Quantum has launched a new family of NAS backup appliances that bring data deduplication capabilities to mid-sized companies requiring from 8-56TB of network storage.

The new DXi6500 family offers five preconfigured appliance models with a simple NAS interface, built-in deduplication and a common replication format with the rest of Quantum’s DXi-Series.

They support integration with the leading backup software packages, including NetBackup via Symantec’s OpenStorage API which provides a single point of management across sites and storage tiers, automating the process of catalog-aware backup replication and native tape creation. Every DXi6500 model also includes Quantum esXpress software, which offers optimized backup for VMware environments.

Pricing starts at $A64,000 MSRP for the smallest model. for the new product family which leverages the latest Intel chipset, incorporates solid state disk and 10 GbE, and delivers up to 2 TB per hour of NAS backup performance.