Company Profile
BUFFALO:
• The US leader in B2B NAS
• Numerous channel awards
Overall Category Winner: Network Storage (SMB) Sub Category Winner: ‐ Partnership ‐ Support Best Storage Hardware Vendor 2012 & 2013 BUFFALO US CEO featured in the Top 25 Disruptors category. Published in the October edition of CRN. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000Apr‐13 May‐13 Jun‐13
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TeraStation devices are very versatile for backup configurations. Let’s first distinguish two popular backup process’:
Backup PCs/Servers to a TeraStation – Many users use the TeraStation solely
as a backup target for their PCs, Macs and Servers. For this, Buffalo bundles the most comprehensive and valuable backup software, creating the highest value backup solution on the market. For Mac, TimeMachine is supported.
• NovaStor NovaBACKUP
Backup the Contents of a TeraStation – While the TeraStation is an incredible
robust device with increasing levels of redundancy in hardware and storage arrays, it is always recommended to create additional backups including off-site backups. Options include:
• Network Backup or Replication to additional TeraStation devices • Internet Backup or Replication to remote TeraStation devices • USB Backup Rotation scheme
Buffalo TeraStation products ship with NovaStor NovaBACKUP 14 Business Essentials Software • Multiple licenses per product • Granular Backup options • Bare‐Metal System Imaging • Full System • Customizable Scheduling • Backup to Tape • Online Backup Services including to remote Buffalo NAS • Business Essentials on TeraStation includes: • Windows Server 2003, 2008 , 2012 Backup • AD, VSS and System State Backup • SQL 2005 SP2+, 2008 and 2012 Backup • Exchange 2003/2007/2010 Backup • Additional licenses available from NovaStor TeraStation: NovaBACKUP Business Essentials 10 Licenses per product $299.95 per License Value ($2,999.50 Value)
LinkStation: NovaBACKUP Professional
5 Licenses per product
$49.95 per License Value ($149.95 Value)
USB Backup is allowed on any USB port and can be scheduled:
TeraStation Lineup Review
TeraStation Lineup Comparison
TeraStation ES/XE TeraStation 3400 TeraStation 5400
CPU 1.2 GHz 1.33 GHz Dual‐Core 1.86 GHz Dual‐Core
(Intel) RAM 256 MB DDR2 1 GB DDR3 2 GB DDR3 Read Performance 62 MB/s 69 MB/s 100 MB/s Write Performance 25 MB/s 84 MB/s 103 MB/s Combined IO 87 MB/s 153 MB/s 203 MB/s Price Points (Street) 4 TB ‐ $499 8 TB ‐ $699 12 TB ‐ $899 16 TB – N/A 4 TB ‐ $549 8 TB ‐ $699 12 TB ‐ $999 16 TB ‐ $1,499 4 TB ‐ $879 8 TB ‐ $1,199 12 TB ‐ $1,499 16 TB ‐ $1,799 Average Delta ‐‐ + $100 +$300
Summary Lowest Price Good Value Best Performance
In today’s world of $100K+ SANs, specialized storage hardware can
easily surpass price points of $1,000 / TB.
BUFFALO TeraStation7120r Enterprise SAN storage provides Tier‐2
or Tier‐3 storage starting for list prices well below $250 / TB.
BUFFALO TeraStation storage arrays
provide affordable bolt‐on
virtualization storage:
Virtualization Storage
SKU Capacity Street Price
TS‐2RZH24T12D
24 TB
$7,499
TS‐2RZH36T12D
36 TB
$9,299
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Overall Category Winner:
Network Storage (SMB) Sub Category Winner:
- Partnership - Support Best Storage Hardware Vendor
