CommVault and Sistina in Linux software alliance
CommVault and Sistina in Linux software alliance
Storage management system provider CommVault Systems, and storage infrastructure software developer Sistina Software have announced the availability of its Linux-based clustering software.
The software, which will be sold by CommVault worldwide, provides key data and storage management software components by integrating Sistina GFS Linux file services with CommVault QiNetix Galaxy backup and recovery software. The software will allow users to protect commercial Linux applications, use Linux as a scalable heterogeneous data protection infrastructure and leverage Linux file sharing technology.
"If you look at the incumbents such as Veritas, IBM, HP, who also happen to be the biggest players in the market, they all have a file system that lives underneath them that has the ability to help them with the backup process as well as assist in the performance of data movement," said Steve Kenniston, technology analyst, Enterprise Storage Group.
"CommVault and Sistina have integrated that software stack and have the ability to compete at the same level in the Linux world. This integration will become more and more crucial, especially as folks move from the traditional backup to new data protection schemas and Information Lifecycle Management."
"Customers have said that foundation-level data and storage software is a prerequisite for enterprise Linux deployments," said Larry Cormier, vice president of marketing, CommVault Systems. "With this combination of powerful data sharing and data protection, enterprise customers can leverage Linux-based blade and modular storage architectures and know that the solution will scale to match their needs."
"This package that we've put together with CommVault is especially attractive to our customers, as it provides them with the first, complete data services solution for Enterprise Linux," said Joaquin Ruiz, Sistina's vice president of marketing and product management. "With the QiNetix Essentials Edition Sistina Scaled, enterprise customers can utilise the industrial strengths of Linux, while at the same time, drive down IT costs and simplify the management of their deployments."
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