ExaGrid named ‘Disk-Based Product of the Year: Small/Midrange’ and nominated in several other categories at annual awards ceremony

London, June 16, 2014 – ExaGrid Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been named ‘Disk-Based Product of the Year: Small/Midrange’ at the Annual Storage Awards 2014 ceremony on June 12, 2014 in London, confirming its leadership position for disk-based backup with deduplication.

Winners were determined by a public vote, further validating that the industry recognises the superior performance and scalability of ExaGrid’s solution. This award follows ExaGrid’s strong momentum over the past year, with the leader in disk-based backup solutions: 

Launching its most robust appliance that can scale to 210 terabytes in a single GRID
Being awarded two new patents
Earning top spots in analyst reports from three independent firms
“We would like to thank everyone who voted for ExaGrid this year. To be acknowledged by the industry as the ‘Disk-Based Product of the Year’ reflects our ongoing efforts to deliver a scalable and cost-effective backup solution”, said Andy Palmer, Vice President of International Sales – EMEA & APAC, ExaGrid Systems, Inc. “We are delighted to have been recognised by those who voted for ExaGrid in this category, as this shows how ExaGrid’s unique architecture enables faster backup and restore performance with a consistent backup window regardless of data growth. Anyone who is thinking about moving to disk backup with deduplication should consider ExaGrid as it is the best solution for any mid-market or small enterprise organisation needing a seamless, cost-effective, and scalable backup solution.”

Customer Praise for the ExaGrid System
ExaGrid, with more than 7,000 systems installed worldwide has over 350 real-world customer success stories detailing customers’ first-hand experiences with the ExaGrid disk-based backup system. The success stories are available via the ExaGrid website and include case studies from leaders across different industries like Bird & Bird, Celestica-Valencia, Concur, Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust (UK National Health Service), CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development),  Dublin City University, Four Seasons Resort, Ipswich BC, International SOS, Moto, Kingston Technology, and the Salvation Army.

The award for the ‘Disk-Based Product of the Year: Small/Midrange’ category extended ExaGrid’s four-year winning streak in the Annual Storage Awards competition. ExaGrid was also a finalist in the following categories in 2014:

Storage Magazine “One to Watch” Award – Product
Storage Magazine “One to Watch” Award – Company
Backup & DR Hardware Product of the Year
Storage Innovators Award
Storage Product of the Year
Storage Company of the Year
Editor’s Choice