NTAP--Network Appliance and BMC Collaborate to Provide Customers with Enhanced Centralized Management Solutions
PATROL® for Network Appliance(TM) Filers Increases Data Availability and Performance
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000-- Network Appliance, Inc, (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, and BMC Software(Nasdaq:BMCS - news), the leading provider of e-business systems management, today announced that the two companies have collaborated to provide customers with BMC Software's PATROL for Network Appliance filer products.
Built upon the newly launched Network Appliance Data ONTAP(TM) 6.0 operating system, the new management software enhances the capability to centralize the monitoring and administration of NetApp® filers.
This integrated solution will deliver essential information to BMC's PATROL software. Its user-friendly interface will provide a centralized, graphical view of enterprise-level network-attached storage (NAS) configurations, essentially identifying when application problems are caused by storage events. Coupled with Data ONTAP 6.0, this preventative software can reduce unnecessary downtime by alerting a system administrator of any potential system difficulties by means of monitoring the performance, availability, and reliability of the storage configuration. Additionally, BMC will integrate the solution into its existing management infrastructures.
The newly launched Network Appliance Data ONTAP 6.0 software, the company's most advanced software to date for scalable storage capacity and the operating system for the recently launched NetApp F800 series filers, enhances data protection and maximizes data availability for enterprises, ISPs, ASPs, and SSPs.
``Network Appliance Data ONTAP 6.0 represents a dramatic increase in the scalability, reliability, and availability of data management solutions on the NetApp filer platform,'' said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. ``With BMC's PATROL Software, customers can now leverage the increased functionality of Data ONTAP 6.0 from a centralized console where administrators manage other storage systems, databases, ERP applications, operating systems, or e-business applications.''
``This is an exciting time for BMC Software as we are one step closer to delivering Application-Centric Storage Management,'' said Chris Gahagan, vice president and general manager of recovery and storage management for BMC Software. ``Network Appliance has shown a deep commitment to the technologies necessary for success, as well as a distinct expertise within our industry.''
PATROL for Network Appliance Filers
PATROL for Network Appliance filers monitors the performance, status, and configuration of NetApp devices at both the hardware storage level and data organization level, such as file systems. Additionally, the software alerts and reports on capacity metrics to help customers track and understand growth.
About BMC Software
One of the world's largest independent software vendors, BMC Software delivers the most comprehensive e-business systems management software with the fastest guaranteed implementation. This Service Assurance(TM) strategy enhances the availability, performance and recoverability of companies' business-critical applications. Companies can use this management methodology to demonstrate their ability to deliver optimal service to their customers and partners by joining BMC Software OnSite(TM), a certification program which includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software Professional Services.
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, Inc., a veteran in network file serving and caching, has been providing data access solutions since 1992, and is a member of both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index. Major corporations and ISPs, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp solutions. NetApp Internet caching solutions (NetCache(TM) appliances) and file servers (filers) deliver fast, simple, reliable, and cost-effective access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file services for UNIX®, Windows NT®, and the World Wide Web.
The company pioneered the concept of the ``network appliance,'' an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that perform a single function. Network Appliance filers and NetCache appliances are based on the company's innovative data access software known as the Data ONTAP operating system and standards-compliant hardware.
NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
