ExaGrid vs NetApp

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ExaGrid
Based on 10 reviews.
NetApp
Based on 1113 reviews.
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Overview
ExaGrid Systems, Inc. is a disk-based backup hardware company that was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, with several satellite offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The company serves customers in a variety of major industry sectors. The ExaGrid system is a turn-key disk backup with data deduplication appliance that works with existing backup applications. ExaGrid combines the use of compression and byte-level data deduplication to minimize the amount of data stored. This works by using standard data compression for the most recent backups, along with saving only byte-level changes from backup to backup for all previous backups. This approach can reduce the disk space required for disk-based backup storage by 20 to 1.
NetApp, Inc., formerly Network Appliance, Inc., is an American computer storage and data management company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It is a member of the NASDAQ-100. It was ranked on the Fortune 500 for the first time in 2012. NetApp was founded in 1992 by David Hitz, James Lau, It had its initial public offering in 1995. NetApp thrived in the internet bubble years of the mid 1990s to 2001, during which the company grew to $1 billion in annual revenue. After the bubble burst, NetApp's revenues quickly declined to $800 million in its fiscal year 2002. Since then, the company's revenues have steadily climbed.
Sample Customers
ExaGrid EX
7-Eleven, ABC, ACNB Bank, Admiration Foods, Aeroflex, AGH, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Alberta Motor Association, Allegro MicroSystems, American Standard, Ameris Bank, Arch Reinsurance Ltd., Arthritis Foundation
ExaGrid EX Series
NCI Group, North Attleborough Public School, North Kingstown School Department, NPS Pharmaceuticals, Prudential Douglas Elliman, Rathbone Brothers PLC, Rio Hondo College, Ruder Finn, Sarah Lawrence College
NetApp AltaVault
Blach Construction, NASA, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, Seminole County Public Schools and Spot Trading
NetApp SnapCenter
All for One Steeb AG, Accenture
NetApp FAS Series
Children's Hospital Central California, Plex Systems, PDF PNI Digital Media, Denver Broncos, PDF KSM Legal, Clayton Companies, Virginia Community College
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
41%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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