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Xiotech Expands Family of Application-Driven Storage Management
Monday, October 13, 2008
Latest Version of ICON Manager Enables Integrated Server and Storage Provisioning from a Single Console for Additional Operating System Environments
DALLAS, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiotech Corporation announced plans today,
at Storage Networking World (SNW) Fall 2008, to support Linux and Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments within its award-winning ICON Manager
user interface, expanding the integrated and automated storage provisioning
and management it already provides. Through the end of SNW Fall, Xiotech
representatives are available to discuss these and the company's other storage
management tools at booth #306.
Currently, storage provisioning and management are typically "siloed" in
that IT managers must use multiple management consoles to configure storage
-- first on the storage array, and then on the physical and virtual servers.
Each step adds time and the risk of human error. ICON Manager's integrated and
automated storage management enables users to provision and manage storage
from a single console and gain a global view of storage throughout their IT
environments.
ICON Manager, which currently provides these advanced capabilities for
Windows and VMware environments, now adds support for Linux in the fourth
quarter of 2008 and will support Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V by
early 2009. ICON Manager also supports simplified storage provisioning and
management for other operating systems, including UNIX, Mac OS and Novell
NetWare.
"Our customers have saved significant money, time and stress by
simplifying how they monitor, provision and manage their storage through ICON
Manager," said Xiotech Director of Product Management Eric Lomascolo. "Storage
management is more application-driven than storage-driven, and the human error
found in complex management procedures is essentially eliminated, because of
the automation and control ICON Manager delivers. With support for additional
operating systems, our users will now be able to realize even more
functionality and savings across their entire IT ecosystems."
ICON Manager is designed for users of Xiotech's Emprise(TM) 7000 and
Magnitude 3D(R) 4000 and Magnitude 3D 3000 storage systems. Based on the Web
Services open architecture and utilizing Microsoft Management Console
plug-ins, ICON Manager provides an unprecedented level of integration,
automating storage management processes across the array and server
environments. Wizards guide users through common tasks, speeding
administration, reducing the possibility for errors and empowering users to
realize the full value of their investment. Additionally, ICON Manager
provides a global view of storage across the array, physical server and
virtual machine layers, which helps avoid the inefficiencies of dark storage,
where allocated but unused storage is difficult to locate and identify.
"It is good to see Xiotech extending its existing capabilities with ICON
Manager into more environments," said Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Mark
Peters. "With increasing system complexity as the norm in most data centers --
especially as virtualized server environments grow -- the capability that
Xiotech offers for overall centralized storage monitoring and management is a
boon. It's not just centralized and functional, but -- at least as
important -- it's also easy to learn, navigate and use."
About Xiotech
Xiotech Corporation, an innovator in data storage and protection
solutions, is delivering the new foundation of storage with unprecedented
reliability, performance and scalability. Xiotech's Emprise(TM) storage family
is built on patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE(TM)) technology, which
virtually eliminates drive-related service events, while delivering
industry-leading performance. Both the Emprise and Magnitude(R) families of
storage systems are feature rich, with optimal storage virtualization, Fibre
Channel and iSCSI connectivity, grow-as-you-go scalability, unmatched ease of
use and integrated customization via Web Services. Additionally, Xiotech's
TimeScale(R) line offers comprehensive, modular solutions for data protection
and availability.
Xiotech is based in Eden Prairie, Minn., and maintains major facilities in
Colorado Springs, Colo., and Hyderabad, India. For more information, visit
http://www.xiotech.com, e-mail info@xiotech.com or call toll free
1.866.472.6764.
SOURCE Xiotech Corporation
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