# Overland Storage

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**Overland Storage Inc.** was a manufacturer of data storage products, including tape, disk and NAS.[2] It acquired [Tandberg Data](/source/Tandberg_Data)[3] shortly before being acquired by Sphere 3D itself. The two subsidiaries were later rebranded under the common **Overland-Tandberg** brand.[4]

## History

It was founded in 1980 as "Overland Data" in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), California, and is a provider of data protection appliances for midrange and distributed enterprises. Overland’s products include NEO SERIES tape libraries, REO SERIES disk-based appliances with [Virtual Tape Library](/source/Virtual_Tape_Library) (VTL) capabilities, Snap SAN [storage area network](/source/Storage_area_network)-based appliances and [SnapServer](/source/SnapServer) [network-attached storage](/source/Network-attached_storage)-based appliances. Overland sells its products through leading OEMs, commercial distributors, storage integrators and value-added resellers.

Overland originally manufactured IBM-compatible [9-track tape](/source/9-track_tape) drives. In January 2000, Overland acquired [Tecmar](/source/Tecmar) and its line of small system tape drives including the [WangTek](/source/WangTek) and [WangDAT](/source/WangDAT) brands. Following smaller acquisitions of disk-based product lines (including startup Zetta Systems in 2005), in June 2008, Overland acquired [Snap Server](/source/Snap_Server) from Adaptec.

In January 2009, Eric Kelly, a board member since 2007 and the head of its recently acquired [SnapServer](/source/SnapServer) NAS line, became CEO of Overland Storage.[5] Other executive team changes in 2009 included Jillian Mansolf, formerly of [Dell](/source/Dell) Inc., [Maxtor](/source/Maxtor) and [Data Robotics](/source/Data_Robotics) Inc., as the new vice president of worldwide sales and marketing; Geoff Barrall, formerly the CEO and founder of [Data Robotics](/source/Data_Robotics) Inc. and [BlueArc](/source/BlueArc), as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering and Chris Gopal, most recently of Dell, as vice president of operations.[6]

In February 2010, Overland debuted the latest in its SnapServer SAN line, Snap SAN S2000, the company's first iSCSI SAN.[7] Later that month, Overland debuted LTO-5 technology across its NEO line of enterprise tape libraries, becoming the first company to offer the newer, faster tape technology to customers.[8]

In mid-summer 2010, Overland opened the doors to a new [Silicon Valley](/source/Silicon_Valley) office in [San Jose](/source/San_Jose,_California), California.[9] In July 2010, Overland unveiled the SnapServer N2000, a block-and-file-level NAS or SAN package aimed at virtualized environments running [VMware](/source/VMware), [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) [Hyper-V](/source/Hyper-V) or [Citrix](/source/Citrix) [XenServer](/source/XenServer). N2000 is integrated for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [Unix](/source/Unix) and can scale up to 144 TB in a 2U form factor.[10] Also in July, Overland unveiled the NEO 8000e, an enhanced version of the company's NEO 8000 series of enterprise tape libraries, that with LTO-5, scales up to 3 PB of capacity and has a data transfer rate of 24 TB per hour.[11]

### Timeline

- 2000 - Overland Data acquires [Tecmar](/source/Tecmar), a manufacturer of tape drives.
- 2002 - Overland Data renamed to Overland Storage.[12]
- 2005 - Overland Storage acquires Zetta Systems, a small software developer, to grow disk-based backup business.[13]
- 2008 - Overland Storage acquires SnapServer[14] line-of-business from [Adaptec](/source/Adaptec).
- 2014 - Overland Storage acquires Tandberg Data with operations in Dortmund, Germany.
- 2014 - Overland Storage merges with Sphere3d.[15][16]
- 2018 - Sphere3d spins off Overland Storage.[17][18]
- 2025 - Tandberg Data liquidated[19]
- 2025 - Overland Storage ceases operations[20][21]

## Current Products

**SnapServer** [network-attached storage](/source/Network-attached_storage) (NAS) and **Snap SAN** [storage area network](/source/Storage_area_network) (SAN) are disk-based data storage from 1TB to hundreds of terabytes and are designed for remote offices, workgroups, departments, and distributed enterprises.

- SnapSAN S5000
- SnapSAN S3000
- SnapServer N2000
- SnapServer DX2
- SnapServer DX1
- SnapServer 410
- SnapServer 210

**REO Series**: Disk-based backup and recovery

- REO 4600

**NEO Series**: Tape backup and archive

- NEO 8000e
- NEO 4000e
- NEO 2000e
- NEO 400s
- NEO 200s
- NEO 100s

## Legacy Products

NEO Series:

- NEO 8000
- NEO 4000 ([OEM](/source/Original_equipment_manufacturer)-ed by [HP](/source/Hewlett-Packard) as MSL6060)
- NEO 2000 (also HP MSL6030)

## See also

- [Computer data storage](/source/Computer_data_storage)
- [Network-attached storage](/source/Network-attached_storage)
- [Storage area network](/source/Storage_area_network)
- [Tape backup](/source/Tape_backup)

## References

1. [About Overland Storage and Sphere 3D](https://www.overlandstorage.com/company/about-us.aspx)

1. [Sphere 3D and Overland Storage Complete Merger](http://sphere3d.com/sphere-3d-and-overland-storage-complete-merger/)

1. [The Register, Mixed tape: Overland Storage buys Tandberg Data in cash-free transaction](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/overland_storage_to_buy_tandberg_data/)

1. [New Overland-Tandberg Brand Vs. Data Security Threats](http://www.backupworks.com/New-Overland-Tandberg-Brand.aspx)

1. [Former Snap Boss Named Overland CEO, By Joseph Kovar](http://www.crn.com/storage/212903339)

1. [Overland Storage gets a makeover, By Beth Pariseau](http://storage.networksasia.net/content/overland-storage-gets-makeover)

1. Overland Completes Reorganization; Launch New iSCSI SAN Product, By Robert Mullins [\[2\]](http://www.networkcomputing.com/servers-storage/overland-completes-reorganization-launch-new-iscsi-san-produc.php)

1. [Overland Revamps Its NEO Tape Libraries, By Chris Preimesberger](http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Overland-Revamps-Its-NEO-Tape-Libraries-709951)

1. [Overland Storage brings Snap back to San Jose, By Mary Duan](http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/03/01/story3.html?b=1267419600^2950991)

1. Overland Unveils Unified Version of SnapServer Array, By Chris Preimesberger [\[3\]](http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Overland-Unveils-Unified-Version-of-SnapServer-Array-436256)

1. [Overland adds SnapServer NAS, NEO tape library, By Dave Simpson](http://www.infostor.com/index/articles/display/articles/infostor/backup-and_recovery/archiving/2010/july-2010/overland-adds_snapserver.html)

1. [Overland Data Changes Name to Overland Storage](https://sphere3d.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/overland-data-changes-name-overland-storage-reflects-market)

1. [Overland Looks to the Future](https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/news/overland-looks-to-the-future/)

1. [Overland Acquires Snap Server Biz](https://www.networkcomputing.com/network-security/overland-acquires-snap-server-biz)

1. [Overland Storage and Sphere 3D Complete Merger](https://sphere3d.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/overland-storage-and-sphere-3d-complete-merger)

1. [Overland Storage, 'miracle' flirty virty Sphere 3D jump in bed](https://www.theregister.com/2014/05/16/overland_storage_merges_with_virtualiser_sphere_3d/)

1. [Overland Storage survives another day in the Last Chance Saloon](https://blocksandfiles.com/2018/11/06/overland-to-be-bought-from-sphere3d-with-svtp-paper-not-cash/)

1. [Sphere 3D spins out Overland into independence. But for how long?](https://blocksandfiles.com/2018/11/14/sphere3d-spins-overland-out-into-independence-but-for-how-long/)

1. [Tandberg Bankruptcy Leaves A Hole In IBM Power Storage](https://www.itjungle.com/2025/06/02/tandberg-bankruptcy-leaves-a-hole-in-ibm-power-storage/)

1. [Important Notice for Overland-Tandberg LTO Tape Product Owners](https://magstor.com/pages/overland-tandberg-support-magstor)

1. Qualstar offers support for Overland-Tandberg LTO owners [\[4\]](https://www.qualstar.com/notice)

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