NETGEAR Inc, a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and Internet service providers, announces the availability of  ReadyNAS Replicate, a software application that simplifies multi-site backup, restore and disaster recovery in businesses and enterprise branch offices. ReadyNAS Replicate provides a single interface that enables customers to schedule multi-site backup jobs and to restore files across locations, slashing management time and improving investment return.

Smart IT departments searching for reliable data management methods among multiple sites may use ReadyNAS Replicate to reduce operational costs and standardize disaster recovery. Users can eliminate the complex scripting and hours of effort required by homemade solutions. Automatic best practices, such as integrated snapshot management and embedded VPN connections, improve reliability over typical do-it-yourself arrangements. A single management console simplifies backup and restore between company headquarters and even the smallest remote office. Resellers may use ReadyNAS Replicate to deliver managed backup and recovery services to individual end user locations.

In a Market Insight report from October 2010, Gartner analyst Jim Browning states, “One of the primary actions planned through the first half of 2011 by a number of midsize businesses is to implement new or expanded geographically dispersed backup sites for disaster recovery purposes.”

Emphasizing on ‘SMART IT’ and its smart solutions, Atul Jain, Country Manager (India), NETGEAR, said “In a quest to meet the backup  needs for either in small businesses or large enterprises with multiple branch offices, we have thrived in innovating  a unique combination of affordable  desktop storage platforms with a reliable and simple data management application. And I am sure NETGEAR’s ‘SMART IT’ will definitely  go a long way to provide VARs and end users a smarter solution.”

Pricing and Availability

ReadyNAS Replicate is available through the authorized distributors of NETGEAR and requires a standalone transferable license per desktop or rack-mount system. For the desktop ReadyNAS 2-, 4- and 6-bay Pro and Ultra families, the price is Rs14,500. For current rack-mount ReadyNAS products, the price is Rs 23,000.