INNOVATION FDR and FDRPAS Solutions Ready with Day-One Support for New EMC VMAX

Coinciding with the EMC announcement of their new EMC(R) VMAX3TM and VMAX(R) All Flash storage systems for IBM z Systems mainframes, INNOVATION Data Processing today is announcing day-one availability of the full range of its Non-Disruptive Data Protection, Business Continuance and Data Migration Solutions with support for these new EMC VMAX storage systems.

"Mainframe purchase decisions tend to be a long-term commitment not to be taken lightly. Customers are always hoping for a quantum leap forward in their next buying cycle, so we're excited about being able to participate in showing them the dramatic changes in performance, manageability and security that EMC is bringing to the table. We expect mainframe customers planning to acquire new VMAX3 and VMAX All Flash storage will be pleased to find INNOVATION Data Processing business data protection, business resiliency and information management solutions ready to leverage the unique advantages VMAX storage architectures will make possible," said Thomas J Meehan, Vice President of Technology Advancement INNOVATION Data Processing.

"EMC is pleased to see our technology partners leveraging the features of our new EMC VMAX3 and VMAX All Flash offerings," said Gail Greener, Vice President, Enterprise and Mainframe Solutions, Core Technologies Division, EMC Corporation. "Through our APIs and partner programs we support the efforts of leading value-added resellers such as INNOVATION Data Processing as they deliver data protection, business continuance and data migration solutions that improve EMC mainframe customers' data integrity, TCO, and business resiliency, thus maximizing the value of their EMC storage information infrastructure."

Meehan further elaborated, "as a result of our collaboration with EMC, our joint z/OS, z/VM and Linux on z IBM z Systems mainframe customers can be confident of simple, secure, fast and most importantly non-disruptive solutions, that ensure their VMAX3 and VMAX All Flash storage systems will be able to perform at their highest levels, as we provide Instant Data Protection and Non-Disruptive Migration for their VMAX-controlled mainframe data and they enjoy new levels of business resiliency, together with the cost savings benefits the new VMAX arrays promise."