In this episode of Across the Tech Pond, hosts David Marshall, Antony Savvas, and Neil Hughes sit down with ExaGrid President and CEO Bill Andrews and Director of Business Development and Chief Evangelist Marc Crespi to unpack the company’s latest updates and where backup storage is headed next.
The conversation covers the company’s newly announced support for Cohesity DataProtect, bringing ExaGrid’s total backup application coverage to over 25 platforms including Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, Rubrik, and more — giving customers the freedom to switch backup software providers without having to replace their storage layer.
Topics covered in this episode:
- How ExaGrid’s tiered backup storage architecture works — combining the speed of primary storage with the storage efficiency of deduplication appliances, using a front-end landing zone and a non-network-facing deduplicated repository tier
- Ransomware resilience built into the architecture, including delayed-delete policies and a non-network-facing repository tier designed to survive an attack on the front end
- ExaGrid’s new AI-powered Retention Time Lock with Auto Detect and Guard, which uses a built-in neural network to learn normal backup deletion patterns and flag abnormal activity that could signal an attack in progress
- Why ExaGrid supports 25+ backup applications and how that flexibility protects customer investments as they migrate between vendors
- Competitive landscape: Bill Andrews breaks down how ExaGrid stacks up against Dell, HPE, NetApp, and Everpure, plus insight into regional dynamics involving Huawei
- Growth numbers: 5,200+ active customers across 108 countries, 96% customer retention, and 27 new customers added last quarter alone — including 50 Dell Data Domain replacements
- New MSP-focused features, including share quota functionality that helps managed service providers track and manage customer data contracts
- Where AI is headed next in data protection, including hints at future detection capabilities around encryption-based ransomware attacks
Whether you’re evaluating backup storage vendors, exploring ransomware recovery strategy, or just want to understand where the backup and data protection market is heading, this conversation with ExaGrid’s leadership offers a detailed, practical look behind the scenes.
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