DataCore Ready Program

DataCore Software Corporation announced the DataCore Ready Program in response to growing demand for its SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor.

The program identifies solutions trusted to strengthen SANsymphony-V-based infrastructures. While DataCore solutions interoperate with common open and industry standard products, the DataCore Ready designation ensures that these solutions have executed a functional test plan and additional verification testing to meet a superior level of joint solution compatibility. Customers who leverage DataCore Ready offerings benefit from quality assurance, reduced risk and lower integration costs. The DataCore Ready logo helps customers quickly identify products and solutions that are optimized for SANsymphony-V.

"The Fusion ioMemory platform and DataCore storage virtualization software achieve new levels of performance, HA and energy efficiency when deployed together. For Fusion-io, DataCore Ready status gives customers the confidence to get up and running as quickly as possible with cost-effective, high-performance solutions," said Fusion-io, Inc.‘s VP alliances, Tyler Smith. Fusion-io accelerates databases, virtualization, cloud computing, big data and mission-critical applications through its integrated hardware and software solutions.
 
Microsoft Corp. has been a strategic platform partner for more than a decade. DataCore solutions are designed to work hand-in-hand with Microsoft technology and the company is an active member in the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center and Microsoft System Center Alliance. SANsymphony-V solutions support Windows Server 2012 platforms. In addition, Microsoft System Center 2012, SQL Server 2012 and Exchange 2012 are all optimized and certified as DataCore Ready.
 
Provider of storage solutions and software, Dot Hill Systems Corp. announced that its AssuredSAN 3000 series storage arrays are DataCore Ready and provide interoperability with SANsymphony-V. This combination enables end users to simplify storage management, boost performance and greatly improve data availability. As noted by Dot Hill’s senior director of marketing, Jim Jonez, "SANsymphony-V software from DataCore complements the Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 series storage hardware to deliver an affordable solution boasting a wide range of features normally found only on high-end enterprise solutions. Working in close collaboration with leading technology partners, such as DataCore, we can deliver more powerful storage solutions to the end user at a very compelling price."
 
TwinStrata, Inc. delivers cloud-integrated storage solutions that combine the flexibility of cloud-based technologies with the robustness of traditional storage. SANsymphony-V integrates seamlessly with TwinStrata’s cloudArray cloud storage appliance. The DataCore Ready solution offers a simple, transparent and cost-effective way to manage, offload and augment on-premise storage environments with space and power saving storage located in the cloud. According to TwinStrata CEO, Nicos Vekiarides; "We are pleased to achieve DataCore Ready qualification for cloudArray. Leveraging a hybrid cloud strategy allows customers to have ultimate flexibility and greater purchasing power when it comes to storage demands."

Growing List of Industry Partners with DataCore Ready
They include:

• SSD/Flash: LSI, Samsung and STEC
• Servers/Storage: Dell, HP, Intel, Nexsan, and X-IO
• Networking: Brocade, Cisco, Emulex and QLogic
• Software: Citrix, VirtualSharp and VMware

Systems Builders Extending Value of DataCore Ready
A growing number of system builders are extending the value of DataCore Ready by introducing DataCore-powered storage appliances that leverage the advanced capabilities of SANsymphony-V to solve today’s common storage challenges. DataCore Ready system builders include such names as Novarion, N-Tec, R&D Computers, SavageIO, Happyware, Transtec and Zealbox.
 
The largest VAD in Europe of Fujitsu servers and storage, Bytec Ltd. offers storage solutions that integrate SANsymphony-V with Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers and ETERNUS storage hardware. Bytec’s head of product marketing, Richard Luft, said: "The DataCore Ready designation ensures a superior level of joint solution compatibility that delivers unmatched storage performance and reliability to our channel partners and their customers. Combining DataCore’s software with Fujitsu’s hardware results in a cost-effective BC solution for mission-critical applications."
 
"This programme benefits partners and vendors by offering the highest level of confidence that DataCore’s SANsymphony-V seamlessly integrates with their offerings for optimal performance," said Carlos M. Carreras, VP alliances and business development for DataCore. "Today, DataCore works with thousands of organizations worldwide that have realized the range of benefits we offer through our powerful software-defined storage solution. The DataCore Ready designation extends this value proposition to the products and services that are tested and proven to work well with DataCore."