CommVault Details Storage Virtualization Promises and Challenges.Business/Technology Editors OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 Transcending the SAN and Including All Attached Storage Devices are Keys to Maximized Hardware Utilization and Simplified Enterprise Management Addressing what is rapidly becoming known in the storage management industry as "the V-word," CommVault(R) Systems Inc., a provider of unified enterprise data management solutions, today released a white paper and glossary of storage management terms detailing both the benefits and limitations of 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. technology. "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. itself is not exactly a new concept," commented Larry Cormier, CommVault vice president of marketing and business development and author of the white paper. "The basic technique dates back to the seventies in both disk and tape storage. Transferring this technique to the open systems world, however, is posing a number of challenges for enterprise IT management. While most industry discussion of virtualization currently centers on the SAN, at CommVault we believe a broader enterprise view is necessary in order for virtualization to come into its own and help IT management achieve simplified and streamlined storage management." The CommVault virtualization white paper, "Seeing the Forest, Not the Trees," is available for downloading at http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/virtualization and discusses various virtualization techniques for hosts, storage subsystems, in-band systems, out-of-band redirectors and storage domain managers. "Storage administrators are cracking under the load of managing myriad storage devices and servers across multiple enterprise sites," continued Cormier. "A logical and unified view of such networks is possible, but IT management should be aware of the choices and options available to them as they pursue this goal. We've attempted to provide a helpful overview of some of these options in our current white paper." About CommVault Galaxy CommVault's Galaxy(TM) data management solution offers a unified, scalable data protection solution for distributed, heterogeneous environments, including UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux, Windows, Netware, Oracle, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , Informix, Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , SharePoint Portal Server (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. , Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. , NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular devices and SAN architectures. With Galaxy, policy-based data protection can be enforced across operating environments and applications, helping users simplify complex storage networks. Galaxy's storage virtualization capabilities simplify installation, training, administration and access, as well as provide a single, streamlined view of global data resources. Galaxy Storage Policies let IT administrators logically manage SAN, NAS & LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. data in complex enterprise networks, and provide fast, high-performance data restoration to business users at the application level, including LAN-free, Server-free and Serverless data protection schemes. About CommVault Systems CommVault Systems provides unified enterprise data management solutions to ensure high performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex storage networks. The company's singular focus is creating and implementing speedy, simple and seamless solutions to meet customers' data management requirements. The company's software products seamlessly ensure the reliable, rapid restoration of files, business-critical applications and today's most popular databases. Information on CommVault is available on the World Wide Web at www.commvault.com or by calling (732) 870-4000. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey Oceanport is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,807. Oceanport was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township (now in the United States. (c) 2002 CommVault Systems, Inc. CommVault, CommVault Systems, CommVault Galaxy, CommServe StorageManager, MediaAgent, iDataAgent, CommCell and the CommVault logo are trademarks and may be registered trademarks in some jurisdictions of CommVault Systems, Inc. |
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