DataCore offers affordable DR
DataCore says in order to fill the large void in the market that exists for reasonably priced disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) solutions, the high-end enterprise-class storage systems that can support true failover and multi-site SAN-based disaster recovery systems are usually proprietary, complex and expensive, reports InfoWorld.
When DataCore looked at the marketplace, it found a gap that needed to be filled. George Teixeira, president and CEO of DataCore Software, says: "The total cost of a working system, the high cost of entry and the lack of flexibility and software utility are the real barriers in the SMB space.
"Small to mid-size businesses can't afford to deploy a SAN to manage storage and then pay the additional cost to also do business continuity and disaster recovery. They need a solution that does both and does it at the right price."
DR is key for IT managers
Research and Markets has announced the addition of an in-depth analysis on business continuity and disaster recovery.
The report covers the adoption of business continuity and disaster recovery applications across the business market. The results are segmented by size of business, as well as professional services, government, education and healthcare industries.
The report claims DR/BC is a key priority and ongoing activity for IT managers. It adds that it is an important component that businesses seeking bundled offerings look for. Since DR/BC plans can involve multiple layers of complexity, the report discusses options that businesses and service providers must consider in formulating such strategies.
Sun undercuts Red Hat on support pricing
Sun Microsystems is presenting a challenge to Red Hat with competitively priced support in an update of its Solaris 10 operating system, reports CIO India.
Open source Solaris comes with support subscriptions that Sun says is half the price of a comparable support plan from Red Hat, the largest Linux distributor.
Red Hat has faced support price pressure from others, most notably a deal announced in October 2006 by database software company Oracle.
Share