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{{Infobox company
| name = Overland Storage Inc.
| logo = Overland logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|OVRL}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1980}}
| location = [[San Diego]], [[California]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]]
| key_people = Scott McClendon ([[chairman]]) <br> Eric Kelly ([[President (corporate title)|president]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| num_employees = 
| industry = [[Data storage device|Data storage]]
| fate = Defunct
| parent = Sphere 3D Corp.<ref name=overlandabout>[https://www.overlandstorage.com/company/about-us.aspx About Overland Storage and Sphere 3D]</ref>
| defunct = 2025
| products = Disk-based and tape-based data storage
| revenue = {{loss}} 59.46 million [[USD]] (2012) [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=108165&p=irol-fundsnapshot]
| homepage = 
}}

'''Overland Storage Inc.''' was a manufacturer of data storage products, including tape, disk and NAS.<ref name=sphere3dmerger>[http://sphere3d.com/sphere-3d-and-overland-storage-complete-merger/ Sphere 3D and Overland Storage Complete Merger]</ref> It acquired [[Tandberg Data]]<ref>[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/overland_storage_to_buy_tandberg_data/ The Register, Mixed tape: Overland Storage buys Tandberg Data in cash-free transaction]</ref> shortly before being acquired by Sphere 3D itself. The two subsidiaries were later rebranded under the common '''Overland-Tandberg''' brand.<ref>[http://www.backupworks.com/New-Overland-Tandberg-Brand.aspx New Overland-Tandberg Brand Vs. Data Security Threats]</ref>


== History ==
It was founded in 1980 as "Overland Data" in [[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]] (VTL) capabilities, Snap SAN [[storage area network]]-based appliances and [[SnapServer]] [[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]] drives.  In January 2000, Overland acquired [[Tecmar]] and its line of small system tape drives including the WangTek and WangDAT brands. Following smaller acquisitions of disk-based product lines (including startup Zetta Systems in 2005), in June 2008, Overland acquired [[Snap Server]] from Adaptec.

In January 2009, Eric Kelly, a board member since 2007 and the head of its recently acquired [[SnapServer]] NAS line, became CEO of Overland Storage.<ref>[http://www.crn.com/storage/212903339 Former Snap Boss Named Overland CEO, By Joseph Kovar]</ref>  Other executive team changes in 2009 included Jillian Mansolf, formerly of [[Dell]] Inc., [[Maxtor]] and [[Data Robotics]] Inc., as the new vice president of worldwide sales and marketing; Geoff Barrall, formerly the CEO and founder of [[Data Robotics]] Inc. and [[BlueArc]], as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering and Chris Gopal, most recently of Dell, as vice president of operations.<ref>[http://storage.networksasia.net/content/overland-storage-gets-makeover  Overland Storage gets a makeover, By Beth Pariseau]</ref>

In February 2010, Overland debuted the latest in its SnapServer SAN line, Snap SAN S2000, the company's first iSCSI SAN.<ref>Overland Completes Reorganization; Launch New iSCSI SAN Product, By Robert Mullins [http://www.networkcomputing.com/servers-storage/overland-completes-reorganization-launch-new-iscsi-san-produc.php]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Overland-Revamps-Its-NEO-Tape-Libraries-709951 Overland Revamps Its NEO Tape Libraries, By Chris Preimesberger]</ref>

In mid-summer 2010, Overland opened the doors to a new [[Silicon Valley]] office in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], California.<ref>[http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/03/01/story3.html?b=1267419600^2950991 Overland Storage brings Snap back to San Jose, By Mary Duan]</ref>  In July 2010, Overland unveiled the SnapServer N2000, a block-and-file-level NAS or SAN package aimed at virtualized environments running [[VMware]], [[Microsoft]] [[Hyper-V]] or [[Citrix]] [[XenServer]]. N2000 is integrated for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Unix]] and can scale up to 144&nbsp;TB in a 2U form factor.<ref>Overland Unveils Unified Version of SnapServer Array, By Chris Preimesberger [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Overland-Unveils-Unified-Version-of-SnapServer-Array-436256]</ref>  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&nbsp;PB of capacity and has a data transfer rate of 24&nbsp;TB per hour.<ref>[http://www.infostor.com/index/articles/display/articles/infostor/backup-and_recovery/archiving/2010/july-2010/overland-adds_snapserver.html  Overland adds SnapServer NAS, NEO tape library, By Dave Simpson]</ref>

=== Timeline ===
* 2000 - Overland Data acquires [[Tecmar]], a manufacturer of tape drives.
* 2002 - Overland Data renamed to Overland Storage.<ref>[https://sphere3d.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/overland-data-changes-name-overland-storage-reflects-market Overland Data Changes Name to Overland Storage]</ref>
* 2005 - Overland Storage acquires Zetta Systems, a small software developer, to grow disk-based backup business.<ref>[https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/news/overland-looks-to-the-future/ Overland Looks to the Future]</ref>
* 2008 - Overland Storage acquires SnapServer<ref>[https://www.networkcomputing.com/network-security/overland-acquires-snap-server-biz Overland Acquires Snap Server Biz]</ref> line-of-business from [[Adaptec]].
* 2014 - Overland Storage acquires Tandberg Data with operations in Dortmund, Germany.
* 2014 - Overland Storage merges with Sphere3d.<ref>[https://sphere3d.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/overland-storage-and-sphere-3d-complete-merger Overland Storage and Sphere 3D Complete Merger]</ref><ref>[https://www.theregister.com/2014/05/16/overland_storage_merges_with_virtualiser_sphere_3d/ Overland Storage, 'miracle' flirty virty Sphere 3D jump in bed]</ref>
* 2018 - Sphere3d spins off Overland Storage.<ref>[https://blocksandfiles.com/2018/11/06/overland-to-be-bought-from-sphere3d-with-svtp-paper-not-cash/ Overland Storage survives another day in the Last Chance Saloon]</ref><ref>[https://blocksandfiles.com/2018/11/14/sphere3d-spins-overland-out-into-independence-but-for-how-long/ Sphere 3D spins out Overland into independence. But for how long?]</ref>
* 2025 - Tandberg Data liquidated<ref>[https://www.itjungle.com/2025/06/02/tandberg-bankruptcy-leaves-a-hole-in-ibm-power-storage/ Tandberg Bankruptcy Leaves A Hole In IBM Power Storage]</ref>
* 2025 - Overland Storage ceases operations<ref>[https://magstor.com/pages/overland-tandberg-support-magstor Important Notice for Overland-Tandberg LTO Tape Product Owners]</ref>

==Current Products==
'''SnapServer''' [[network-attached storage]] (NAS) and '''Snap SAN''' [[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 ([[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]]-ed by [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] as MSL6060)
* NEO 2000 (also HP MSL6030)

==See also==
*[[Computer data storage]]
*[[Network-attached storage]]
*[[Storage area network]]
*[[Tape backup]]

==References==
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