can augment their SQL Server protection strategy with NetVault FastRecover, which complements LiteSpeed by adding near-instantaneous restore and site-to-site replication capabilities.
NetVault FastRecover captures byte-level changes in SQL Server as they occur, and, using Quest Software’s patented FlashRestore™ technology, lets administrators recover critical databases to any point in time in just seconds following a corruption or data loss, meeting even the strictest recovery time and recovery point objectives.
NetVault FastRecover also lets customers replicate between data centres to protect critical remote offices and branch offices (ROBOs) against site disaster.
In addition to SQL Server, NetVault FastRecover also provides backup and FlashRestore capabilities for Oracle, Microsoft Exchange and Windows file-system data.
The newly released NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server 7.0 also features a host of enhancements designed to help organisations further speed SQL backups and reduce storage requirements, including:
* support for Microsoft’s new AlwaysOn Availability Group databases, letting SQL Server 2012 customers create secondary copies of critical databases for high availability
* Fast Compression support for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backups, meaning TSM customers now can leverage LiteSpeed Fast Compression technology, which deduplicates data at the server level during backups, so users can maintain optimal backup performance while reducing their storage footprint by up to 85 per cent
* improved backup templates, for simplified management of the entire SQL Server environment* enhanced “restore as compressed” functionality, letting customers save disk space when a restore to a non-production environment is needed.
LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition supports SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008/R2, and 2012.
John Maxwell, vice president, data protection product management, Quest Software, said, “In the face of continuously shrinking budgets, IT departments need to constantly find ways to do more with less. With NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server High-Availability Edition, Quest Software has leveraged the breadth of its data protection portfolio to create a cost-effective bundle that lets customers ensure a high-level of protection and availability for critical SQL Server databases, both on-prem and in remote and branch offices.”
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About Quest Software
Established in 1987, Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) provides simple and innovative IT management solutions that enable more than 100,000 global customers to save time and money across physical and virtual environments. Quest products solve complex IT challenges ranging from database management, data protection, identity and access management, monitoring, user workspace management to Windows management.
Quest, Quest Software, NetVault, LiteSpeed, FlashRestore and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
