Onaro Enables Integration of Storage into IT Service Delivery Chain with New Service Connect API; Hitachi Data Systems and Cisco to Use Service Connect API.BOSTON -- Continuing to accelerate the management and delivery of storage as a service, Onaro, Inc., today announced the availability of Service Connect, a web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. application program interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ), that enables ISVs, application providers, and internal development teams to gain access to the rich set of service-related data in Onaro SANscreen. Users of the API can quickly and cost-effectively provide SANscreen's storage service insight to all of their key storage and infrastructure management applications. Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. and Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. are joining the Onaro Service Connections program and will be able to use the SANscreen Service Connect API to provide service centric information to their respective infrastructure management applications. APIs are defined as a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications and are the building blocks for a service-oriented architecture See SOA. . "Infrastructure teams have traditionally viewed storage as a black hole environment that is costly and difficult with which to work," said Steve Duplessie, founder, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Device and element information contained in most storage management applications is rarely useful beyond storage specific management applications. Onaro's service view of the storage environment combined with the Service Connect API will enable other applications to get an actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. view of the storage environment. This is a significant step forward in the integration of storage into the IT service delivery chain." "Onaro's global customers in finance, retail, manufacturing and telecommunications are working to improve the delivery of IT services," explained Bryan Semple, vice president of marketing at Onaro, Inc. "At our recent customer advisory panel, there was strong demand to incorporate SANscreen's service centric view of storage into the rest of the IT ecosystem. By bringing to market an API that leverages SANscreen's global storage view, customers and ecosystem partners can develop applications that more fully integrate storage into the IT service delivery chain." Hitachi Data Systems and Cisco to Use SANscreen API "Hitachi Data Systems provides our customers a unified framework for storage management and business continuity through our HiCommand software suite," said John Mansfield For the actor, see John Mansfield (actor). John Mansfield (August 1822 – May 6, 1896) was California's Lieutenant Governor from 1880 to 1883. He also was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving as the last colonel of the 2nd , vice president, Global Product Management, Hitachi Data Systems. "Onaro's Service Connect API will enable us to seamlessly incorporate change process information into the HiCommand suite--giving our customers an enhanced view of overall storage service quality." "Onaro's service-centric view of storage is unique in the industry," said Ed Chapman, vice president, product management, Data Center Business Unit at Cisco. "With the service connect API, Cisco and Onaro can provide our joint customers a holistic and actionable view of their storage networking resources." Onaro Service Connect API Based on Onaro SANscreen, the Service Connect API provides a flexible, open and scalable environment that enables ISVs and internal development teams to deliver the following types of storage service management functionality: --Inventory and Configuration Information - SANscreen's agentless approach to collecting inventory data makes a rich set of device-level information available for use in external systems. Asset inventory systems can now be 100% accurate for the storage environment. --Storage Service View - Each application in a datacenter receives levels of storage services from the SAN. These services are expressed across the dimensions of access to storage, redundancy of the paths, replication and backup, and performance. Using the Service Connect API, infrastructure management applications, such as server provisioning and management, can have visibility into all the services delivered to the applications under their management. --Chargeback- Charging back for storage services is a challenging effort. Most reporting is device focused. Without context for which application a device is using, chargeback Chargeback The charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. Notes: Customers dispute charges to their credit card usually when goods or services are not delivered within the is a manual process. SANscreen provides a view showing which applications are receiving what storage services and which devices these services are using. Using the Service Connect API, this information is easily sent into chargeback systems for automated financial accounting. --IT Change and Ticket Management - SANscreen's planning capability enables storage administrators to plan and simulate changes to the SAN. Once the change plan is approved, SANscreen tracks the changes as they occur. By using the Service Connect API, these change plans can be integrated into an IT ticketing system. SANscreen establishes the foundation of the Service Connect API and will allow Onaro to create an ecosystem of partners via the Service Connections program who will develop solutions to help businesses implement new storage service management offerings. Availability and Pricing Service Connect API 1.0 is available now. Additional ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. partners interested in joining the Service Connections program should visit http://www.onaro.com/products_sc_api.html for program information. Onaro customers have access to the API with their standard software license agreement. About Onaro, Inc. Onaro is the leader in storage service management (SSM SSM abbr. surface-to-surface missile ) enabling enterprises to increase service quality, return on storage, and compliance by managing storage as a service. Unlike traditional SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. applications which are device centric, Onaro provides a clear service view into a SAN's access paths, redundancy, replication and performance. SANscreen is being used by the world's largest companies in banking, retail, entertainment, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and wireless telecom. A partial customer list includes AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , CareGroup Healthcare System, Countrywide Financial Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) is a diversified financial marketing and service holding company engaged primarily in residential mortgage banking and related businesses. Corporation, JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). , Priority Healthcare, State Street Global Advisors, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. For more information, please visit www.onaro.com. |
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