The NetApp NearStore system bridges the gap between primary storage and offline storage by providing much faster data access than offline storage at a cost much lower than primary storage.

This makes NearStore ideal for data protection and retention applications such as disk-to-disk backup, disaster recovery, archival, compliant retention and content storage.

NearStore on FAS

NetApp NearStore on FAS systems are flexible disk-based near-line storage systems that combine the powerful Data ONTAP® operating system with inexpensive SATA disk drives. These NearStore systems are optimized to provide cost-effective, scalable, and fast storage for data protection and retention applications.

NearStore Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

The NearStore Virtual Tape Library (VTL) is a disk-to-disk backup appliance that appears like a tape library to a backup software application but provides the superior speed and reliability of disk technologies. NearStore VTL provides disk-to-disk backup for any heterogeneous primary storage environment. NearStore VTL reduces management costs and dramatically improves backup and recovery performance while leveraging existing investments in infrastructure, backup software, and processes.