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DataCore Challenges EMC on Performance, "Put Up Or Shut Up!"
Bets Sports Car Against EMC's Misleading Statements on SANsymphony's Scalability
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (September 17, 2002) — DataCore Software, a leading provider of enterprise-class, open storage networking software, today challenged EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, MA) to a head-to-head storage performance duel. The winner gets considerable bragging rights, but DataCore will add in a side bet for EMC - a new Porsche Turbo sports car. The shootout is prompted by recent EMC assertions in VARBusiness article on August 29th "Expand SANs' Capacity" that DataCore's SANsymphony™ software is inadequately powered to handle large-scale storage consolidation requirements. EMC's senior vice president of storage infrastructure software, Chris Gahagan, was quoted:
"A lot of these vendors that are proposing virtualization say, 'You basically put JBOD behind the virtualization appliance,' but that doesn't work for a whole lot of reasons. If you look at the DataCore product, [for example], it can't scale because it's based on off-the-shelf PC technology. . . . If you wanted to put DataCore on a fully loaded Symmetrix, you'd have to put two dozen DataCore boxes in front of the Symmetrix just to manage the I/O load. That doesn't seem like a good consolidation strategy."
Ken Horner, vice president of marketing for DataCore responds, "Standard servers have come of age. Off-the-shelf PC technology happens to be off the charts, not only in terms of price-performance but also in terms of raw performance. Combined with SANsymphony software and its blazingly fast, advanced storage control capabilities, DataCore configurations not only "keep up", but exhibit a tremendous performance edge over EMC Symmetrix. If they can prove otherwise, we will hand over the keys to one of the fastest cars on the planet. Our message to EMC: Take our car . . . if you can."
"EMC's trash talk has gotten old," said Ziya Aral, Chairman and CTO, DataCore. "It's time to hold them accountable. If they accept our challenge, then we will teach them some manners. We will run on a tiny SANsymphony configuration with two nodes, not two-dozen. And yes, we'll play storage controller with JBODs, though our usual role is networking arrays. And if they don't show up, we'll still run the entire spectrum of throughput tests, publish the costs and results and invite EMC to do the same. Enough talk. It's easy enough to validate claims in our industry."
Terms of the Challenge
DataCore and EMC will agree to name an independent objective referee to mediate the final details, to oversee the performance challenge, and to designate the winner.
EMC's storage configuration shall consist of:
- Any EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Information System running the generally available hardware, software, firmware release as of August 29, 2002.
- EMC can configure the Symmetrix hardware in any commercially available configuration that will optimize performance (no science projects, experimental configurations, etc.).
- DataCore SANsymphony Software or derivative products may not be included in any part of EMC's configuration. That would be cheating!
DataCore's storage configuration shall consist of:
- Two off-the-shelf copies of the current shipping release of SANsymphony Network Edition Software as generally available on August 29, 2002.
- Commercially available Fibre Channel adapters, disk and simple disk enclosures (JBODs) in numbers sufficient to match the chosen Symmetrix configuration.
- Two off-the-shelf Intel-based PC servers. The servers will be the smallest and lowest cost practical given the chosen EMC configuration.
Workload
Any simple workload that comprises some combination of IOP/s and throughput, cached and un-cached I/Os, reads and writes consistent with proving or disproving EMC's claims.
Winner
The independent auditing firm (referee) will determine the winner by comparing the stated workloads and calculating weightings determined prior to the challenge.
Prizes
If EMC's Symmetrix configuration wins, DataCore will buy EMC a new 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo valued at $137,140 (U.S. MSRP). Alternatively, we will donate equivalent funds to EMC's favorite charity.
If DataCore's SANsymphony configuration wins, EMC will agree to let DataCore publicly disclose the challenge results and the estimated street price for the competing hardware in whatever scenarios and publications DataCore sees fit.
Timetable
EMC must accept the challenge by end of business day on September 27, 2002 or DataCore will announce that the challenge has been declined. Details of the challenge will be finalized no later than 10 business days after the challenge is accepted. Final performance measurements shall be submitted and witnessed by the independent auditing firm no later than October 31, 2002. Winner will be declared by November 15, 2002. Prizes shall be distributed by December 2, 2002. Only one entry per company.
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software Corporation's award-winning software automates and consolidates storage management for enterprise customers worldwide, significantly reducing their costs and increasing the return on investment from information technology assets. The company's SANsymphony™ software sets the standard for open storage networking platforms, supporting all major brands of disk arrays and operating systems. It is available and supported through major OEMs, system integrators and resellers. DataCore is privately held with corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For international office locations and more information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com.
DataCore, the DataCore Logo, Powered by DataCore, Networked-Powered Storage, ROI Street Smarts, SANsymphony, SANcentral, SANcollege and SANvantage are trademarks or registered trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Corporate Contact:
DataCore Software Corporation
(954) 377-6000
pr@datacore.com
Media Contacts:
(954) 377-6000
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Kendra Balcius
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kbalcius@corporateink.com
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