Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Manual (Page 5)

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T A B L E 1
W o r l d w i d e S t o r a g e S y s t e m s H a r d w a r e , S o f t w a r e , a n d S e r v i c e s C u s t o m e r
R e v e n u e , 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 1 ( $ B )
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Disk storage
systems 28.21 29.31 30.72 32.04 33.27
Storage network 4.11 4.26 4.17 3.7 3.47
Tape automation 1.77 1.69 1.6 1.5 1.4
Optical
automation 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04
Storage services 30.11 31.41 32.7 33.98 35.27
Storage software 10.93 12.17 13.53 14.98 16.6
Total 75.18 78.08 82.75 86.34 90.05
Source: Worldwide Disk Storage Systems 2008–2012 Forecast, IDC #212177, May 2008
T H E D E L L P O W E R V A U L T D L 2 0 0 0
One of Dell's initial TierDisk products is the PowerVault DL2000. This is Dell's first
disk-based backup and recovery solution with integrated data management. The
DL2000 is based on Dell's TierDisk architecture and is offered in two versions with
preinstalled software. Dell's PowerVault DL2000 solutions come with factory-installed
CommVault® Simpana® or Symantec Backup Exec™ software that has integrated
tools to aid customers with setup and deployment. The PowerVault DL2000 is
designed to provide SMBs and SMEs with a turnkey tiered disk storage solution for
backup and disaster recovery. The PowerVault DL2000 comes with a centralized
management interface, and customers are able to integrate additional features such
as archive and replication. Furthermore, it is designed to automate and simplify the
setup and management of disk-to-disk backup, enabling customers to optimize
resources through a tiered storage strategy.
The Dell PowerVault DL2000 is scalable from 3TB up to 144TB of usable disk
capacity and is aimed at SMBs as well as branch offices of larger organizations
looking for a cost-effective, scalable data protection solution for backup and disaster
recovery. The DL2000 allows customers to automatically provision and configure the
disk resources for immediate use. There is no need for customers to configure RAID
or allocate Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) to their backup storage software. Additional
storage capacity can be added without requiring customers to reconfigure or set up
the device. In addition, the PowerVault DL2000 offers integrated support for tape with