DataCore's Storage Virtualization Takes Center Stage Detailing the Software-Defined Data Center at UK's IP Expo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and LONDON, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DataCore Software, the leader in software-defined storage architecture and premier provider of storage virtualization software, is, once again, pleased to be one of IP Expo's leading sponsors and presenters featuring real-world customer case studies and presentations from DataCore thought leaders. DataCore will be using IP Expo as the UK platform to detail the new release of their SANsymphony™-V platform, which is set to optimize the future of the software-defined data center by effectively freeing customers from their hardware vendor lock-in. From Stand E60, DataCore customers are warmly invited to gather to gain a sneak-preview on the latest release of SANsymphony-V, which sets the standard in software-defined storage platforms. The new release provides much greater scalability, faster next-generation replication services for disaster recovery, automatic self-healing storage capabilities, expanded platform integration, and new space reclamation services from Microsoft ODX and VMware VAAI. The new release will be made available from DataCore Software on November 4, 2013.

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New capabilities within the release will include:

• Twice the scaling with support for up to 16 federated nodes
  • Scales performance and HA; federated nodes can span Metro-wide distances
• New next-generation remote replication services
  • Speeds up performance for disaster recovery
• New self-healing storage services
  • Reduces business downtime from hardware failures
• New failsafe non-disruptive data mobility services between storage pools
  • Increases overall resiliency
• New Microsoft ODX and VMware VAAI services
  • Offloads hosts to accelerate performance and data mobility operations
• New space reclamation services
  • Enables IT organizations to reclaim unused capacity they already own
• New change-control management and audit trail logs
  • Helps prevent avoidable errors and simplifies troubleshooting

As a premium sponsor, DataCore is offering customers self-registration guest tickets at http://www.ipexpo.co.uk/Exhibitors/DataCore-Software-UK/?WT.mc_id=IP13588LADAT saving £25 on the door entry costs.

Throughout both days of the event at 10.30 AM within the Data Center Optimization Theater, DataCore's thought leadership presence will take center stage with project leaders from Quorn Foods speaking first-hand about their experience of using DataCore's SANsymphony-V as the cornerstone of their software-optimized, virtual infrastructure across this leading food brand (itself a part of the Marlow Food giant). The presentation, "See Firsthand How Quorn Foods Achieved Five Nines Availability with a Total Virtualized Infrastructure Overhaul" is expected to be a significant crowd puller, with attendees keen to learn:

• How to quickly and efficiently optimize their Tier 1 applications even with the high burden that virtual servers place when they are delivering thin client capabilities;
• How to take Business Critical ERP into the Virtual World using DataCore to reduce data mining times from 20 minutes to 20 seconds;
• And finally how to successfully use Auto-Tiering within DataCore's SANsymphony-V to achieve an intelligent, optimized, usable form of ILM.

Christian Hagen, vice president EMEA, DataCore Software, comments on what attendees can expect to see at IP Expo and strikes a cautionary note about false claims of providing software-defined data center: "This seems to be the year of software-defined storage, accompanied with much talk  and hype usually driven by the major hardware vendors, aware that customers are now becoming savvy of the unnecessary 'rip and replace' cycle every three years. This is a great confirmation for our technology approach as we have successfully pursued provision of an encompassing software layer for more than 15 years and have thousands of customer endorsements worldwide to prove it – some of which you will hear from at the Exhibition."

Hardware independence, higher availability for non-stop business operations, faster application performance and cost saving strategies build the four main pillars of a software-defined strategy on show with DataCore. DataCore Software recently launched a European-wide education and information campaign to spread the word on the benefits of storage virtualization and software-defined storage architectures. Information resources including informative webcasts, links to video series on storage virtualization white papers, "How To" guides and regional case studies are now available on DataCore's "Stop Fighting Your Storage Hardware" site. These resources show how customers have achieved a software-defined data center that can maximize business productivity and capitalize on their current hardware investments.

About SANsymphony™-V R9

SANsymphony™-V storage virtualization software significantly improves the performance of Tier-1 business critical applications (VDI, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange and SharePoint). At the same time, it enhances the availability and maximizes the utilization of distributed investments in flash memories, solid state disks, conventional hard disk drives and midrange to high-end storage systems. Differentiated by its ability to auto-tier and manage storage enterprise-wide across often incompatible devices from multiple suppliers, SANsymphony-V pools, thin provisions, replicates, continuously protects and caches storage resources throughout an entire infrastructure. The centrally-managed, closely-integrated functions operate uniformly over the broad range of purpose-built storage equipment required to best balance business objectives against budget constraints. SANsymphony-V spans on premises and cloud-resident assets, serving the needs of mixed workloads running on physical or virtual machines.

About DataCore Software

DataCore Software develops storage virtualization software for high availability, fast performance and maximum utilization from storage in virtual and physical IT environments. DataCore SANsymphony™-V storage hypervisor is a comprehensive, hardware-independent solution that fundamentally changes the economics of provisioning, replicating and protecting storage in large enterprises and small to midsize businesses. For additional information, visit the DataCore website at http://www.datacore.com or call +44 (0) 118 949 7024.

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