Double-Take Supporting vSphere 4

Double-Take Software announced two major virtualisation developments: the release of Double-Take Move Version 5.2 and VMware Ready certification for Double-Take Flex Storage Server. These developments further solidify Double-Take Software‘s importance in the virtualisation space by providing users with comprehensive P2P, P2V, V2P, and V2V migration capabilities as well as advanced storage and availability platforms upon which to architect their virtualised infrastructures.

About Double-Take Move Version 5.2
Double-Take Software’s award-winning Double-Take Move 5.2 now comes with full VMware vSphere 4 support, allowing it to seamlessly interface with the VMware platform. These updates allow users to operate on the latest available releases of VMware products and have real-time, lightning-fast P2P, P2V, V2P, and V2V migrations with little to no downtime.

About VMware Ready Certification
for Double-Take Flex Storage Server
Double-Take Flex Storage Server is now VMware Ready Certified, meaning it has completed the VMware Hardware Certification Program testing criteria for iSCSI storage when used with VMware vSphere 4 and is now listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide.

VMware Ready certification allows Double-Take Flex to work with VMware availability features such as VMware VMotion and VMware High Availability (HA) and opens the door to additional integrations with VMware products.

The VMware Hardware Certification Program enables VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program members to provide mutual customers with jointly supported hardware solutions. Passing the extensive certification testing helps ensure that Double-Take Flex Storage Server is compatible with the VMware platform and ready for deployment in customer environments.

Double-Take Flex Storage Server provides IT managers with the opportunity to use Double-Take Flex as a cost-effective and easy to administer iSCSI SAN with VMware vSphere 4.

Parag Patel, vice president of alliances at VMware, said: “Double-Take Software has met the stringent requirements to be VMware Ready Certified, meaning customers can trust that these products will provide maximum benefit and compatibility in a virtualised environment. We work closely with partners like Double-Take Software to help customers transform their IT infrastructure into a reliable and flexible service. We’re excited about this and other collaborative opportunities with Double-Take Software that will help accelerate the customer journey to 100 percent virtualisation.”

“Double-Take Software has put tremendous effort into its virtualisation products, which have the potential to significantly help customers of all sizes,” said Mark Bowker, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. “The new version of Double-Take Move and the VMware iSCSI Storage Hardware Certification allow Double-Take Software to continue its strong relationship with major virtualisation vendors while providing robust solutions to its customers.”

Gerard Gregory, vice president at Double-Take Software, said, “Double-Take Move 5.2 provides users with additional features that enable superior support and compatibility with the VMware platform. We are very excited to offer these enhancements as we continue to provide the highest level of migration and disaster recovery products to our customers.”