Vizioncore and DataCore Form Virtualization Technology Alliance; Companies
Showcase a Joint Disaster Recovery and Offsite Backup Solution
Partnership Means Increased Efficiency and Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery
Capabilities for SMBs and Server Virtualization Deployments
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DataCore Software, the
leading provider of storage virtualization SAN software, today announced it
has entered into a Technology Partner Alliance with Vizioncore, a leading
provider of innovative management solutions for virtual infrastructure
environments. DataCore also announced that is has co-authored a white paper
with Vizioncore explaining how to deploy a complete solution for implementing
an offsite backup that delivers full-fledged disaster recovery (DR). This
solution combines two best-of-breed products: Vizioncore's vRanger Pro(TM) and
SANmelody(TM) from DataCore Software Corporation.
"Over the course of the last few years, implementing a disaster recovery
project has become a priority for most businesses, regardless of their size,"
said Chris Akerberg, vice president of global sales & marketing, Vizioncore.
"It is now commonly accepted that although the SMB may not have the same IT
budget as large enterprises, they typically have the same imperatives in terms
of data protection and availability. Bringing Vizioncore's and DataCore's
respective products together in an integrated DR/backup and offsite backup
solution provides an elegant, reliable and cost effective means for businesses
to protect their data and keep their applications available." Vizioncore
products, which include vRanger Pro, vConverter(TM), vCharter(TM) and
vReplicator(TM) enhance virtualization technology by enabling customers to
replicate, P2V migrate, back-up, monitor and improve the performance of
virtual machines within their overall IT infrastructure.
DataCore Software is a leading independent software vendor specializing in
storage virtualization, storage management, and storage networking. Its
software serves as a flexible, storage software foundation for Total
Enterprise Virtualization. Vizioncore has set the industry standard for
products that protect, monitor and manage virtual machines, particularly in
the areas of Disaster Recovery and Virtualization Management. "DataCore's
SANmelody and Vizioncore's vRanger Pro products each offer powerful solutions
for the datacenter," said Carlos M. Carreras, vice president of sales and
business development, DataCore Software. "SANmelody is an outstanding software
solution for implementing full-featured SANs and allows IT professionals to
custom build their storage infrastructure according to their needs. And
Vizioncore's vRanger Pro is the essential backup and restore solution for
virtual server environments."
With the advent of server virtualization, many smaller businesses have
begun to rethink the feasibility of implementing a DR solution. However, they
soon realize that server virtualization alone is not enough. An infrastructure
must be put in place to replicate the data to the DR site and make it
available for rapidly redeploying the applications. Many hardware and software
vendors offer products that can serve as solutions to create the
infrastructure, but the solutions vary in terms of complexity, completeness,
and reliability.
According to George Teixeira, president and CEO, DataCore Software, "Both
companies enable users to better leverage their VMware investments.
Vizioncore's best-of-breed software helps organizations safeguard and optimize
their virtualized environments, while DataCore provides all the benefits
inherent to a SAN, including attaining higher levels of data protection,
business continuity and disaster recovery. This partnership will allow
customers to extract the maximum return on their investment in the VMware
platform -- providing further value and cost savings to customers."
In the co-authored white paper, "A Cost-Effective DR and Offsite Backup
Solution Using Vizioncore's vRanger Pro and DataCore's SANmelody with
Asynchronous Replication," the authors describe just how Vizioncore's vRanger
Pro is used for backing up virtual machines and their data at the primary
datacenter, while DataCore's SANmelody is used as a SAN that offers
asynchronous replication to mirror the backups to the DR site. To access the
white paper click here:
www.las-solanas.com/storage_virtualization/vranger_esx_dr_offsite_backup.php
or www.datacore.com/products/prod_SANmel_whitepapers.asp .
About Vizioncore, Inc.
Founded in 2002, Vizioncore Inc. is a leading provider of innovative
management solutions for virtual infrastructure environments. Nearly 7,500
organizations across the world, from SMBs to large-scale enterprises, use
Vizioncore's products to protect, monitor and manage virtual machines.
Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Vizioncore has a global sales channel with 1,100
partners worldwide. Vizioncore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest Software.
Additional information about Vizioncore and its products can be found at
www.vizioncore.com or can be obtained by contacting sales@vizioncore.com .
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software, the leading provider of storage virtualization SAN
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. DataCore's disk server software
easily adds capacity expansion and centralized storage management for Windows,
UNIX, Linux, VMware, MacOS, and NetWare systems. DataCore is privately held
and its corporate headquarters are in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For more
information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com .
DataCore, the DataCore logo 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.
Corporate Contacts:
DataCore Software
Bettye Grant
Tel: 954-377-6000
publicrelations@datacore.com
-- or --
Red Nine PR
Stuart Smith
336-896-1874
ssmith@redninePR.com
SOURCE DataCore Software
Bettye Grant of DataCore Software, +1-954-377-6000,
publicrelations@datacore.com; or Stuart Smith of Red Nine PR for DataCore
Software, +1-336-896-1874, ssmith@redninePR.com
