November 4, 2008 at 2:44 pm
· Filed under Customer News ·Tagged Proofpoint, Alcatel, Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, Bluecoat, Checkpoint, Bloxx, Barracuda, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks
With more than 18,800,000 registered worldwide users, Friends Reunited has installed RestorePoint from TADASoft to store and control the configuration of all of their network devices with true simplicity.
Every organisation does their best to ensure that they are protected in the event of a network failure, but even so face the prospect of re-configuring each and every one of their network devices. For an organisation like Friends Reunited that is run completely online, any downtime becomes even more business critical than usual.
RestorePoint from TADASoft.com allows users to store the configuration of all of their network devices with true simplicity. Once it is installed, it will retrieve device configuration automatically and stores the information to allow administrators to examine or restore them with ease if necessary.
Head of Infrastructure at Friends Reunited, Martin Bell, came across the innovative solution at an exhibition and was so impressed with it, that he placed an order the same day; “All of our network equipment is to do with the website. Be it firewalls, switches or the load balancers working with our web servers, it is all configured in a certain way to ensure the site runs securely and efficiently. Clearly, with Friends Reunited being completely based online, to lose any of this configuration
information would be absolutely critical, so RestorePoint seemed like the obvious solution.”
RestorePoint from TADASoft allows users to store the configuration of all of their network devices with true simplicity. Once it is installed, it will retrieve device configuration automatically and stores the information to allow administrators to examine or restore them with ease if necessary. It is as granular as needs be, and can allow multiple administrators to manage configuration backups for a variety of switches, routers, firewalls, proxies and other network appliances from multiple vendors. It can also be set up to notify the relevant administrator of any configuration change that is made across the network, allowing them to stay in complete control. In addition, users are afforded a little more freedom in testing out how best to configure their network, with no risk of causing a major problem, as they are only ever a couple of clicks away from restoring their earlier configuration. For peace of mind, RestorePoint is self-maintaining. After the initial configuration, it requires virtually no user intervention: all backups and software updates happen automatically and you only receive a notification if there is a problem requiring attention. There is no software or operating system to install, and all backups can be scheduled and automated on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis, with the option to do this manually as well. In addition, all software
updates and product plug-ins are controlled centrally and distributed automatically by TADASoft, who also provide online remote support if necessary.
Friends Reunited have been delighted with the results – after just a couple of weeks use, RestorePoint alerted them to the fact that one of their load balancers was not functioning properly. A quick check found that there was an issue with a flash disk that may have gone unnoticed until it was too late. As well as keeping the load balancer in check, RestorePoint has been seamlessly doing all of its other jobs for the organisation, as Bell explained; “It’s very easy to use and unobtrusive – installation is simple, and RestorePoint doesn’t interfere with anything; it just gets on with storing configurations – the whole system works very well – it sends me an email whenever there is a configuration change, and it grants me the freedom to try things and play with configurations while only ever being a button away from where you were.
It keeps an eye on all of my network devices and lets me know if anything has changed or looks wrong. The best thing that RestorePoint gives me is peace of mind – it’s an excellent tool for administrators and does exactly what it says on the tin.”
About Friends Reunited;
Friends Reunited is an online organisation that helps people get in touch with old friends from school, university, work, forces, clubs or streets, and provides a forum for members to exchange memories on their message boards. Acquired by ITV in December 2005 for £120 million, Friends Reunited has more than 18,800,000 registered users worldwide, with an average of more than 5,500 new registrations to the sight on an average day. One of the most innovative services of its time, Friends Reunited is a fully online business, operating additional websites outside of their reunion service to cover areas such as family tree building, dating and job searches.
About TADASoft;
TADASoft Ltd is a UK owned & operated company with offices in London, Woking & Livingston. TADASoft’s mission is to provide powerful enterprise-class appliance solutions that are suitable for the largest of businesses yet have the ease of use and affordability that smaller businesses demand. RestorePoint from TADASoft allows users to store the configuration of all of their network devices with true simplicity. Once it is installed, it will retrieve device configuration automatically and stores the information to allow administrators to examine or restore them with ease if necessary. Further information can be found on our website, www.tadasoft.com
Permalink
November 24, 2008 at 4:25 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Fortinet, Cisco, Checkpoint, Bloxx, Barracuda, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, big ip, Blue Coat, SAN, Aruba, Packeteer
Managing and securing the network is a challenging task, at any time. A few moments of network outage can have a rippling effect on the revenue stream when critical business services are affected. Network and security complexity grows apace as business needs develop. The network needs to be secure. Rory Nolan of TADASoft.com examines network device configuration backup and restoration options and explains how to avoid costly outages.
Are you ready for the slightest network device interruption? I bet you’re not.
Infrastructure in most organisations is growing. More appliances are added at an alarming rate. Each one of these devices has its own configuration which, in the event of a failure or wrong change, would have to be re-applied.
With increasing security threats to mission-critical network resources and serious legal consequences of information mismanagement, enterprises globally are required to remain compliant while remaining online and being ready for business.
You must not only follow standard practices, internal security policies, stringent government regulations and industrial guidelines like the PCI DSS compliance standard, but also demonstrate the policies are enforced and network devices remain compliant to the policies defined.
Ensuring compliance whilst following security guidelines has become a priority for network administrators and security teams.
This requires extra care while changing device configurations. In addition, administrators have to continuously monitor changes carried out to the devices, as any unauthorised change can wreak havoc to the network.
Organisations expect the network administrator and the IT department to deliver operational efficiency continuously and to contribute to cost-effective network management.
It is evident that administrators face pressures from multiple angles; but, how do they normally manage configurations?
Most administrators document the proposed changes, while carrying out adjustments. Documented changes mean that when they log in to each device separately and carry out the change and if the configuration changes are not successful, they will return the configuration to the previous working state by undoing the changes as recorded by them in the documentation.
In large enterprises with lots of devices, the administrators cannot follow the ‘change documentation’ process. Instead, they develop custom scripts to push configurations to multiple devices. With the enormous diversity of hardware vendors, the administrators develop numerous custom scripts to suit the syntax of each device type.
Others may juggle with fragmented tools to do specific tasks in configuration management. They correlate the output from each tool manually.
Still worse, some administrators follow a haphazard route of carrying out changes to live equipment without any management plan or security sign-off oversight.
When errors in configuration cause network outage and possibly vulnerable, they end up wishing they could move the configuration back to a proper working version.
They manually troubleshoot the cause leaving the network in tatters, users complaining and a causing a possible security hole.
Not ideal in any circumstance.
Every single change to a network device configuration carries with it the risk of creating a network outage, security issues and even performance degradation.
RestorePoint from TADASoft.com was designed to solve this pain and smooth the way.
RestorePoint is a unique network device backup and restore appliance from TADASoft, a UK owned and operated company.
RestorePoint will automatically back up and restore your many different network devices including: Juniper Networks; Cisco; Barracuda; Brocade; HP; Consentry Networks; Bloxx; Checkpoint; Blue Coat; Nokia; Nortel; Extreme Networks; F5 Networks; Fortinet; Proofpoint and others.
Not only will RestorePoint backup these configurations, RestorePoint also allows the administrator to restore the config in a matter of seconds.
RestorePoint offers multi-vendor network device configuration backups, by pulling configuration changes from the device and ensuring that organisations adhere to their own Network Change Management controls.
All operations of RestorePoint can be performed through the web UI. The arrangement of tabs and screens in the UI are simple to use. Step-by-step instructions for performing various operations are provided in the form of context-sensitive help, wherever necessary.
TADASoft is exhibiting at Infosecurity Europe 2009, the No. 1 industry event in Europe held on 28th – 30th April in its new venue Earl’s Court, London. The event provides an unrivalled free education programme, exhibitors showcasing new and emerging technologies and offering practical and professional expertise. For further information see www.infosec.co.uk / www.tadasoft.com
Reference sites include the following;
www.juniper.com
www.proofpoint.com
www.cisco.com
www.barracuda.com
www.bloxx.com
www.bluecoat.com
www.hp.com
www.brocade.com
www.aruba.com
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:39 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Alcatel, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam
TADASoft will exhibit at this years Storage Expo show in the Olympia, London. Now in its 9th year, Storage Expo, is the UKs definitive event for data storage, information and content management, providing visitors with the opportunity to compare the most comprehensive range of solutions and services from all the leading suppliers. The unrivalled education programme will also enable you to learn how to address todays key issues with expert advice from a wide range of industry experts and peers.
Visiting Storage Expo will help you find the answer to your growing data storage and information management needs.
Wednesday 14th October
Thursday 15th October |
|
09:30 – 17:30
09:30 – 16:30 |
Please visit TADASoft for live demonstrations of Restorepoint on stand 127, see the Storage Expo website for a FREE invite – click here
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:38 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Alcatel, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam
Network Back-up Device to Bolster Product Range
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions DNS Arrow group announced that it has been certified by TADASoft as a distribution partner for TADASofts award-winning solution, Restorepoint. This agreement strengthens DNS Arrows security offering in the U.K., as the product is only available through DNS Arrow and is not available through direct sales.
As TADASofts distributor, DNS Arrow will recruit and manage the Restorepoint channel in the U.K. Restorepoint is the innovative industry product for back-up solutions. It was important to TADASoft to partner with the leading distributor in the U.K., said Rory Nolan, director of TADASoft. As DNS Arrow has many large security vendors already in their portfolio, our product will be an easy add-on, at very high margins.
Restorepoint is a low-cost solution for end-user networks as well as managed service providers for backing up and restoring configuration files from multivendor devices (e.g., firewalls, routers, switches, proxies, etc.) on the network. It automates the back-up task on time. Devices supported within Restorepoint include: Juniper, Cisco, Check Point, Proofpoint, F5 Networks, Watchguard, Nokia, Barracuda, Blue Coat and many more.
We are so pleased this successful product is in our portfolio. Restorepoint recently was named the ˜Most Innovative Product by SC Magazine. TADASoft has cemented its position as an industry leader, said James Pattinson, divisional director for security at DNS Arrow. We are already working with many key resellers who love what the product can do.
DNS Arrow is a specialist information technology distributor providing enterprise-class solutions and services focused on data storage, network security, enterprise software, virtualisation and access infrastructure. DNS Arrow supports resellers from initial consultation, planning and design through engineering to implementation so they can deliver greater value and increase their customers’ competitive edge. DNS Arrow is a group of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. Visit www.dnsarrow.co.uk for more information.
ABOUT ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS
Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 26 countries, Arrow ECS connects its customers to the worlds foremost technology suppliers, including HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, and other leading storage networking, software, and security suppliers. Arrow ECS reported $5.4 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2008. Subsidiaries include Alternative Technology, Asplenium, DNS, FINOVIA, Internet Security, IPvista, ITL, LOGIX, REL and Soft-Tronik. Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:36 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam
TADASoft, an award winning vendor of innovative configuration backup & restore appliances has appointed WhiteGold Solutions, a leading value added distributor in Australia, as sole distributor for their Restorepoint solution in Australia and New Zealand.
TADASoft, who won the SC Magazine Europe Innovation Award 2009, and WhiteGold Solutions, Australia’s first Unified Value Distributor (UVD) have today announced a new partnership that will bring the Restorepoint range of configuration backup & restore solutions into the WhiteGold portfolio. With a portfolio of more than 15 vendors, WhiteGold Solutions brings to TADASoft the experience of launching emerging security, networking and unified communications products into the ANZ market.
Restorepoint is the only award-winning integrated hardware and software solution for Network Administrators, which makes it easy to automatically backup and store the configuration of their network devices and to restore configurations when needed. This is managed from one convenient central location with an easy-to-use web interface. Restorepoint is the only vendor-independent appliance on the market and the first product to address this commonly overlooked issue.
”This partnership with WhiteGold Solutions brings our unique technology into the wider market and shows how far the TADASoft product is now being sold and supported from our original UK base”, said Rory Nolan, Director of TADASoft. He added, “WhiteGold Solutions have the expertise and the reseller base to push the Restorepoint range better than anyone else in the Australian/New Zealand market and we look forward to putting a lot of time and resources into supporting their loyal channel”.
Dominic Whitehand, Managing Director of WhiteGold Solutions said: “We are very excited to be working with TADASoft. Their success in such a short period of time is testament to the quality of the product and the unique problem it solves.” He added, “We foresee that TADASoft will become a huge brand in Australia and we are looking forward to being at the centre of that. The technology behind the Restorepoint platform will allow us to offer additional value add for all our hardware offerings, in the form of a Managed Service providing multi-vendor network device config backup “In the Cloud” for our resellers to on-sell to their end users. Indeed resellers, ISPs and MSSPs can purchase the Restorepoint platform for themselves and provide the service directly to their customers, and/or sell the platform as CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) to their corporate customers. Either way, this is a unique technology that provides config backup support for a huge range of devices from the likes of Cisco, Juniper, Extreme Networks, Brocade, F5, Blue Coat, Barracuda, BlueCoat, WatchGuard, Fortinet, Check Point and many more. We will build unique services around that for our resellers – and give them the opportunity to do the same”.
About WhiteGold Solutions
WhiteGold Solutions is Australia’s first Unified Value Distributor (UVD) in the Australian IT channel. The ANZ region has been crying out for a hybrid model somewhere between Broadbased and Niche distribution – to facilitate a wider set of technologies through one distribution vehicle rather than many, whilst at the same time providing all the value-add of experienced-based pre-and-post-sales and technical support, training and professional services -normally only offered through Niche distributors. The term Unified Value Distribution encompasses just such a model – and it works. This strategy gives resellers better margins, services, support and (ultimately) better value in all solutions involving the WhiteGold Product Portfolio. WhiteGold was incorporated in Australia in 2002 by seasoned IT security identities with experience across sales and marketing, technical capabilities and channel knowledge in this space. The company provides products to resellers encompassing the SME, Education, Government, Corporate and Enterprise sectors – with key niche verticals within each. Key Vendors represented are AirTight Networks, Allied Telesis, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Fortinet, eEye Digital Security, Isilon Systems, Kaspersky Lab, Marshal8e6, Swivel Secure, VASCO, TADASoft, WatchGuard and more. For further information, please visit: www.whitegold.com.au
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:35 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam, Alcate
Device configuration management doesnt get any easier “ was the verdict by SC Magazine of the Restorepoint device configuration backup appliance.
TADASoft, an award winning vendor of innovative configuration backup appliances has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars for producing a solution for IT administrators to manage their multiple device configurations that is a good value solution thats incredibly simple to deploy and use
We had the appliance up and running in minutes and referring to the web interface as intuitive commented the SC Magazines test lab.
The Reviewer concluded that The simplest solutions are often the best and Restorepoint is a prime example as it makes light work of device configuration management.
Restorepoint is a multi-award winning integrated hardware and software solution for Network Administrators, which makes it easy to automatically backup and store the configuration of their network devices and to restore it when needed. This is managed from one convenient central location with an easy to use web interface. Restorepoint is the only vendor independent appliance on the market and the first product to address this commonly overlooked issue.
Commenting on the review, Rory Nolan, Director of TADASoft said: We are delighted with the review, 4 stars is just superb. We know Restorepoint is the best solution out there and our customers tell us the same so we always felt very confident that our product would do well in a independent review. When youre comfortable with what you develop in-house yourself and sell the solution worldwide day in day out, reviews are very welcomed. We have won numerous awards in only a few months and we have so much more to launch, watch this space.
Read the full review by clicking here
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:34 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam, Alcate
Being recognized and named by ChannelWeb is a huge achievement for TADASoft who in just two years have already become a leading storage/security vendor in the UK having won some significant awards such as the SC Magazine Innovation Award in 2009 and Storage Product of the year as voted by the readers of Storage-Biz News.com
TADASoft is actively recruiting partners and has recently signed up a number of resellers and distributors throughout Europe and beyond to promote, support and distribute the appliance and managed service option including DNS Arrow in the UK, iSecure in Israel and Trygg Data in Norway
Restorepoint is a multi-award winning integrated hardware and software solution for Network Administrators, which makes it easy to automatically backup and store the configuration of their network devices and to restore it when needed. This is managed from one convenient central location with an easy to use web interface. Restorepoint is the only vendor independent appliance on the market and the first product to address this commonly overlooked issue.
Commenting on this news from the USA, Rory Nolan, Director of TADASoft said : This is amazing. Considering we have done no marketing at all in the USA, to be identified and recognised like this is a great boost to our plans to break into that market, he continued We are proactively speaking with partners in the USA and are looking to invest in growing our business there over the next few years.
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:33 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam, Alcate
TADASoft, an award winning vendor of the Restorepoint range of innovative configuration backup appliances has cemented its position as the most innovative new security vendor by winning the prestigious SC Magazine Most Innovative Product award.
In just over a year TADASoft has gone from strength to strength firstly being nominated as a finalist in the SC Magazine awards against strong competition from established vendors such as Scansafe, then being awarded Storage Product of the year by the readers of Storage Biz.
Rory Nolan, Director of TADASoft said This is absolutely fantastic news. We knew we had a great product and to win this award from SC Magazine proves it. We have spent a lot of time and effort bringing Restorepoint to the market and have just appointed our first distributors to take this to a wider audience
TADASofts win comes on a day that Restorepoint is being exhibited at Infosecurity Europe 2009 where IT professionals are invited to come along and see how the product addresses a critical flaw in many companies backup and recovery plans. At the exhibition TADASoft are also releasing their unique Restorepoint managed service for the Managed Service Provider(MSP) market. This offering has already had some early success in recruiting some of the larger MSPs to offer the service to their customers.
Restorepoint is a multi-award winning integrated hardware and software solution for Network Administrators, which makes it easy to automatically backup and store the configuration of their network devices and to restore it when needed. This is managed from one convenient central location with an easy to use web interface. Restorepoint is the only vendor independent appliance on the market and the first product to address this commonly overlooked issue. Devices supported within Restorepoint include; Juniper, Cisco, Check Point, ProofPoint, HP Procurve, F5 Networks, Barracuda, Blue Coat etc.
Restorepoint has had a number of high profile installations including being used by TNS Global, South Lanarkshire Council, Blue Square & Friends Reunited to ensure their multi-vendor configuration files are kept safe and to facilitate rapid config restore.
Permalink
August 18, 2009 at 2:33 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Proofpoint, Alcatel, Fortinet, Cisco, Bloxx, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, HP, Nortel, brocade, 3com, Blue Coat, Array Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, Foundry Networks, McAfee, NetApp, Riverbed, Watchguard, Enterasys, Crossbeam
Livingston, August 17th 2009 – TADASoft, a multi-award winning vendor of innovative network infrastructure configuration backup appliances is helping organisations of all sizes Go Green by launching the new energy efficient RSP-500 appliance.
The new Restorepoint RSP-500 low-power appliance runs at less than 60W Peak (a light bulb) and 42W idle. The appliance brings the next generation of low powered server to you today. Utilizing the very best components the new RSP-500 gives the high level of reliability and features you would expect from TADASoft but in a very small form factor and tiny power envelope.
Commenting on the release of the new low powered RSP-500, Rory Nolan Director of TADASoft said “Our customers want to remain as environmentally efficient as possible so the new low power and space saving components of the RSP-500 means that the appliance can still handle up to 500 network device backups but only consume the same amount of power as your average 60W light bulb. The price will also remain the same at £7,495 for a 3 year bundle”
If you compared the appliance to even its closest rivals which are often underutilized themselves, the power savings are dramatic. In most cases it is possible to run twice the number of Restorepoint RSP-500 appliances in the place of standard single CPU equivalent servers based on Xeon 3000 or Core processors.
The new Restorepoint RSP-500 is available now through our worldwide channel partners, see www.tadasoft.com
Restorepoint currently supports the following vendors; Alcatel, Cisco, Foundry Networks, NetApp, Array Networks, ConSentry Network, Nokia, Barracuda Networks, Extreme Network,Nortel,Bloxx,F5 Networks, McAfee, Blue Coat, Fortinet, Proofpoint, Brocade, HP, Riverbed, Check Point, Juniper Networks, Watchguard. New device support is added free of charge, see www.tadasoft.com for regular updates.
Permalink
March 16, 2009 at 4:21 pm
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Alcatel Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel Alcatel-Lucent Aruba Barracuda big ip Bloxx Bluecoat Blue Coat brocade Brocase Checkpoint Cisco Consentry Networks Council Extreme Networks F5 Networks Fortinet FTP HP i
TADASoft beats larger rivals to win “Storage Product of the year” Livingston, UK. 16th March 2009.
TADASoft, an award winning vendor of innovative configuration backup appliances has been awarded Storage Product of the year by the readers of Storage Biz-News.com . Beating established vendors including Dell, Fujitsu, Compellant, and Asankya, the Restorepoint appliance has in a short space of time become the most innovative product in its class.
Restorepoint is a multi- award winning integrated hardware and software solution for Network Administrators, which makes it easy to automatically backup and store the configuration of their network devices and to restore it when needed. This is managed from one convenient central location with an easy to use web interface. Restorepoint is the only vendor independent appliance on the market and the first product to address this commonly overlooked issue.
Commenting on the news that Restorepoint won 45% of the vote, Rory Nolan, Director of TADASoft said:
“We are absolutely delighted to be recognised by Storage Biz-news for our product. We are a new vendor to the market but have already seen great success in an area that is traditionally not served by the more established storage solutions. “
During the voting process, Restorepoint got some strong endorsements from the readers.
One voter described Restorepoint as “unique”, stressing the appliance-based solution’s ability to automatically backup configs from multi-vendor devices.
“It will also alert the admin if any change has been made to the config and detail this change,” said the storage-biz.news reader.
“The admin can then on the fly roll back the config by restoring the master copy template or one of the other back ups from a previous hour/day/week/month.”
Another factor that garnered support was the fact Restorepoint supports numerous devices, including Cisco, Check Point, Juniper Networks, Blue Coat, Barracuda Networks, Proofpoint and HP Procurve.
While cost and ease of use were highlighted, one voter pointed to Restorepoint’s ability to increase network management productivity.
“It can also help towards gaining or maintaining the complex PCI DSS compliance standard,” said the voter.
About TADASoft
TADASoft is a privately held company with headquarters in the UK. The company’s mission is to provide powerful enterprise-class appliance solutions that are suitable for the largest of organisations, yet offer the ease of use and affordability for small business applications. Restorepoint won “Most Innovative Storage Product” at the recent Storage Expo and won “Storage Product of the year” by Storage Biz News. Restorepoint is also a finalist in the SC Awards Europe 2009 in April. To find out more about Restorepoint visit www.tadasoft.com
Contact:
Rory Nolan
TADASoft
Phone: +44(0)870 141 4125
Email: info@tadasoft.com
Permalink
March 6, 2009 at 10:50 am
· Filed under Press, Press Coverage ·Tagged Alcatel Alcatel-Lucent Aruba Barracuda big ip Bloxx Bluecoat Blue Coat brocade Brocase Checkpoint Cisco Consentry Networks Council Extreme Networks F5 Networks Fortinet FTP HP infosecurity Islington J
Tadasoft’s RestorePoint integrated hardware and software back-up solution is the winner of storage-biz.news’ Product of the Year 2008 award.
With 45 per cent of the nominations, the solution for network administrators was the clear winner in a field that included Fujitsu, Dell, Compellent, Brioo, Akorri and cloud storage specialists Asankya.
RestorePoint automatically backs-up and stores the configuration of your network devices and restores it when needed.
The solution has established itself as a vendor-independent appliance and Tadasoft says it is the first product to address this “commonly overlooked” issue.
Its simplicity is a major selling factor – it is managed from one convenient central location with an easy to use web interface.
In collecting the most votes RestorePoint also got some strong endorsements from readers.
One voter described RestorePoint as “unique”, stressing the appliance-based solution’s ability to automatically backup configs from multi-vendor devices.
“It will also alert the admin if any change has been made to the config and detail this change,” said the storage-biz.news reader.
“The admin can then on the fly roll back the config by restoring the master copy template or one of the other back ups from a previous hour/day/week/month.”
Another factor that garnered support was the fact RestorePoint supports numerous devices, including Cisco, Brocade, Juniper, Blue Coat, Proofpoint and HP Procurve.
While cost and ease of use were highlighted, one voter pointed to RestorePoint’s ability to increase network management productivity.
“It can also help towards gaining or maintaining the complex PCI DSS compliance standard,” said the voter.
Among the other nominations, Dell-EqualLogic’s PS Series of virtualized iSCSI SAN were singled out for attention.
They were described as the clear leader in the midrange (1-500TB) iSCSI SAN space – a market that includes EMC, NetApp, IBM and Hitachi.
Areas where the PS Series impressed included ease of use, flexibility, performance and overall value.
Compellent’s SAN was also highly recommended, not least for its space reclamtion offer and being the only SAN in the market with Automated ILM.
Storage-biz.news would like to thank everyone who took the effort to nominate a product and to cast a vote.
Permalink
February 13, 2009 at 3:54 pm
· Filed under Press, Press Coverage ·Tagged Proofpoint, Alcatel, Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, Bluecoat, Checkpoint, Bloxx, Barracuda, F5 Networks, Extreme Networks, Consentry Networks, Islington, Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper Networks, Brocase, Nokia, HP, Nortel, tadasoft, restorepoint, brocade, big ip, Blue Coat, SAN, Aruba, Packeteer, Rory Nolan, infosecurity, FTP, livingston, west lothian, uk, scotland, linkedin
Restorepoint – an integrated hardware and software solution for managing the configuration of IT network components, has made it to the final of the SC Europe awards.
Commenting on the award, Rory Nolan, Director of TADASoft said: “We are delighted to have made it to the final of the SC Europe awards and this achievement demonstrates the importance of the Restorepoint product in networks across the world.”
A key feature that distinguishes Restorepoint from other solutions is that the core functionality is packaged as a plug-and-play appliance, making installation quick and easy. Used in conjunction with a secure web based service, Restorepoint is effectively a management console providing all the functionality required for supervising, backup and restoring IT network configurations.
“The infrastructure in most organisations is growing and becoming ever more complex as additional network devices are installed, “explains Nolan. “All the servers, switches, routers, proxies and firewalls, will have specific configuration settings which need to be recorded and managed so that they can be re-applied in the event of a failure or incorrect modification.”
“Although there are a few software products that do something similar, Restorepoint is the only solution that works on an appliance, so you don’t have to install any software or operating system. Restorepoint takes about five minutes for configuration and then you are up and running. The clear user interface makes it extremely easy to use ”
All software updates and product plug-ins are controlled centrally and distributed automatically by TADASoft, who will also provide online remote support if necessary.
Another important differentiator is that Restorepoint is the only product that offers data encryption. Traditionally software tools store all the computer filing in plain notepad text on the servers, making this information readily accessible.
Encryption technology ensures a high level of security by ensuring that only authorised people will be able to access data concerning the network configuration.
Permalink
Older Posts »
