Softek Cited as No. 1 Privately-Held Developer of Data Mobility Software Products In Recent Poll of Fortune 1000 Storage Professionals.VIENNA, Va. -- TheInfoPro Storage Wave 7 Study Shows Online Data Migration Software/Data Mobility Software #2 Out of 21 Technologies on Customer Heat Index Softek(R) Storage Solutions, the leader in Nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. Data Mobility(TM) software solutions, announced today that unaided un·aid·ed adj. Carried out or functioning without aid or assistance: made an unaided attempt to climb the sheer cliff. responses to questions about storage in a semi-annual interviewing of storage professionals at U.S. Fortune 1000 and European companies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of companies from the countries in the European Union. placed Softek as the most frequently cited privately-held developer vendor of Online Data Migration Software/Data Mobility Software products, second only to Symantec Corp among all cited independent software vendors (ISVs). The study, titled "Storage Wave 7," was recently released by TheInfoPro (TIP), a New York-based independent research network and leading supplier of market intelligence for the Information Technology industry. The study represents the collective voice of over 250 storage professionals and is delivered without any spin, bias or intermediation. In the study's Online Data Migration Software/Data Mobility Software section, Softek placed in the top third overall of 22 listed companies listed company n → compañía cotizable listed company n → société cotée en Bourse listed company list n → , among Fortune 1000 companies in the U.S. and also in a related study of European enterprises. Other companies placing ahead of Softek included EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , who each utilize Softek's data mobility software as part of their own professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. offerings to perform non-disruptive data migrations in heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. . "Over the past year, the ability to keep applications up and running while moving data is becoming increasingly important to storage professionals, particularly as they focus on consolidation efforts to improve utilization," said Robert Stevenson, managing director at TheInfoPro. "Data mobility soared from a mere one percent in pilot activity during our last study, to 14 percent in the current one. Respondents expressed that this data movement activity is very disruptive to operations and requires more labor for execution than is generally desired. In addition, Data Mobility has consistently been listed as one of the top five Pain Points among storage professionals over the last three years due to its disruptive nature. The result is that online data migration and data mobility technologies moved up significantly in strategic importance to enterprise datacenters as storage professionals look to allocate more budget on online tools that help them reclaim and optimize existing storage configurations and refresh their infrastructures non-disruptively to the business." In the study's Storage Management Technology Heat Index(TM), which is based on the immediacy of user need and plans for each technology, weighted by storage spending, Online Data Migration Software/Data Mobility Software was cited as the second highest priority, just behind Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM). Moreover, data migration and data classification were cited as the top two important pieces of ILM functionality. Softek was cited in the top third of 33 companies on the Storage Management Short List, a compilation of vendors that are currently being used or considered for new implementations. As with the other questions, replies were based on unaided awareness in that no list was provided to interviewees. Results in this category represented a collection of each vendor mention across all storage management technologies. "With online data migration leaping into the top two of 21 technologies on the Technology Heat Index, this TIP report dovetails with the feedback we have been receiving over the past several years from our customers about the time and complexity associated with doing online migrations easily and non-disruptively, whether for tech refreshes, consolidations, switching vendors, and or implementing tiered storage A data storage system made up of two or more types of storage based on their access speed. For example, magnetic disk and tape or magnetic disk and optical disc are widely used in a tiered storage system. See HSM. as part of their ILM strategy," said Steven Murphy, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Softek. "This study reinforces why Softek is focused on delivering a simple and unified Nonstop Data Mobility(TM) solution to enterprise customers to move data non-disruptively across any platforms, vendor and/or distance. Based on the replies from Fortune 1000 storage professionals in the TIP study, Softek's leadership in the mission-critical online data mobility market space is becoming clearer." About TheInfoPro Storage Wave 7 Study All of the 210 U.S. Fortune 1000 and European end users interviewed for the TheInfoPro Storage Wave 7 Study provided an average of one hour of detailed feedback about their storage technology environments, issues, projects, and vendor experiences. The actual length of the interview was determined by the willingness of the interviewees to elaborate on their ratings of the vendors by offering stories to illustrate their points. The interviews were conducted from January through April 2006. Approximately 90 percent of the interviews were completed via telephone, with the remainder in person, depending on the interviewee's proximity to the TheInfoPro interviewers. About Softek Softek(R) provides Nonstop Data Mobility(TM) software that enables a simple and unified approach to moving live data - over any distance, regardless of server platform or storage array vendor. Our Nonstop Data Mobility(TM) solutions reduce the cost, complexity and risk of moving data, thereby increasing application availability and providing customers greater choice. Since 1996, the majority of Fortune 1000 companies have turned to Softek to move petabytes of data. Softek Storage Solutions Corporation is an independent software company based in Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. . Partners include EMC, Fujitsu, HDS (Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, www.hds.com) A leading provider of high-end storage hardware, software and services. Part of the Information Systems & Telecommunications Division of Hitachi Ltd. , HP, IBM and Sun, in addition to distributors and resellers worldwide. For further information, visit www.softek.com. Softek and TDMF TDMF Transparent Data Migration Facility TDMF Time Division Matrix Function are registered trademarks, and Nonstop Data Mobility is a trademark, of Softek Storage Solutions Corp. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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