ADVISORY/Storage Networking Industry Association Media Advisory: DataCore Executive Discusses Challenges and Benefits of Storage Virtualization.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 25) BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002 Technical Panel Will Focus on Performance and Scalability of Networked Storage Nik Simpson, product marketing manager for DataCore, today will participate in a technical panel at the "Storage Networking Seminars" hosted by the Storage Industry Association and The Information Storage Industry Center here today. Simpson will explore some of today's critical issues for enterprises surrounding storage networking: the in-band vs. out-of-band virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. debate, performance, interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and scalability. He will be joined by other representatives from the storage industry in a technical panel to discuss the differing approaches to storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. . At DataCore, Simpson works closely with enterprise customers to ensure that DataCore continues to address the most pressing storage management challenges, and that its SANsymphony(TM) software delivers a fast return on investment. He writes and presents on many topics including storage area networks (SANs) and storage management, contributing articles to industry publications and speaking at conferences. In addition, he is a member of The Council Of Advisors, providing storage industry analysis for the investment banking community. WHO: Nik Simpson, product marketing manager, DataCore WHAT: SNIA Storage Networking Seminars WHEN: Wed., Sept. 25, 2002; 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. ET and 11:30 - 12:30 a.m. ET WHERE: Sheraton Hotel, Newton, Mass. About DataCore Software DataCore Software Corporation's award-winning software automates and consolidates storage management for enterprise customers worldwide, significantly reducing their costs and increasing the return on investment from information technology assets. The company's SANsymphony(TM) software sets the standard for open storage networking platforms, supporting all major brands of disk arrays and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . It is available and supported through major OEMs, system integrators See systems integrator. and resellers. 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. DataCare, DataCore, the DataCore Logo, Powered by DataCore, Networked-Powered Storage, ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). Street Smarts street smarts Vox populi Worldly wisdom and wariness in human interactions. Cf Social smarts. , SANsymphony, SANcentral, SANcollege and SANvantage are trademarks or registered trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation DataCore Software is a privately held, computer software corporation founded in 1998 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DataCore manufactures storage virtualization software, focusing in Storage Area Networks (SAN), Continuous Data Protection (CDP), and Software Acceleration and . 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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