Zmanda Launches Cloud-Ready Solution for MySQL Databases

Business Wire, June 01, 2009

Sun and Zmanda to Deliver Cloud Focused Webinar for Database Administrators

SAN FRANCISCO -- Zmanda™, the leader in open source backup and recovery software, today announced that Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL now supports popular cloud platforms. Using ZRM, MySQL databases, including those running on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), can now be backed up to a destination of choice, including a remote cloud storage service. ZRM also allows on-premises MySQL databases to be backed up to the upcoming Sun Cloud Storage Service, which enables DBAs to create disaster recovery archives of databases on a flexible, secure and open public cloud.

Cloud experts from Sun and Zmanda will present a technical webinar entitled, “Cloud Computing for DBAs,” on June 9, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. PDT. Complete information about the webinar can be found at: http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/web-seminars/display-353.html

“MySQL is already the most-deployed database in today’s cloud environments,” said Mark Herring, vice president, MySQL and Software Infrastructure marketing, Sun Microsystems. “Zmanda’s new solution enables database administrators to confidently run their production MySQL-based applications on the cloud. With ZRM, MySQL DBAs can also realize the cost and scalability benefits of storing backup archives of MySQL databases on highly-available and elastic storage clouds.”

“MySQL is a database for the online world and is best backed up online,” said Chander Kant, chief executive officer, Zmanda. “The addition of cloud support for MySQL was a natural evolution of our open source backup product portfolio, as DBAs can now confidently move their production deployments to the cloud and know that the data will be protected.”

Sun’s MySQL database is the world's most popular open source database because of its fast performance, high reliability, ease-of-use, and dramatic cost savings. At http://www.mysql.com, Sun offers corporate users premium subscriptions and services for MySQL, and actively supports the large MySQL open source developer community.

Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) is a solution used to automate backup and recovery of MySQL database applications. ZRM includes unique, enterprise-grade features such as MySQL storage engine and snapshot intelligence, visual log analyzer, replication support, integration of backup operations with MySQL binary logs, and the Zmanda Management Console — a powerful Web-based graphical user interface that lets DBAs control backup and recovery across all MySQL servers from any browser-enabled device.

More information about Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL can be found at: http://www.zmanda.com/zrm-mysql-enterprise.html

About Zmanda

Zmanda, based in Sunnyvale, California, is the global leader in open source enterprise backup and recovery. The company’s products — Amanda Enterprise, Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL, and Zmanda Cloud Backup (ZCB) — make it simple and affordable to backup and recover data in an increasingly complex and heterogeneous IT environment. Amanda Enterprise is an enterprise-grade, network backup solution based on Amanda, the world’s most popular open source backup and recovery software with more than half a million active installations worldwide. ZRM for MySQL is the first mission-critical backup solution designed specifically for MySQL databases. ZCB is the first Windows backup solution to backup both files and live applications to the Amazon S3 storage cloud. Businesses in more than 45 countries trust Zmanda to protect their corporate data. For more information about Zmanda, please contact zsales@zmanda.com or go to http://www.zmanda.com/.