WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in digital  storage solutions, today announced two ultra-compact backup appliances:  the  WD  Arkeia ™ DA1300  and DA2300, which offer small-  and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) all-in-one backup and disaster recovery solutions.
 
     “An increasing number of SMBs are seeing  the value in appliance-based solutions and WD is focused on delivering smart,  simple software bundled with purpose-built hardware to effectively serve this thriving  segment,” said Bill Evans, general manager of WD’s SMB business unit. “The new WD  Arkeia DA1300 and DA2300 network backup appliances provide a fast, easy-to-use  and affordable desktop solution for SMB customers to protect their data within  any office environment.”  

WD Arkeia DA1300, DA2300  Features
     Bundled with the award-winning WD Arkeia v10.1  software, these new appliances come with an unlimited numbers of file/folder  backup agents on any of over 200 distinct platform types (for example, Windows,  Linux®, Mac®, AIX®, HP-UX, Solaris®, Novell®, BSD)  The  software also offers optional specialized agents for hot backups of important  applications and databases. WD Arkeia uses an advanced, patented technology  called Progressive Deduplication™ that reduces storage volume and delivers  faster backups. The new WD Arkeia DA1300 and DA2300 backup appliances integrate the Intel® Atom™ dual-core processor and the Intel® Xeon® processors, respectively.  As with the WD Arkeia’s top-end rack-mounted  appliances, the DA2300 uses SSD to maximize backup and data recovery  performance.

 
• Ultra-Compact Form Factor: The new cube designs for both models measure 8.1” x  6.3” x 8.8” and are among the smallest in the industry and can be easily  deployed on any desktop. 
• Storage Reliability & Capacity: The entry-level   DA1300 features WD Red™ NAS hard drives for more affordable NAS storage. The DA2300 features  enterprise-class WD Se™ hard drives for maximum data integrity.  Raw storage capacity ranges from 4 TB to 8 TB  for the DA1300 and 8 TB to 16 TB for the DA2300.  Both appliances are field upgradable, and  disks are configured in RAID-1. 
• Increased  Backup and Recovery Speed: WD Arkeia’s patented Progressive Deduplication technology accelerates  backups by compressing data at source computers before transfer over local area  networks (LANs) or wide area networks (WANs). 
• Improved Ease of Use: Both the DA1300 and DA2300 are preloaded with  version 10.1 of WD Arkeia software, which includes an on-boarding wizard to  streamline the appliance setup process. 
• Integrated  LCD Display: The integrated LCD display communicates  status and critical alert information quickly and easily to the user. 
• Simplified Tape-free, Offsite Storage: WD  Arkeia v10.1 software extends support for hybrid cloud  backup capabilities to the full line of WD Arkeia appliances. “Seed and feed”  capabilities allow administrators to supplement network replication of backup  sets offsite by using USB-connected hard drives to transfer initial and large   backup sets and also to size WAN bandwidth for the replication of nightly  incremental backups.  
• Limited Warranty & Support:  Both appliances bundle one-year Bronze level support which includes a limited hardware  warranty,  software updates and technical  support.

Pricing and Availability
  The WD Arkeia DA1300 will be available in  late September, and the DA2300 model will be available later in the Fall. Both  appliances will be available through select DMRs and WD-authorized value-added  resellers (VARs) in the US, Canada and Europe. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail  Price, including hardware and software, starts at $3,490  USD for the 4 TB DA1300 model.