Enterprise storage systems, software and services provider, EMC, has announced EMC ControlCenter, a comprehensive family of software for managing customers` enterprise information infrastructures, or E-Infostructures. The new product makes it possible to monitor, configure, control, and fine-tune enterprise information from a single user console, either locally or over the Internet.
"EMC ControlCenter unleashes the full competitive advantage of Enterprise Storage Networks (ESNs) allowing the use of information remain distributed, while its management - structure, availability and security - is centralised," says Hugh Wason, country manager of EMC SA.
"This convergence of storage and the network creates a new model for information management by harnessing the power of information, regardless of its location."
Michael Mael, Vice President of Applications and Web Services of global Internet service provider, PSINet, says, "PSINet looks to EMC for the most advanced solutions for managing the critical information our customers entrust to us. EMC ControlCenter delivers a centralised window through which we will gain a new level of control over our information infrastructure."
The product provides intuitive, point-and-click control of EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems and EMC Enterprise Storage Networks, including EMC Connectrix ESN systems, heterogeneous switches and hubs, and other ESN interconnect devices. Colour-coded alerting, drag-and-drop disk allocation, automated performance tuning and remote management of business continuity capabilities simplify and enhance the flexibility of the ESN and provide for more productive staff deployment.
It further provides open integration with enterprise management frameworks such as Bull OpenMaster, CA Unicenter TNG, Hewlett-PackardOpenView and IBMTivoli TME.
The ControlCenter Console presents users with a graphical topological map of the entire ESN and serves as the launch point for any of the ControlCenter modules. Its architecture provides a framework for integrating multiple management capabilities over time. Currently, it offers a comprehensive selection of optional software modules, enabling administrators to refine and amplify their enterprise storage management capabilities.
A wide range of UNIX and Windows NT systems is supported, including Bull, Compaq, HP, IBM, NCR, NEC, Sequent, Siemens, SGI, Sun and Unisys, as well as Windows 95/ Windows 98, Windows NT, UNIX Motif, and Java-based Web browsers. John Webster, senior analyst at Nashua, N.H.-based Illuminata, says, "As IT managers move to centralise and concentrate enterprise storage, the need for comprehensive, storage resource management (SRM) tools is becoming critical. EMC ControlCenter is the first application to deliver products that support a new and open framework for managing storage networks - a key piece of the SAN puzzle."
Share
