Zettabyte Storage zBox

Astute readers of this blog will notice that I have added Hardware as a new category!

The zBox is a new storage device from Zettabyte Storage. A zettabyte is either 10²¹ or 2⁷⁰ bytes of storage, not that the exact amount really matters at that point.

The zBox is offered as part of a complete online backup service known as ZettaBits. The zBox runs on your local network and automatically backs up data to Amazon S3. Once you commit (I'm not sure if the proper term is buy, lease, or rent) a zBox and place it on your network, data stored locally will end up safe and secure in S3.

The ZettaBits service is offered at standard and pro levels. The standard zBoxes feature 30 to 690 GB of local storage and can handle up to 5 simultaneous users, at prices ranging from $49 to $299 per month. The pro zBoxes feature 140 to 690 GB of local RAID-1 storage, and can handle up to 100 simultaneous users, at prices ranging from $199 to $499 per month. There's more info on the Service Plans page.

-- Jeff;

Comments

[Andy Davies]

The box looks like a rebadged Buffalo Linkstation HS...

[Terrence Cole]

Andy,

You are really close. The hardware is actually a rebranded KuroBox. The KuroBox is Buffalo's foray into the hardware OEM market. The original KuroBox model was based heavily on (if not just copied from) the Linkstation HS. The zBox uses the KuroBoxHG, designed off of the Linkstation HG, which has more memory and a faster clock than the original

However, don't let the pre-molded plastic box fool you: the software and hard-disks are what makes the Zettabits Service. We are running a much more sophisticated system than the LinkStation, if the system the kurobox comes with is any indication.

Naturally, the Pro Service features our own custom hardware as well as software. One of the reasons we are able to release the Zettabits "Green" service so cheaply is that we can leverage the Kuro platform (as well as S3, of course).

-Terrence Cole
CTO, Zettabyte Storage