{"id":46445,"date":"2026-07-28T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260728037255\/en\/ExaGrid-Releases-Version-8.1\/?feedref=Zd8jjkgYuzBwDixoAdXmJgT1albrG1Eq4mAeVP39212bri8lIe-zl5tWvCOnRHW3evRMp3sIgu8q3wq1OF24lT93qbEzrwa15HGbLqMObxY5fjCLYi_If30KxIsYuhwbuLAuCkn8FS6sh-I3dfDZEg=="},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:00","slug":"exagrid-releases-version-8-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=46445","title":{"rendered":"ExaGrid Releases Version 8.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<b><i>Latest update includes support of Cohesity DataProtect, share quotas for MSPs, and NFS encryption over the wire<\/i><\/b><\/p><p>MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.exagrid.com%2F&amp;esheet=54577779&amp;newsitemid=20260728037255&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=ExaGrid&amp;index=1&amp;md5=07e823510a9e5a75471c7e103be48a4b\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">ExaGrid<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the world\u2019s largest independent backup storage vendor providing Tiered Backup Storage with the most comprehensive security and AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery, today announced the release of ExaGrid software version 8.1.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260728037255\/en\/825529\/5\/ExaGrid_Logo_Stack_2C.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260728037255\/en\/825529\/22\/ExaGrid_Logo_Stack_2C.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260728037255\/en\/825529\/5\/ExaGrid_Logo_Stack_2C.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260728037255\/en\/825529\/21\/ExaGrid_Logo_Stack_2C.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nThe latest version includes:<\/p><p>\n<b>Support for Cohesity DataProtect<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nUses S3 protocol.<\/li>\n<li>\nSupports Cohesity Cloud Archive Direct.<\/li>\n<li>\nExaGrid further deduplicates Cohesity deduplicated data, cutting the storage footprint in half.<\/li>\n<li>\nExaGrid works with Cohesity NetBackup for mixed NetBackup and DataProtect environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>NFS encrypted over the wire<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAvailable for backup apps that support NFS encryption over the wire.<\/li>\n<li>\nExaGrid already supports encryption over the wire with other protocols such as the Veeam Data Mover, CIFS, and S3.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>Share Quota<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nExaGrid already tracks how much data is going into each share.<\/li>\n<li>\nNow, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) can set a quota to match what the customer contract is.<\/li>\n<li>\nThe MSP can set the share quota to match the amount in the contract.<\/li>\n<li>\nIf the quota is exceeded, ExaGrid sends an alert that the share quota has been exceeded. (Backups are not interrupted, just an alert is sent.)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage is easy to install and use and works seamlessly with the 25+ backup applications, allowing for backups from multiple backup apps at the same time, so that organizations can retain their investment in existing backup applications and processes.<\/p><p>\n\u201cExaGrid continues to add and improve on our integrations with the industry\u2019s leading backup applications and utilities. We are excited to expand our list of supported backup applications to include Cohesity DataProtect. We also continue to innovate to expand our security features and have added NFS to the list of protocols that we can offer encryption over the wire for,\u201d said Bill Andrews, President and CEO of ExaGrid. \u201cIn addition, ExaGrid has been working with a growing number of MSPs and adding features to support our MSP partners, including this new feature which will be helpful for MSPs in managing their contracts with their clients. With the release of 8.1, we remain focused on our mission to create the best backup storage solution in the industry that solves all the challenges that organizations face with backups.\u201d<\/p><p>\n<b>About ExaGrid<\/b><\/p><p>\nExaGrid provides Tiered Backup Storage with a unique disk-cache Landing Zone, long-term retention repository, scale-out architecture, and comprehensive security features, including AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock to recover from a ransomware attack. ExaGrid\u2019s Landing Zone provides for the fastest backups, restores, and instant VM recoveries. The Repository Tier offers the lowest cost for long-term retention. ExaGrid\u2019s scale-out architecture includes full appliances and ensures a fixed-length backup window as data grows, eliminating expensive forklift upgrades and forced product obsolescence. ExaGrid offers the only two-tiered backup storage approach with a non-network-facing tier (tiered air gap), delayed deletes, and immutable objects to recover from ransomware attacks.<\/p><p>\nExaGrid has physical sales and pre-sales systems engineers in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Benelux, Brazil, Canada, Chile, CIS, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nordics, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and other regions.<\/p><p>\nVisit us at <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.exagrid.com%2F&amp;esheet=54577779&amp;newsitemid=20260728037255&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=exagrid.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=bb9a79810d11289b688a9f673e5ebdb9\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">exagrid.com<\/a> or connect with us on <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fexagrid-systems&amp;esheet=54577779&amp;newsitemid=20260728037255&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=LinkedIn&amp;index=3&amp;md5=dd183dc3a45e3b9cc0a71c7d5a971a6c\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">LinkedIn<\/a>. See what our customers have to say about their own ExaGrid experiences and learn why they now spend significantly less time on backup storage in our <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.exagrid.com%2Fexagrid-customers%2Fsuccess-stories%2F&amp;esheet=54577779&amp;newsitemid=20260728037255&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=customer+success+stories&amp;index=4&amp;md5=500637646acb5c093522a53bde04b32c\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">customer success stories<\/a>. ExaGrid is proud of our +81 NPS score!<\/p><p>\n<i>ExaGrid is a registered trademark of ExaGrid Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.<\/i><\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>Media Contact:<\/b><br\/>Mary Domenichelli\n<br\/>ExaGrid\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:mdomenichelli@exagrid.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">mdomenichelli@exagrid.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest update includes support of Cohesity DataProtect, share quotas for MSPs, and NFS encryption over the wireMARLBOROUGH, Mass.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;ExaGrid\u00ae, the world\u2019s largest independent backup storage vendor providing Tiered Backup Storage with th&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46446,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46445\/revisions\/46446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}