Organizations come to ExaGrid because we are the only company that implemented a Tiered Backup Storage architecture with deduplication in a way fixed all the challenges of backup storage. ExaGrid’s Tiered Backup Storage offers a unique disk-cache Landing Zone and scale-out architecture that provide the fastest backups — resulting in the shortest fixed backup window, the fastest local restores, fastest offsite tape copies, and instant VM recoveries. The backup window stays fixed-length as the data grows and costs are reduced up front and over time. All first generation inline deduplication approaches save some amount of storage and bandwidth but fall short on solving the three new compute problems that deduplication creates. We believe in what we do, and our customers benefit from it every single day.
Enterprise Customers:
Enterprise customers have a complex set of requirements that include: working across a wide range of operating systems, network topologies and distributed environments, stringent security requirements, and managing massive data growth.
ExaGrid’s products were architected to work with all major backup applications and in any environment.
ExaGrid meets security requirements including working with existing VPN encryption across the WAN and encryption of data at rest.
ExaGrid’s technology is optimized for worldwide deployments with cross replication between geographically dispersed data centers.
The ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage solution is built for data growth. As data grows, increased resources are needed to deduplicate, replicate, and manage the data. Most systems use a scale-up architecture that only add disk shelves as data grows. ExaGrid adds the appropriate compute resources (processor, memory, and bandwidth) with disk capacity. This approach maintains a fixed-length backup window from 10TB to 1PB of primary data to be backed up.
ExaGrid’s unique landing zone allows for backups to be written directly to disk, which improves overall backup performance versus performing compute-intensive deduplication during the backup process. ExaGrid maintains a full copy of the most recent backups for the fastest restores, recoveries, and tape copies. All other approaches only maintain dededuplicated data that needs to be rehydrated for each request, which can take hours to days to occur.
By adding full server appliances to a GRID, additional ingest (bandwidth and disk landing zone) is added such that the ingest rate increases with data growth to maintain fast backups. This approach scales as data grows versus forcing all backups through a single front-end fixed-resource head end controller.
Enterprises need a solution that brings the appropriate compute with capacity to handle large data loads and massive data growth. ExaGrid’s full appliances in a GRID bring a scale-out architecture to backup storage.
Mid-Sized Organizations to Small Enterprise:
Mid-sized organizations to small enterprise customers have a complex set of requirements that include: working across a wide range of operating systems, network topologies and distributed environments, stringent security requirements, and managing massive data growth. In addition, mid-sized organizations to small enterprise customers have tight IT resources and budget dollars.
ExaGrid’s products were architected to work with all major backup applications and in any environment but with the easiest installation, easiest management, and lowest cost up front and over time.
ExaGrid meets security requirements, including working with existing VPN encryption across the WAN and encryption of data at rest.
The ExaGrid solution is built for data growth. As data grows, increased resources are needed to deduplicate, replicate, and manage the data. Most systems use a scale-up architecture that only adds disk shelves as data grows. ExaGrid adds the appropriate computer resources (processor, memory, and bandwidth) along with disk capacity. This approach maintains a fixed-length backup window from 10TB to 1PB of primary data to be backed up.
ExaGrid’s unique landing zone allows for backups to be written directly to disk, which improves overall backup performance versus performing compute-intensive deduplication during the backup process. ExaGrid maintains a full copy of the most recent backups for the fastest restores, recoveries, and tape copies. All other approaches only maintain deduplicated data that needs to be rehydrated for each request, which can take hours to days to occur.
By adding full server appliances to a GRID, additional ingest (bandwidth and disk landing zone) is added such that ingest rate increases with data growth to maintain fast backups. This approach scales as data grows versus forcing all backups through a single front-end fixed-resource head end controller.
Midmarket organizations need a solution that brings the appropriate compute with capacity to handle large data loads and massive data growth, with the least management possible and the least cost up front and over time. ExaGrid’s full appliances in a GRID bring a scale-out architecture to backup storage at a price that is affordable for mid-sized to small enterprise organizations.
Federal:
ExaGrid has been working with the Federal government for over ten years and has installations in the Army, Air Force, Navy, National Guard, EPA, VA, FBI, US Courts, and hundreds of other DOD, Federal, and civilian agencies.
ExaGrid understands the unique security requirements for government installations.
ExaGrid also understands the unique procurement processes and is set up on many major contract vehicles. In addition, ExaGrid works with a wide range of reseller and contract vehicle holders in order to meet virtually any buying criteria.
ExaGrid has a long list of references within the Federal government that are willing to speak to ExaGrid’s product, support, and unique understanding of Federal requirements and process.
ExaGrid has a dedicated sales team that specializes in Federal requirements and procurement process.
Federal Reseller Partners
ExaGrid has a highly trained Federal sales team and is available on the following Government Wide Acquisition Contracts – see listing below.
Contracts
GSA
Intelligent Decisions Contract #: GS35F4153D
ExaGrid is listed on Intelligent Decisions’ GSA Schedule 70. Federal and state agency customers can purchase ExaGrid directly from Intelligent Decisions. Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about GSA pricing
Promark Contract #: GS35F4342D
ExaGrid is listed on Promark’s GSA Schedule. Promark is authorized to sell to hundreds of Federal resellers nationwide. Federal agencies buy from their reseller of choice and the reseller buys from Promark.
Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about GSA pricing. For a listing of ExaGrid products and GSA pricing, go to GSA Advantage, then search for ExaGrid.
NETCENTS 2
Contract #: FA8732-13-D-0011
The ExaGrid system is a featured Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) via the Air Force sponsored NETCENTS 2 contract through one of its prime vendors, Intelligent Decisions. Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about NETCENTS 2 pricing, or go to ExaGrid’s prime vendor partner Intelligent Decisions and click on the NETCENTS 2 link.
SEWP V
FCN Contract #: NNG155C71B
Intelligent Decisions Contract #: NNG15SE08B
The ExaGrid system is a featured Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) via the NASA Scientific & Engineering Workstation Procurement contract vehicle (SEWP V) through two of its prime vendors, FCN and Intelligent Decisions. Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about SEWP V pricing, or go to ExaGrid’s prime vendor partners FCN or Intelligent Decisions.
NIH Information Officers – Commodities and Solutions (CIO-CS)
Contract #: HHSN316201500018W
The ExaGrid system is a featured Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) via The NIH Information Officers – Commodities and Solutions (CIO-CS) contract through one of its prime vendors, Intelligent Decisions. Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about NIH pricing, or go to ExaGrid’s prime vendor partner Intelligent Decisions.
ITES-2H (CHESS)
Contract #: W91QUZ-07-D-0009
The ITES-2H (CHESS) contract was established to “Be the Army’s ‘Primary Source’ to support the Warfighter’s Information Dominance objectives by developing, implementing, and managing Information Technology contracts that provide comprehensive hardware and software solutions with Enterprise-focused support services within the Army Knowledge Enterprise Architecture.” All US Army departments and sub agencies must look to the ITES-2H contract first for any IT requirement. Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about ITES-2H (CHESS) pricing, or go to ExaGrid’s prime vendor partner CDW-G. Contract details can be found at the Army CHESS portal.
FirstSource II
Contract #: HSHQDC-13-D-00002
The ExaGrid system is a featured Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) via the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FirstSource II contract through Thundercat Technology, Socio-economic Category: SDVOSB. Contact the ExaGrid Federal Sales Team by calling 703-669-1879 or email for more information about DHS FirstSource II pricing, or go to ExaGrid’s prime vendor partner Thundercat Technology.
State and Local Government/Education:
ExaGrid has a unique focus on working with state government, local government, and education.
ExaGrid understands the unique budgetary constraints and unique procurement process.
ExaGrid works directly with resellers that are set up on all key buying vehicles, including specific state contracts.
ExaGrid has a long list of references within state government, local government, and education that are willing to speak to ExaGrid’s product, support and unique understanding of requirements and procurement process.
ExaGrid has trained sales teams that specialize in state government, local government, and education.