NetApp(R) SnapManager(R) 4.0 for Exchange Server 2007 Now Available.NetApp Data Management Software and Enterprise-Class Services Organization and Partnership Dramatically Increase Productivity of Exchange Server Environments SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ) today announced general availability of two software products in support of Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. 2007. The availability of NetApp SnapManager 4.0 for Exchange Server and NetApp Single Mailbox Recovery 4.2, a near-instantaneous backup and recovery software solution for Exchange Server 2007, provides customers with enterprise-class backup, recovery, and restoration solutions. NetApp SnapManager 4.0 for Exchange, which supports both NetApp Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI-based IP SAN (storage area network) solutions, helps customers dramatically reduce the administrative overhead of backing up Exchange Server databases. With the availability of these products, NetApp is helping Exchange Server 2007 customers achieve near-instantaneous, granular recovery of Exchange Server data without a prohibitive Co and expensive Co increase in storage capacity needs. Located in Galveston, Texas
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of downtown Houston. (UTMB UTMB University of Texas Medical Branch ) is a major academic health center with six state-of-the-art hospitals and is dedicated to health science education, patient care, research, and community service. To support its 12,300 Exchange Server users, UTMB uses NetApp SnapManager for Exchange on an enterprise-intensive NetApp Fibre Channel SAN solution. "It's critical to our business that we protect valuable medical and research data captured in Exchange Server," said Brian Grimm, Software System Staff Specialist at UTMB. "Our NetApp SnapManager for Exchange solution, which integrates NetApp SnapMirror for disaster recovery, helps reduce costs, simplify our data management, and increase 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. within our Exchange Server environment Co with no negative performance impact." NetApp SnapManager 4.0 for Exchange and Single Mailbox Recovery 4.2 software dramatically boost the productivity of both administrators and physical storage assets in the following ways: * Maximized data availability: NetApp provides near-instantaneous backups and rapid Exchange Server recovery, with minimal capacity overhead. In addition, NetApp SnapMirror[R] software provides simple, flexible, and cost-effective snapshot replication and mirroring for easy-to-use disaster recovery of Exchange Server data. * Simplified data management: NetApp addresses the storage management productivity challenge with automated data management, rapid storage provisioning, and the ability to backup and restore hundreds of databases residing on a single Exchange Server installation. * Rapid Exchange Item-Level Recovery: NetApp Single Mailbox Recovery software provides rapid recovery of mailbox data from any existing snapshot backups using administrator-specified criteria, up to and including individual e-mails and attachments. * Reduced costs: NetApp helps consolidate Exchange Server data and maximize storage resource utilization with its unique FlexVol[TM] technology, available through NetApp Data ONTAP ONTAP Open Network Technology for Appliance Products [R] 7G software. Additionally, NetApp Global Services (NGS NGS National Geographic Society NGS National Geodetic Survey NGS National Genealogical Society NGS Next Generation Security (software) NGS National Garden Scheme NGS National Graduate School NGS Next Generation Services ) offers professional and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services that complement these NetApp software offerings by minimizing disruption, augmenting or offloading IT staff, and rapidly designing and implementing a NetApp-enabled Exchange Server environment. NGS offers solutions for Exchange Server environments that scale from installation to turn-key enterprise deployments depending on customer needs. NGS resources are Microsoft certified and have experience in industry verticals such as financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and government sector. The service offerings are organized as components and include Exchange Server consolidation, migration, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery. The consolidation and migration services assist customers in moving to current versions of Exchange Server. The backup and recovery services leverage tiered-storage best practices to implement high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. solutions for safeguarding data and enabling near real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. restoration. NGS disaster recovery services feature highly robust clustering and replication solutions that protect data assets within and across data centers. All of the Exchange Server service components share a structured implementation methodology that follow proven project management concepts and emphasize knowledge transfer to IT operations staff. For more information on NetApp services and support, visit www.netapp.com/support. "Email is a mission critical application, and organizations demand a highly available and reliable solution," said Kim Akers, general manager, Unified Communications, Microsoft. "We are pleased that companies like NetApp are providing solutions that will complement the enhancements delivered in Exchange Server 2007, which will help IT administrators get more out of their hardware and networking investments, make deployment easier and more flexible, while giving administrators more time for value-added work." NetApp is a member of the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP) for Exchange Server 2007, helping customers leverage the powerful capabilities of Exchange Server 2007 and NetApp storage solutions. NetApp SnapManager 4.0 for Exchange supports 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. (MSCS See Microsoft Cluster Server. ) for high availability and Microsoft Multipath I/O for resiliency in FC and IP SAN environments. NetApp storage arrays are listed in the Windows Server Catalog, demonstrating their compatibility with Microsoft products. For more details on NetApp SnapManager software, visit www.netapp.com/products/software/snapmanager.html. About NetApp Tech OnTap More information on this and other NetApp offerings is available through the NetApp Tech OnTap program, which includes a monthly newsletter with real-world best practices, tips and tools, behind the scenes engineering interviews, and more. Sign up now at www.netapp.com/go/techontap. About Network Appliance Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts to simplify data management. Information about Network Appliance[TM] solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com. NetApp, the Network Appliance logo, Data ONTAP, SnapManager, and SnapMirror are registered trademarks and Network Appliance and FlexVol are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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