NEWS
Veritas brings
enterprise class
data protection to
the Edge
eritas Technologies, a worldwide
leader in enterprise data
protection and software-defined
infrastructure, has unveiled the Veritas
Flex 5150 appliance, a complete data
protection solution purpose built for the
Edge of enterprise networks.
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The Flex 5150 is the first appliance from
Veritas to bring the NetBackup enterprise-
class data protection to Edge, branch and
remote offices.
Gartner predicts that by 2022, more than
50% of enterprise-generated data will be
created and processed outside the data
centre or cloud.
But, while data at the Edge requires the
same enterprise-class protection as in the
data centre, remote and branch locations
have cost and space constraints that are
unique to those environments.
“Trends such as 5G and IoT are leading
to a more decentralised IT infrastructure.
And while the need for data to always be
available and protected, no matter where
it lives, is not going away, ‘how’ this gets
done needs to adapt in light of these
trends,” said Phil Brace, Executive Vice
President, Storage Solutions at Veritas.
“The Flex 5150 is an exciting first step in
extending the reach of the Enterprise Data
Services Platform beyond just the data
centre and the cloud.
“This simple, container-based appliance
is designed to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of protecting data at
the Edge, without needing dedicated IT
staff to do it. This saves time, money and
reduces the risks of any downtime.”
AWS announces plans to open
data centres in Spain
mazon Web Services has
announced it will open
an infrastructure region
in Spain. The new AWS Europe
(Spain) Region will consist of three
Availability Zones at launch and will
be AWS’s seventh region in Europe,
joining existing regions in Dublin,
Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm
and the upcoming Milan region
launching in early 2020.
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The Spain Region is expected to
open late 2022 or early 2023.
Currently, AWS provides 69
Availability Zones across 22
infrastructure regions worldwide.
With this announcement, AWS
now has announced plans for 13
more Availability Zones and four
more regions in Indonesia, Italy,
South Africa and Spain. “Cloud
computing is already powering
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innovation within businesses,
educational institutions, public
administrations and government
agencies across Spain, and with
this AWS infrastructure region, we
look forward to helping accelerate
this transformation,” said Peter
DeSantis, Vice President of Global
Infrastructure and Customer Support,
Amazon Web Services.
“Opening an AWS Region in Spain
will drive more technology jobs
and businesses, boosting the local
economy, while enabling organisations
across all industries to lower costs,
increase security and improve agility.
We’re excited to have AWS contribute
to the future growth of Spain.”
AWS’s announcement was welcomed
by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro
Sanchez, who described it as ‘great
news’ for the country.
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