Dateline SNW: DataCore Showcases New Storage Software That Transforms PC Servers into iSCSI Virtual SAN Servers; Includes SANmotion and Thin Auto- Provisioning - Priced Under $1,000
Enhanced with SANmotion, the New Virtual Infrastructure Solution Supports Ethernet-based iSCSI SANs and Multiple TB's of Capacity
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1 -- DataCore Software, a leading provider of virtualization software with thousands of systems installed worldwide, today announced the inclusion of powerful SANmotion data migration capabilities to its recently announced Virtual Infrastructure Foundation. This powerful solution offers a simple and affordable way for storage users to begin experiencing the advanced features and the real benefits of going virtual. Any user with a PC server and an Ethernet LAN connection can finally afford and enjoy the productivity of a virtual storage area network (SAN), with state-of-the-art advanced storage services including automated thin- provisioning, full iSCSI capabilities and powerful data migration software.
SANmotion
Virtual Infrastructure Foundation now includes SANmotion, a powerful set of Windows data migration capabilities that enable users to move and migrate live data disks over a SAN to other Windows systems across their organization. Apart from eliminating work and saving IT administrators time, this advanced feature allows Windows disk data to be accessed, re-purposed or moved rapidly across the IP SAN using Ethernet connections (over iSCSI).
Industry first: State-of-the-art thin-provisioning for under $1,000
Virtual Infrastructure Foundation represents an industry first in breaking through the $1,000 price point for a SAN software solution that includes automated virtual capacity functionality. "DataCore makes thin provisioning or 'auto-grow' disk space affordable and simple to use by all," said George Teixeira, President and CEO of DataCore Software. "This new and powerful virtual infrastructure package is ideal for small as well as mid-sized businesses and workgroups that want to achieve a new level of efficiency and flexibility through hardware independence and in managing and automating the utilization of their storage resources to multiple systems using affordable Ethernet IP-based networks." Previously this type of capability only existed in the realm of the highest-end data center systems selling for tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Ideal for entry level users and small to medium-sized business (SMBs)
Part of the SANmelody family of products, the SANmelody Virtual Infrastructure Foundation enables any enterprise to leverage existing Ethernet and IP/LAN network interconnections through its iSCSI support and to optimize storage space and automate capacity utilization across many servers.
"Virtualization means flexibility, faster response to change, better resource utilization and hardware independence," commented Teixeira. "This is our way of helping enterprises get started in embracing virtualization. DataCore's Virtual Infrastructure Foundation is ideal for entry level users and SMBs. It offers true, virtual storage networking, SANmotion data migration and advanced auto-grow virtual capacity that automates disk provisioning to systems and does so at a breakthrough price under $1,000."
Continued Teixeira, "SANmotion delivers disk resources with live data over the SAN. This eliminates the burden that a Windows administrator would have of formatting and setting up disk volumes for each and every individual computer. Instead, one admin does it centrally saving the disruption, time and motion to do the same thing on each separately located desktop or server."
Additional features and benefits include:
o The ability to consolidate and manage up to 3TB's (Terabytes) of storage
o Virtual Capacity Flexibility - "Auto-Grow" provisioning of disk space
o The ability to utilize existing Ethernet IP/LAN connectivity and
networks
o Simple iSCSI SAN storage networking
o SANmotion data migration
o Storage I/O caching and performance acceleration support
o A hardware independent platform enabling user choice in storage devices
and the ability to serve many different servers and types (Windows,
MacOS, Linux, UNIX, Netware, Solaris, etc.)
Overcome the "system down: disk space exceeded" problem
SANmelody transforms a PC into a powerful and cost effective disk server that serves disk space over a network - an affordable IP storage network or iSCSI SAN.
o The powerful "Auto-Grow" Provisioning Virtual Capacity feature
demonstrates the ease and flexibility of virtualization. This
"just-in-time" storage allocation "auto-grow" capability maximizes disk
space utilization and enhances productivity through automation.
o The Virtual Capacity feature in effect does thin provisioning, meaning
it provides a thin slice of the total capacity available across the
network. DataCore's Virtual Capacity presents very large virtual volumes
(capacity that can be terabytes) to applications, but only allocates and
uses disk blocks and space dynamically as the applications actually
consumes it.
Eliminate downtime to add more capacity
With SANmelody Virtual Infrastructure Foundation deployed, applications can continue to run without impact - as they get more capacity because they have access to the virtual capacity in the storage pool. Systems don't have to be disrupted or stopped to add more disk capacity to each system that hits their local storage capacity limits.
SANmelody Virtual Infrastructure Foundation is a straightforward and easy way for users to see the benefits of going virtual.
Pricing and Availability
SANmelody Virtual Infrastructure Foundation is priced at $948.00 and is available immediately.
To learn more about Virtual Infrastructure Foundation, please visit: www.datacore.com/products/prod_SANmelody_govirtual.asp
For more on SANmotion, please visit: www.datacore.com/pressroom/pr_060207.asp
You can also visit DataCore in booth PP33 at SNW. Storage Network World runs from October 31 - November 3, 2006 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida.
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software, a leading provider of virtualization software with thousands of systems installed worldwide, fundamentally changes the economics of managing storage with innovative software that combines advanced functions and services with the agility and savings of hardware independence. DataCore is privately held with corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com.
Source: DataCore Software
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