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DataCore Lowers Cost of Entry for iSCSI Storage and IP SANs; SANmelody™ Software Turns PCs into iSCSI Disk Servers
From Download to Working IP SAN Storage in under 20 Minutes
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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — DataCore Software, a leading independent software vendor specializing in storage control, management and consolidation, today introduced a novel approach to iSCSI storage. In a market characterized by hardwired appliances with little configurability, poor performance and relatively high cost, DataCore is exploiting the power and flexibility of inexpensive PCs as its platform for IP storage subsystems -- or more appropriately, iSCSI 'disk servers.'
"There are not a lot of choices in iSCSI storage arrays on the market today, and even fewer that are affordable or that can be upgraded to fibre channel or high-end storage functions," states Roger Howorth, a software technology reviewer. "SANmelody is simple, takes minutes to set up and it lets you utilize your own choice of servers, disks and networks to get to the price point and performance levels you need."
Over the past few years, DataCore has repeatedly demonstrated that low-cost PC servers equipped with the company's innovative software provide the lowest cost and highest performance hardware on which to roll out high-value storage services. The groundbreaking combination regularly outperforms the world's largest storage arrays in such head-to-head comparisons as the Storage Performance Council's SPC Benchmark-1™ (SPC-1).
Smaller organizations running a few Windows and/or Linux hosts will be pleased to learn that the basic IP storage requirements are met with the entry-level SANmelody product for under $1,200. Low-cost software upgrades make it possible for these companies to step up to features such as fibre channel connectivity, point-in-time snapshots, auto provisioning and remote replication that have previously been found only on prohibitively priced high-end arrays. SANmelody is available directly from DataCore's new online Web store at www.datacore.com. Prospective buyers may download and test-drive a 30-day evaluation copy at no charge.
George Teixeira, CEO and President of DataCore, points out, "SANmelody redefines the cost of creating an entry-level IP SAN to access shared iSCSI storage. We are driving a far-reaching program that shrink-wraps everything you need to convert off-the-shelf PCs into single-purpose iSCSI disk servers. In doing so, we lift all the constraints that plague specialized arrays, at the same time surpassing them on price/performance and flexibility."
The DataCore SANmelody Difference - The Compelling Alternative for iSCSI:
- It's an affordable way to gain the benefits of a SAN. You can start small and grow, transform your standard PC servers and disks into a full-blown FC or Ethernet iSCSI SAN.
- It's one of the fastest iSCSI systems on the market, with typically no need for iSCSI accelerators.
- It supports both Ethernet iSCSI and FC, providing ultimate flexibility and growth. Unlike limited iSCSI appliances and storage arrays, customers get a choice on growth and can mix and match.
- It offers record-breaking disk performance acceleration and price/performance. And it typically accelerates disk workload performance by a factor of 2X plus (e.g., low-cost SATA disks).
- Enhanced performance means more work gets done in a given timeframe; a critical differentiator for multimedia and streaming applications as well as transaction-oriented workloads.
- It is built on proven technology already deployed and supported over the last six years in hundreds of major accounts and data centers worldwide.
- It's simple to operate and installs in less than 20 minutes. Productivity from the get go, with powerful disk management, performance acceleration, metrics and monitoring tools.
DataCore offers full-featured SAN productivity, for a lot less.
- Simple -- Add disk space inexpensively without downtime or hassles
- Powerful -- Record-breaking performance, faster workloads and disk backups and recovery
- Affordable and flexible -- SATA, Ethernet iSCSI and FC SAN
- Save money -- Stop wasting disk space; instead, add greater productivity and uptime
In iSCSI configurations, SANmelody™ disk servers take similar advantage of very fast CPUs, cache memory and standard Ethernet cards to economically meet applications' I/O needs using inexpensive EIDE and Serial ATA drives. As importantly, SANmelody satisfies such requirements and accelerates overall performance without resorting to pricier TCP offload engines (TOE), iSCSI host bus adapters (HBAs) or exotic hardware. Customers and DataCore business partners have the flexibility to choose off-the-shelf server components from Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM and other AMD or Intel OEMs.
Customers can also look to DataCore's worldwide distribution and integration partners for turnkey solutions and appliances. These resellers, systems integrators and OEMs are combining SANmelody software with a variety of popular PCs, GigE cards, and disk drives into plug-and-play iSCSI disk server bundles.
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software fundamentally changes the economics of managing storage with innovative software that combines advanced functions and services with the agility and savings of hardware independence. The company's award-winning SANsymphony and new low-cost SANmelody disk server software products provide unprecedented purchasing flexibility and future-proofing by empowering customers to fulfill portability and price/performance requirements across a broad choice of systems and devices. Small to Medium Enterprises, Global 2000 data centers and OEM storage subsystems rely on this comprehensive product portfolio to deploy disk servers, to easily add capacity expansion and to centralize and automate storage management for Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOS and NetWare systems. 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 and SANsymphony and SANmelody 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
Tele: 954-377-6000
Fax: 954-938-7953
publicrelations@datacore.com
www.datacore.com
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