Network Appliance Unveils Latest Version of DataFabric Manager.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 NetApp(R) DataFabric Manager 1.1 Offers Enhanced Support for 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). (R), Greater Reporting Functionality, and Expanded Capacity Planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. Tools 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: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 ), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today unveiled NetApp DataFabric(TM) Manager 1.1, a powerful software tool for centrally managing hundreds of terabytes of data storage in a global enterprise network. This latest version now supports UNIX, including Sun(R) Solaris(R) 2.8 and extends the functionality and control of its performance and capacity management tools. As a centralized storage management tool, DataFabric Manager helps enterprises lower total cost of ownership by eliminating the need for additional IT resources devoted to storage management and allocation, and increases productivity by allowing IT staff to focus on more critical IT needs. DataFabric Manager is also integral to the creation and management of global data fabric architectures, which are quickly evolving to meet the converging needs of rapid globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and tremendous data growth. DataFabric Manager Highlights: -- Provides unified views of all appliances and volumes, and their data services -- Enhanced support for UNIX environments, in addition to Windows NT(R)and 2000 -- Ability to analyze disk capacity utilization at the NetApp Qtree level (logical volume) -- Reports performance statistics by volume on an on-demand basis -- Increased performance and capacity planning tools -- Anticipates the need for more storage capacity and bandwidth resources -- Supports multiple Data ONTAP(TM) and NetCache(R) software versions -- Provides a Web-based GUI More information on DataFabric Manager 1.1 is available at www.netapp.com/products/filer/datafabric.html. About Network Appliance Network Appliance, Inc., a leader in network file storage and content delivery, has been providing data access solutions since 1992, and is a member of both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. . Major corporations and service providers, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. have deployed NetApp solutions. The company pioneered the concept of the "network appliance," an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that perform a single function. NetApp's storage and content delivery platforms (filers and NetCache appliances) are coupled with powerful content distribution and reporting software The following is a list of notable reporting software. Commercial software
Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , as well as standards-compliant hardware. It also offers multiprotocol support and transparent integration for UNIX and Windows(R) environments. Note to Editors: NetApp and NetCache are registered trademarks and Network Appliance, DataFabric, Center-to-Edge, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Sun and Solaris are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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