NetApp has has turned to CommVault to power a new offering, SnapProtect management software, that will carry out backup to disk and replication to tape.

CommVault’s Simpana software provides a core component of the new NetApp SnapProtect offering. which eliminates the need to manage snapshot operations and backup in parallel.

In addition, NetApp is expanding integration with CommVault Simpana software to manage both NetApp Snapshot copies and replication in their existing Simpana environment.

SnapProtect software tightly integrates with virtualisation, database, collaboration, and messaging applications to enable faster backup and granular, application-specific restores.