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InterSAN's Storage Area Management Software to Support QLogic Storage Infrastructure Products
With QLogic Relationship, InterSAN Expands Support for Next Generation Storage Area Management in Multi-Vendor Storage Networks
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- InterSAN(TM), a pioneer in the new field of applications-based Storage Area Management (SAM) software, today announced support for the only end-to-end storage area network (SAN) infrastructure provider, QLogic Corporation (Nasdaq: QLGC - news). InterSAN's software pro-actively manages, automatically configures, and discovers QLogic's SANblade host bus adapters (HBAs) in large, complex, multi-vendor storage networks, and the company is also pursuing support for QLogic SANbox switches. Now QLogic customers can leverage InterSAN's software to manage the relationship between applications, their data storage, and everything in between, reducing the total cost of ownership in heterogeneous storage networks. QLogic joins an impressive list of storage leaders that InterSAN has announced alliances with, including EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, and LSI Logic.
InterSAN's software allows enterprises to efficiently manage large, complex SANs by taking an applications-oriented view that masks the complexity of the SAN infrastructure. With InterSAN's software, enterprises can automatically allocate, configure, manage, and monitor heterogeneous devices across globally distributed storage-networking environments from a central location. Support for QLogic extends InterSAN's ability to significantly increase IT productivity. By turning a complex, multi-step task performed by an expert into a one step operation, InterSAN's automated storage provisioning feature eliminates the manual and error prone task of individual device configuration. Most importantly, InterSAN's software enables companies to define and rigorously enforce policy-based best practices, which ultimately results in enhanced storage management efficiencies and improved customer service levels.
QLogic and InterSAN have worked closely to simplify networked storage management through tight interoperability. As a result of InterSAN's support for QLogic's SANblade Fibre Channel HBAs, customers can easily and cost effectively monitor, manage, and optimize their complex, distributed SANs that leverage QLogic's products. InterSAN and QLogic are members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Fibre Channel Working Group (FCWG) focusing on standardizing a Common HBA API that will enhance the manageability of SANs.
``This initiative allows QLogic and InterSAN to simplify and optimize open storage networks, reducing total cost of ownership,'' said Frank Berry, vice president, corporate marketing, QLogic Corp. ``In addition, business agility demands management at the application level, and InterSAN's software is the first solution to adequately address this.''
``InterSAN shares a common goal with QLogic to provide our customers with reliable SAN solutions that improve operational efficiency, data availability, and security,'' said Chris Melville, co-founder, president, and CEO of InterSAN. ``InterSAN's software allows our mutual customers to improve application service levels while significantly reducing the cost of managing a complex enterprise SAN environment.''
About InterSAN SAM Software
InterSAN is first to provide automated storage provisioning and service level management for global storage networking environments. With its patent-pending Virtual Private DataPath(TM) (VPD(TM)) technology, which provides application to data path management, InterSAN automates the provisioning of heterogeneous networked storage with policy-based best practices. InterSAN's next generation product allows IT organizations to implement and measure differentiated service levels, including availability, performance, and cost. InterSAN's applications-oriented approach masks the complexity of the networked storage infrastructure and enables IT to focus on meeting application service levels. InterSAN's software is expected to be available Fall 2001.
About InterSAN
InterSAN, Inc. (Scotts Valley, Calif.) is the pioneer of applications-based Storage Area Management (SAM) software that enables enterprises to fully exploit the benefits of large heterogeneous storage networks. Based on its unique Virtual Private DataPath (VPD) technology, the InterSAN solution provides improved application availability, data security, and service level management. By centralizing and automating management of complex storage networking infrastructure, InterSAN's solution improves operational efficiency and business scalability for large enterprises. For more information about InterSAN, call 831-430-0692 or visit the website at www.intersan.net. |
