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DataCore: Feature-Packed SAN Solutions for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

To run on virtualization platforms and starting at $4,500

DataCore Software has developed a series of
Feature-Packaged Virtual Storage Solutions that run on VMware,
Microsoft VS, Oracle VM, SUN VM, Virtual Iron and Citrix XenServer
virtualization platforms, or Intel/AMD based hardware servers and
blades.

DataCore’s Feature-Packed Virtual Storage Solutions support
capacities ranging from 2TB to 32TB and start from $4,500. All the
Feature-Packed solutions include auto-allocating thin provisioning
storage support, SANmotion data migration technology, storage
performance acceleration caching software, snapshots for fast disk
backups, auto failover and auto recovery data protection via
synchronous network mirroring as well as remote site IP mirror
replication for disaster recovery. These solutions provide the simplest
and most affordable way on the market to get started fully realizing
the cost savings and productivity benefits of a full-featured, virtual
SAN that can scale and survive hardware obsolescence.

These feature-packed hardware independent software solutions truly
pack a punch
,” exclaimed George Teixeira, president and CEO, DataCore
Software. “This announcement follows the recent release of a new VM
Starter SAN and an enhanced Virtual Infrastructure Foundation PLUS
package. The logical next step up from these entry-level offerings are
the Feature-Packed Solutions, which include automated high availability
for fail-safe data protection as well as remote site disaster recovery
– together in one package. They can thin provision storage capacity,
migrate data via SANmotion, accelerate storage performance, and create
high-speed disk copies for fast disk backup and recovery. Best of all
DataCore is portable software – enabling these solutions to survive
over multiple generations of hardware platforms
.”

With these Feature-Packed Virtual Storage Solutions, the major
features and functions of SANmelody have been bundled together – or
‘Feature-Packed’ – making these offerings easy-to-use and cost
effective. Like all DataCore solutions, these are portable software
solutions, which run on a server that can even be a virtual machine
(VM). The solutions pool storage (of all kinds) into a storage area
network (SAN), enabling system and network administrators to slice up
and serve that storage to their servers as they like. Moreover, the
Feature-Packed Solutions automate capacity allocation and management as
well as other administrative tasks for maximum utilization and
efficiency. Above all they protect data, while bringing to an
organization’s storage infrastructure the same kind of benefits they
get from VMware in regards to servers.

These solutions are an incredible value for the money,” said Ken
Celecia, director, Fairway Consulting Group. “They bring
enterprise-class functionality down to an affordable level that any
size business can deploy. Organizations get a SAN delivering high
availability data protection, automatic failover, plus remote site
disaster recovery – all in one package. Moreover, enterprises can
upgrade from one DataCore product to another, simply by paying the cost
difference. It is that simple. The solutions are inexpensive,
easy-to-administer and they can grow as needs change
.”

DataCore’s unique “Value Carry-forward" Upgrade Program applies to
all of DataCore’s Feature-Packed Virtual Storage Solutions. “Value
Carry Forward” means that users only pay the difference in cost should
they add options like Fibre Channel, upgrade to higher capacity, or
upgrade to larger scale SANsymphony platforms at some future time. Buy
– upgrade – and only pay the difference.

Pricing and Availability

DataCore’s Feature-Packed Virtual Storage Solutions support a range
of capacity – 2TB, 3TB, 4TB, 8TB, 16TB and 32TB, and are available
immediately. All Feature-Packed Virtual Storage Solutions can also be
easily upgraded to fully support Fibre Channel connections – giving
companies the ultimate flexibility in choice of network, without
requiring the customer to pay for the choice in advance.

Feature-Packed Virtual Storage and HA/DR Solutions

TB Capacity Per Server

2TB

3TB

4TB

8TB

16TB

32TB

iSCSI / Ethernet Support

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Synchronous Mirroring (HA)

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Thin Provisioning

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Snapshot

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Async IP Mirroring (DR)

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Fibre Channel

Upgrade Option

Upgrade Option

Upgrade Option

Upgrade Option

Upgrade Option

Upgrade Option

 

Two of DataCore’s key distributors Lifeboat Distribution and
Alternative Technology stand ready to take orders for all DataCore
Feature-Packed Solutions.


DataCore Software

Alternative Technology

Lifeboat Distribution

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