SunGard Availability Services Extends Data Availability with Secure2Disk According to Enterprise Strategy Group Research Report

SunGard Availability Services Extends Data Availability with Secure2Disk
According to Enterprise Strategy Group Research Report
Report Sees SunGard Secure2Disk Leveraging Cloud Computing to Protect and
Recover More Data, More Quickly

WAYNE, Pa., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- For many organizations, data growth is
highlighting the performance and reliability problems of tape-centric data
protection strategies, according to a recent report by the analyst firm
Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG)*. The firm identifies these issues as driving
organizations to deploy disk-based technologies in their backup processes but
such organizations are typically only addressing onsite operational recovery.

In its report, ESG sees the combination of local disk-based backup and
emerging, remote cloud-based storage for disaster recovery working together to
provide "a compelling benefit" for end-user organizations. The analyst firm
cites SunGard Secure2Disk as an online backup and recovery solution that
leverages this trend to provide "an attractive alternative to on-premises,
tape-centric strategies - especially in tough economic times."

"Most organizations rely on tape-centric backup strategies at their primary
site, storing backup copies off premises for disaster recovery purposes," said
Lauren Whitehouse, analyst, ESG. "SunGard Secure2Disk provides onsite
operational recovery and rapid offsite disaster recovery at a cost that
approaches tape."

In its research report "SunGard Extends Data Availability with Secure2Disk,"
ESG positions Secure2Disk as a natural extension to SunGard's business
continuity portfolio. The report reviews Secure2Disk's advantages over
on-premises backup software, including performance, reliability, scalability,
security and cost.

Secure2Disk is a disk-based, online backup and recovery solution for
organizations looking to improve the reliability of both operational backup
and off-site recovery of IT systems. It helps organizations upgrade tape-based
backup systems for even the most complex IT infrastructures that mix
multivendor servers, storage systems and application environments - with no
specialized technical skills needed.

Secure2Disk permits organizations to respond quickly to operational outages
restoring data from multiple sources - disks that are on-site and disks that
are online and off-site at a SunGard recovery center. It also provides a
second off-site backup vault at a second SunGard recovery center, helping to
ensure data is protected and recoverable. Included among SunGard's recovery
options are ready-to-use mobile recovery units that can be delivered right to
a customer location.

"Companies are experiencing compound annual storage growth rates of 30 to 35
percent and this is pressuring IT organizations to improve information
availability," said John Lindeman, vice president of product management at
SunGard Availability Services. "With Secure2Disk, customer data is routinely
routed to a secure, off-site SunGard recovery facility - making it a
cost-effective alternative to onsite, tape-based storage solutions."

About SunGard Availability Services
SunGard Availability Services provides disaster recovery services, managed IT
services, information availability consulting services and business continuity
management software to more than 10,000 customers in North America and Europe.
With five million square feet of datacenter and operations space, SunGard
assists IT organizations across virtually all industry and government sectors
to prepare for and recover from emergencies by helping them minimize their
computer downtime and optimize their uptime. Through direct sales and channel
partners, we help organizations ensure their people and customers have
uninterrupted access to the information systems they need in order to do
business. To learn more, visit www.availability.sungard.com or call
1-800-468-7483.

About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world's leading software and IT services companies.
SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries.

SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services,
higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster
recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting
services and business continuity management software.

With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune
500 and is the largest privately held business software and services company
on the Forbes list of private businesses. Based on information compiled by
Datamonitor**, SunGard is the third largest provider of business applications
software after Oracle and SAP. Continuity, Insurance & Risk has recognized
SunGard as service provider of the year an unprecedented six times. For more
information, please visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

* The ESG Report is titled "SunGard Extends Data Availability with
Secure2Disk," by Lauren Whitehouse, June 30, 2009.

** January 2009 Technology Vendors Financial Database Tracker
http://www.datamonitor.com

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Valeria Maltoni, Director, Marketing Communications of SunGard Availability
Services, +1-484-582-2441, valeria.maltoni@sungard.com