Comments on: Data Domain Announcement http://www.aboutrestore.com/2009/03/05/data-domain-announcement/ Blogging about backup, recovery and marketing in the storage industry. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jay Livens http://www.aboutrestore.com/2009/03/05/data-domain-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Jay Livens Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:57:26 +0000 http://www.aboutrestore.com/?p=471#comment-954 Hi and thank you for the comment. I am familiar with the OST certification process for disk targets, but your need is different. You want to implement OST functionality in your backup application. The core OST technology and API was developed by Symantec. Your best bet would be to approach them and ask how you could license the technology. I think that the place to start would be with their <a href="http://www.symantec.com/partners/programs/technology_platform/detail.jsp ">STEP program</a>. I have heard it mentioned that they would license the API to other backup ISVs, but am not sure about the current status or cost. Good luck! Hi and thank you for the comment. I am familiar with the OST certification process for disk targets, but your need is different. You want to implement OST functionality in your backup application.

The core OST technology and API was developed by Symantec. Your best bet would be to approach them and ask how you could license the technology. I think that the place to start would be with their STEP program.

I have heard it mentioned that they would license the API to other backup ISVs, but am not sure about the current status or cost. Good luck!

]]> By: Brad Jensen http://www.aboutrestore.com/2009/03/05/data-domain-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Brad Jensen Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:26:13 +0000 http://www.aboutrestore.com/?p=471#comment-941 Has anyone ever seen the OpenStorage API? I want to modify my backup software to support it, but I can't find the specification anywhere, and Data Domain says it is a proprietary protocol that belongs to Symantec. I can't find it on their site either. Is 'Open' just a name they chose because it sounds cool? Has anyone ever seen the OpenStorage API? I want to modify my backup software to support it, but I can’t find the specification anywhere, and Data Domain says it is a proprietary protocol that belongs to Symantec. I can’t find it on their site either.

Is ‘Open’ just a name they chose because it sounds cool?

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