Avamar Technologies

About Avamar Technologies

Avamar Technologies, originally known as Undoo.com, was a software company founded in 1999 by Jedidiah Yueh. The company specialized in enterprise-class data protection and backup and recovery solutions. Its flagship product, Axion, utilized patented data deduplication technology to identify and eliminate redundant data segments at the source, significantly reducing network bandwidth usage and storage requirements. This source-side, variable-length deduplication allowed for daily full backups with high efficiency.

The Irvine, California-based company gained significant market traction, leading to its acquisition by EMC Corporation on November 15, 2006, for approximately $165 million in cash. The acquisition was a strategic move by EMC to enhance its information protection portfolio and accelerate the market shift from tape-based to disk-based recovery solutions. Following the acquisition, Avamar was integrated into EMC's Storage Product Operations group, and its technology became a core component of the Dell EMC data protection suite, often paired with Data Domain systems. The product line is available as a hardware appliance (Avamar Data Store), a software-only option, and a virtual edition (AVE) for deployment in environments like VMware and Hyper-V.

Avamar's solutions cater to a wide range of use cases, including virtualized environments, NAS systems, remote offices, and business-critical applications from vendors like Oracle and Microsoft. The technology is designed for scalability, serving midmarket companies to large enterprises and supporting multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. It provides features such as centralized web-based management, encryption, and instant access for rapid file recovery, empowering clients to manage their data protection policies efficiently.