DataCore Software, a supplier of storage virtualisation and networking software, has appointed MGX as its South African partner to resell, install and integrate its products in SA.
DataCore selected MGX because of its technical expertise and position as the country`s foremost storage solutions integrator.
DataCore`s flagship product, SANsymphony, is a cross-platform storage virtualisation solution that consolidates and simplifies storage administration. The software allows customers to add, upgrade, reassign, and replicate storage on demand without rebooting servers or incurring downtime.
Says Graeme Smith, product marketing manager of Storage Solutions at MGX: "SANsymphony software converts islands of disparate storage into networked storage pools. This allows administrators to easily allocate capacity as it is needed, from any vendor`s storage to any open system - be it Windows, NetWare, Linux or Unix.
"The solution helps companies to protect the investments they have made in storage, including legacy sub-systems, and to realise a high degree of freedom of choice in hardware purchases. It also allows companies to drive down acquisition and operational costs in their storage environments."
The software allows administrators to manage storage from all suppliers uniformly, allocating disc space from centrally managed storage pools without disrupting hosts. All storage allocation and data replication can be securely controlled locally or remotely from a drag-and-drop GUI console.
SANsymphony`s block-caching and data protection features enhance the performance and availability of a customer`s existing storage systems. DataCore`s packaged solutions eliminate single points of failure, ensuring non-stop access to data, and allow users to benefit from network-wide remote mirroring and snapshot facilities across all storage platforms. Marcus Thompson, channel account manager for DataCore comments: "The partnership with MGX forms part of our strategy to expand into new markets. MGX is a leading IT solutions provider in SA providing a broad range of solutions with comprehensive technical support and services which will enable us to fully support the end-user community."
Smith says that demand for storage virtualisation and consolidation is only just starting to grow in the South African market. DataCore is a major player in this market space.
Says Smith: "DataCore software complements the other best-in-class software and hardware products in our storage portfolio and gives customers the ability to maximise their storage investments. There is a role for the solution in every data centre that needs to control its storage growth. We believe the product will find favour among large to medium-sized companies because it allows them to benefit from the availability and manageability features normally associated with monolithic high-end storage systems."
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MGX is a JSE Securities Exchange-listed listed information technology organisation headquartered in Johannesburg, SA, employing 2 754 people. MGX`s mission is to deliver world-class technologies through its strategic relationships with leading international technology suppliers, using its own intellectual property in the form of established methodologies, best practices, business models and software.
The company defines its business space and its value proposition offered to clients in terms of three key strategic requirements - improving enterprise performance, containing business costs and reducing business risk. In turn, MGX has focused its activities into the following five business value domains that comprehensively address these concerns: storage management, business availability management, content management, enterprise value management and software development.
These domains are offered by operating divisions MGX Storage Solutions, MGX Enterprise Solutions, MGX Content Management and MGX Business Continuity Solutions, with Software Futures delivering packaged and turnkey software solutions. These business units have strong functional and operational synergies in developing and integrating solutions for clients. The company`s client base is sourced from the top 200 companies in SA. MGX has operations in SA, Botswana, Australia, the UK and the US. During its five-year history as a listed company it has delivered consistent growth to shareholders. For more information, visit www.mgxgroup.com.
DataCore Software
DataCore Software Corporation is the leader in storage virtualisation and networking software. The company`s award-winning SANsymphony storage control software dramatically improves ROI and storage utilisation by converting `islands` of disparate storage into networked storage pools, enabling the easy allocation of storage capacity.
DataCore distributes its software products through the SANvantage Partner Program including its authorised and technical channel and major OEM partners worldwide. Founded in 1998 by some of the industry`s most respected storage technologists, DataCore is privately-held with headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and other US offices located in CA and NC with international sales and service operations located in London, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, and Sydney. For more information, call (877) 780 5111 or visit http://www.datacore.com.
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