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Executive Summary: StorServer S Series 10000
| USABILITY |
Good |
| CAPABILITY |
Fair |
| PERFORMANCE |
Fair |
| INTEROPERABILITY |
Fair |
| MANAGEABILITY |
Fair |
| SCALABILITY |
Good |
| SECURITY |
Fair |
The StorServer S Series 10000 appliance provides an easy-to-roll-out, all-in-one backup package for small sites. The S10000 is ideal for sites with limited IT staff and those that are looking for a no-hassle backup scheme, although it locks sites into AIT tape technology.
Cost Analysis
The S10000 is priced starting at $19,900, and the price goes up as the library scales to higher capacity with AIT-2 and AIT-3 tapes. Additional costs include tapes, accessories and hardware upgrades such as Gigabit NICs.
(+) Provides a complete backup package that is easy to set up and manage; offers a wide range of client and application supposrt; 24-terabyte storage potential.
(-) Lacks hardware redundancy and failover capabilities; supports only AIT tapes.
Evaluation Short List
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