WD today announced two 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. 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 a 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.

The new cube designs for both models measure 8.1" x 6.3" x 8.8" and can be deployed on any desktop.

The entry-level DA1300 features WD Red NAS hard drives for more affordable NAS storage. The DA2300 features enterprise-class WD Se hard drives. 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.

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.

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 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.

Arkeia Appliance Model		DA1300	DA2300
Disk Storage Capacity	Drive bays	2 or 4 - 2 TB	2 or 4 - 4 TB
	Raw capacity	4 or 8 TB	8 or 16 TB
	Field upgradable	Yes	Yes
	Useable after RAID	2 or 4 TB	4 or 8 TB
	Effective after dedupe	10 or 20 TB	20 or 40 TB
Disk redundancy		RAID-1	RAID-1
Internal tape drive		-	-
Solid state drive (SSD)		-	128 GB
Network interfaces	Data / Control	2 - 1 Gb/s	2 - 1 Gb/s
	IPMI Port	-	-
External interfaces	USB	2 - 3.0	2 - 3.0 4 - 3.0
	SAS	-	-
	Fibre channel (8 Gb/s)	-	-
	Dual port 10 GB/s ethernet NIC	-	-
Form factor		Desktop Pedestal	Desktop Pedestal
Disk type		WD Red Hard Drives	WD Re Enterprise Hard Drives
Weight		14.6 lb (6.6 kg)	15 lb (6.8 kg)
Dimensions	Depth	8.8 in (22.4 cm)	8.8 in (22.4 cm)
	Width	6.3 in (16 cm)	6.3 in (16 cm)
	Height	8.1 in (20.6 cm)	8.1 in (20.6 cm)
Power supply	Capacity	90 W	150 W
	Configuration	Dual/ Redundant	Dual/ Redundant
	Type	External	External
	Auto-sensing voltages	100-240 V	100-240 V