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[January 12, 2004]
DataCore Launches Non-Invasive Tool to Analyze Storage Resource Utilization; New SANsymphony Option Correlates SAN Activity to Applications by Charting I/O Workloads, Capacity Consumption and Access Frequency
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (January 12, 2004) � DataCore Software, a leading provider of enterprise-class, open storage networking software, today announced an innovative resource analysis package for companies that consolidate their IT infrastructure under the SANsymphony� open storage networking platform.
The new SANmaestro� option enables these firms to monitor and analyze how application servers consume valuable storage resources over time, defined in terms of disk capacity, physical ports, I/O bandwidth and throughput. Most importantly, it provides this unique insight without invasive host agents.
�Customers complain that traditional host-based monitoring techniques are difficult, if not impossible to maintain across numerous servers and different operating systems. In many cases they�ve given up trying to piece the big picture together,� said Arun Taneja, of Massachusetts-based Taneja Group, an analyst and consulting firm specializing in storage and storage-centric server technologies. �By combining SANsymphony�s centralized storage pooling with SANmaestro�s non-intrusive probes and charting capabilities, IT can gauge which applications are the most resource hungry, then factor these figures into billing, charge-back, capacity planning, and budget justification. An export facility makes it simple to further process results in Excel, SAS, SAP, Oracle, SQL Server and other familiar packages already used for those purposes.�
Companies can also review I/O service levels over variable time periods. Unexpected peaks and bottlenecks visually jump out from the built-in charts, where they can be associated with specific points in time and critical business events. This ability helps IT departments troubleshoot what may have otherwise been interpreted as unrelated incidents. With little training, storage administrators can quickly isolate unusual patterns over a relatively long period, and then drill down granularly to five-minute intervals.
Security-conscious customers, as well as service providers prefer SANsymphony�s off-host monitoring because the requirement for vital statistics can be met without granting special privileges on the application servers. Instead, SANmaestro gathers SAN-wide instrumentation provided by SANsymphony in real-time, and then aggregates and charts workloads, capacity utilization and access frequency, among other parameters.
SANsymphony and the SANmaestro option operate in heterogeneous networks consisting of mixed storage devices, switching infrastructure and major open operating systems, including Windows, UNIX, NetWare, MacOS, and Linux.
Extensible for Customization
For those organizations whose monitoring requirements exceed the scope of the built-in charts, DataCore offers a SANmaestro extensible spreadsheet and display builder for more sophisticated processing, analysis and presentation.
SANmaestro is available today. Pricing for the SANmaestro Monitoring Component starts at $15,000 per storage pool. Site-specific customization is also available.
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software fundamentally changes the economics of managing storage with innovative software that combines advanced functions and services with the agility and savings of hardware independence. The company's award-winning SANsymphony software provides unprecedented purchasing flexibility and future-proofing by empowering customers to fulfill portability and price/performance requirements across a broad choice of systems and devices. Global 2000 enterprise data centers and OEM storage subsystems rely on this comprehensive software platform to centralize and automate storage management for Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOS and NetWare systems. DataCore is privately held with corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For international office locations and more information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com.
DataCore, the DataCore logo, SANsymphony and SANmaestro are trademarks or registered trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Corporate Contact:
DataCore Software Corporation
Jan Jahosky
(407) 331-4699
jan.jahosky@datacore.com
Media Contact:
Susan Bassett
Corporate Ink
(617) 969-9192
sbassett@corporateink.com
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