Computer Associates (CA) has announced a solution for simplifying and centralising the management of heterogeneous enterprise storage infrastructure.
CA`s BrightStor Portal is a key enabler of CA`s vision of "Managing Storage without Boundaries" and is the first in the new class of enterprise storage automation solutions.
It builds upon CA`s two decades of platform-neutral management tools development, as well as the company`s web portal technology.
According to CA, the result is a flexible, scalable platform that simplifies the management of storage resources across heterogeneous protocols and multivendor hardware - thereby lowering operational costs and ensuring that storage resources are utilised more effectively.
"The complexity of our customers` enterprise storage environments will continue to increase as new technologies such as SANs and Infiniband emerge to help them cope with escalating storage requirements," says Shaun Nel, business technologist (Storage) at CA.
"CA`s BrightStor Portal will enable them to more easily assimilate these new technologies and enjoy their benefits - without creating unacceptable management burdens and unacceptable management costs in the process."
Built on CA`s CleverPath Portal, BrightStor Portal supports CA`s move towards the integration of heterogeneous environments through open, standards-friendly solutions.
According to Nel, It can be easily customised to add support for new vendors, devices, applications and various protocols. It can also scale to accommodate large and diverse enterprise storage environments.
"Through integration with leading storage hardware and software products, BrightStor Portal consolidates vital storage information across the enterprise and presents it in a highly intuitive, graphical and business-oriented manner.
"This simplified, integrated presentation enables managers to make smarter, better-informed decisions that eliminate wasteful spending and reduce total ownership costs," adds Nel.
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