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Storage:
VERITAS/Cisco Offer 1St Look At
New Sto Networking Solution
VERITAS Software Corporation, a leading storage software provider, unveiled
a
proof of concept demonstration with Cisco Systems, showcasing a next
generation storage networking solution at the VERITAS VISION 2003 users
conference in Las Vegas. VERITAS and Cisco previewed a demonstration of
VERITAS' storage virtualization software embedded within the Cisco MDS 9000
Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches. The new storage networking
solution, which is scheduled to be available the second half of this year,
will give IT organizations the flexibility to manage storage environments with
market leading volume management software(1) from VERITAS on Cisco storage
networking hardware platforms.
Intelligent switch-based storage management solutions, such as the one
demonstrated by VERITAS and Cisco, will help companies increase the efficiency
and utilization of storage and server resources. By consolidating storage
management services in the network, IT organizations will be able to reduce
their overall operation and management costs. Additionally, customers can
centrally manage storage from a point within the network, provisioning storage
as needed to applications running on host servers in a heterogeneous
environment.
VERITAS uniquely makes its virtualization and SRM software available across
heterogeneous servers, storage, operating system or switch platforms to give
organizations the freedom to manage storage in the environment that best meets
their needs. VERITAS provides customers with application-based volume
management technology wherever they choose, in the host or the network.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of SAN switches offer the scalability,
multi-protocol support and high availability features to meet the requirements
for storage networks of all sizes and architectures. Currently available
models are the Cisco MDS 9509 and 9506 Multilayer Directors and the Cisco MDS
9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch along with the Cisco MDS 9000 Fibre Channel
Switch Modules and the Cisco MDS 9000 IP Storage Services Module.
Additionally, Soni Jiandani, vice president of the Storage Technology Group
at
Cisco highlighted the partnership between Cisco and VERITAS and the benefits
of storage networking during a keynote at Storage World Conference in Anaheim,
Calif.
"The Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides an open platform for hosting
intelligent
storage services, such as VERITAS virtualization software," said Luca Cafiero,
senior vice president and general manager of the Switching, Voice, and Storage
Technology Group at Cisco. "The joint development by Cisco and VERITAS results
in an innovative solution that provides customers with centralized management
and storage provisioning for greater operational efficiencies."
"Working with partners like Cisco allows VERITAS to extend its
industry-leading storage management software to a new platform -- the network
switch," said Mark Bregman, executive vice president of product operations,
VERITAS Software. "As the clear market leader in host-based volume management
technology with more than 70 percent of the market(2), only VERITAS can
deliver its industry-standard software throughout the network, providing
storage intelligence wherever it best meets our customers' needs."
(1) DiCenzo, C. "2002 Storage Management Software Market Share." April
2003.
Gartner.
(2) DiCenzo, C. "2002 Storage Management Software Market Share." April
2003.
Gartner.
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