EqualLogic Supports Microsoft's Universal Distributed Storage Vision with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Integration.NASHUA, N.H. -- PS Series arrays work seamlessly with Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. 2003 R2's Storage Manager for SANs, ensuring interoperability with all Windows platform storage capabilities EqualLogic, a leading provider of complete, intelligent iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions, announced today that its PS Series family of storage arrays supports the new Storage Manager for SANs in Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 R2. The move is the most recent development in EqualLogic's ongoing support for Microsoft's Universal Distributed Storage Storing data in multiple computers or in computers that are geographically dispersed. This was an early term for storage that evolved into SANs and storage virtualization. See SAN and storage virtualization. vision and follows the company's achievement of Microsoft's Simple SAN for Windows Server designation. Microsoft's Universal Distributed Storage vision offers IT managers a simpler, more cost-effective way to store and protect data throughout Windows environments, and the Simple SAN program is a component of that effort. EqualLogic's PS Series SAN was the first networked storage solution to achieve Microsoft's Simple SAN designation. Now, EqualLogic is on the forefront of support for Windows Server 2003 R2's storage capabilities. The new Storage Manager for SANs simplifies SAN setup and storage resource management tasks in storage arrays that are compatible with Microsoft's Virtual Disk Service (VDS (Virtual DMA Services) A programming interface that lets bus mastering devices cooperatively manage DMA channels. ). "EqualLogic set out to create a networked storage experience for customers that shatters the old paradigm of cost and complexity with a simpler SAN that delivers enterprise-class reliability and intelligent storage management to companies of all sizes," said John Joseph, vice president of marketing for EqualLogic. "We are completely in synch with Microsoft's storage vision, and we continue to deliver practical integration with Windows storage initiatives to our midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually and enterprise customers. More than 90 percent of EqualLogic's 700 customers are using Windows Server 2003. If you are managing a Windows environment and you are considering networked storage, EqualLogic's PS Series is the only SAN you need." "Large enterprises have long benefited from SAN technologies in which storage is uncoupled from servers and attached to the network, but traditional SANs have been difficult to deploy and maintain," said Jeff Price Jeff Price is the head men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University. • • [ , senior director in the Windows Server Division at Microsoft. "Microsoft is pleased to continue to work with EqualLogic to provide highly scalable and flexible storage resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs , high-efficiency backup solutions and better storage utilization with Windows Server 2003 R2." Since its founding in 2001, EqualLogic, a certified Microsoft Gold Partner, has been at the forefront of iSCSI SAN deployments in Windows environments - making EqualLogic's Simple SAN designation and Windows Server 2003 R2 integration a straightforward process. EqualLogic's PS Series family is fully compatible with Windows Server platforms and is designed to complement Microsoft's storage technologies such as the Microsoft iSCSI Software Architecture, Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS See Vcc. ), Multi-Path Input/Output (MPIO MPIO Multipath Input/Output MPIO Multi-Play Internet Audio MPIO Multi Path Input Output ), Microsoft Cluster Server Clustering software from Microsoft for Windows NT/2000. It provides rudimentary load balancing and two-node failover, which allows a second server to take over if the first one fails. Cluster Server was formerly code named Wolfpack. and Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS). EqualLogic has worked closely with Microsoft to ensure integration of the PS Series and Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a software product, part of the Microsoft System Center family of products, designed to help IT professionals manage the Windows environment. (DPM (Documents Per Minute) The number of paper documents that can be processed in one minute. ) 2006 within Windows environments. "EqualLogic's integration with Microsoft's storage initiatives makes it much easier for us to implement SANs into our clients' Windows environments," said John Dodge, solutions architect at Foedus, a solution provider and EqualLogic partner. "Thanks to EqualLogic's PS Series, you don't have to be a Fortune 100 company to have a sophisticated storage solution anymore. A SAN can be the cornerstone of any business' data center, providing a strong foundation for a rich and stable data environment." EqualLogic's award-winning and data-center-proven PS Series is the only native iSCSI SAN solution to offer a comprehensive and fully integrated standard feature set at no additional cost. Each PS Series storage array comes with fully redundant fault-tolerant hardware and includes full-featured automatic storage-management software in a self-contained chassis. Multiple arrays can be combined to form a scalable enterprise storage grid of more than 100 terabytes. About EqualLogic EqualLogic, Inc., is a leading provider of intelligent, enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions that enable businesses - from Fortune 100 to small and mid-size organizations - to realize the economic benefits of consolidated, self-managing storage. The EqualLogic PS Series of storage arrays, based on the company's patented peer storage architecture, is the industry's first automatic storage platform that delivers operational simplicity, comprehensive data management services and high data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. in a single, scalable pool of storage. EqualLogic's headquarters are located in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. . For more information, please visit http://www.equallogic.com. EqualLogic is a registered trademark of EqualLogic, Inc. Other marks belong to their respective owners. |
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