DataCore SANsymphony
DataCore SANsymphony storage virtualisation from 101 Data Solutions is a total storage virtualisation solution for Enterprise scalability also enhances existing storage Fibre or iSCSI SAN’s.
SANsymphony™ software is an enterprise-class open storage networking platform that maximizes the value from IT assets and boosts business productivity. Customers receive enduring ROI benefits from the comprehensive storage management services provided by the software.
SANsymphony doubles effective disk utilization by pooling disk space from multiple devices and automatically allocating just enough capacity, just-in-time to needy applications. Automating and consolidating storage control easily increases capacity managed per administrator by tenfold. SANsymphony further enhances productivity by eliminating storage-related downtime through non-disruptive provisioning and affordable business continuance options. With these advancements, as well as unprecedented performance and broad connectivity, three times more users can benefit from existing resources.
As the industry’s most powerful independent storage services platform, SANsymphony centralizes control of global disk capacity, quality of service, availability and security using N+1 redundant high-performance network nodes. SANsymphony’s consolidated services operate across most disk subsystems (EMC, IBM, HDS, STK, HP, Fujitsu, Compaq, Sun, Dell, LSI, MTI, etc.), network infrastructures, (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Ethernet, IP LANs / WANs) and operating environments (UNIX, Windows, Linux, NetWare, and MacOS).
SANsymphony helps you build enterprise-level core services for an enduring, efficient storage practice by providing:
Automation
DataCore enables you to keep applications well fed with disk space and storage services by consolidating management over all storage resources, then automating capacity provisioning using Network Managed Volumes (NMVs). Simple to configure, easy to maintain and devoid of intrusive host-specific drivers, NMVs eliminate the guesswork associated with storage provisioning, giving applications the storage they need precisely when they need it. Running low on space? Choose from a broad range of price/performance devices on the market and replenish the reserves — without affecting any existing configurations, disrupting services or switching software. SANsymphony™ enables you to unintrusively add them to your centrally managed storage pool
Consolidation
DataCore gives you comprehensive control over diverse storage resources without tying you down to specific hardware. And you license the advanced storage management features only once, rather than repeatedly paying for the same functions with each storage array you buy. Choose SANsymphony™ software to provide the same functions across the entire storage network, even as the hardware changes over time.
Data Protection
To many people, guarding your data means buying the latest, most “bulletproof” storage hardware you can find. But take away RAID, snapshot and replication, and a hardened storage subsystem is really not much different from less capable models – just taller, wider and a lot pricier.
The embedded software, not the mechanical properties, makes redundancy, automatic failover and error recovery possible. Unfortunately, these products require that you buy the same embedded software features time and time again when you replace the disk arrays. The costly “replace all” proposition repeats frequently as equipment ages and new gear takes its place. Worse yet, changing vendors to take advantage of better products or pricing is very painful after you sink so much effort into hardware-dependent processes and training.
Performance
If the storage isn’t fast enough, it’s practically useless. The storage infrastructure absolutely must scale smoothly and cost-effectively to deliver quicker response time in the face of more users and expanding capacity. From a storage hardware perspective, the challenge is delivering enough throughput and I/O transactions to increasingly faster servers despite disk subsystems that fall further behind each year.
DataCore’s answer: Fight fire with fire. Put the same high-speed servers in control of your storage with portable SANsymphony™ software. Fully leverage the swift advancements of the latest CPU, memory and I/O technology to deliver storage performance that keeps pace with your applications — at an affordable price. Give all your storage devices a boost while leveraging real-time performance monitoring and automated throttle controls to ensure optimal response from all your applications. Purpose-built storage arrays simply can’t match the price/performance advantages in the same way – head-to-head benchmarks and customer experiences provide the proof.
Further resource..
DataCore SANsymphony Data Sheet
DataCore SAN Symphony Highlights
To determine how SANsymphony software can best address your needs, consult 101 Data Solutions DataCore team by contacting us
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