VERITAS Software, the storage software company, and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) today announced that the company has joined the newly formed Storage Networking Industry Association`s Supported Solutions Forum (SSF). As a certified Charter Member of the forum, VERITAS Software will collaborate with other industry leaders to standardise storage networking solutions.
"As a member of the SSF, VERITAS has the opportunity to perform joint support agreements with industry colleagues and to qualify VERITAS solutions within open, heterogeneous storage environments," said Paul Massiglia, SNIA board member and technical director, VERITAS Software. "The qualified solutions are flexible and minimise the complexities of integrating heterogeneous systems."
This newly formed initiative aims to develop multi-vendor storage networking solutions that are jointly qualified and mutually supported. Analysts identify SNIA`s efforts as a significant step towards facilitating the enterprise-wide deployment of storage network solutions.
"Establishing a level of tested and supported interoperability through the SNIA SSF simplifies storage networking implementations," said Bob Passmore, Research Director, Gartner. "In addition, the cooperative support community of SNIA members facilitates joint support and streamlines communication when managing customer service issues. All of these efforts will benefit end-users."
"SNIA`s efforts complement VERITAS Software`s ongoing initiative to form alliances that improve customer support," said Michael Wentz, senior vice president, Worldwide Technical Service, VERITAS Software. "We believe that SNIA-SSF offers an effective way for vendors to collaborate together to solve interoperability issues on a diverse range of products and components. This is a win-win situation for the customer because member companies agree to work together to resolve interoperability issues within complex, real-world storage environments."
The Supported Solutions Forum will promote customer adoption of storage networking solutions by registering configurations that are jointly qualified and supported by SSF members. The Supported Solutions Forum complements the drive to open standards and builds on top of the many interoperability activities underway in the industry by:
* Establishing an industry-wide cooperative support community of SNIA members
* Increasing the functionality and thereby the return on investment that can be achieved by deploying enterprise-class storage network solutions
* Accelerating customer implementation of open and supported storage networking solutions
"We recognise that interoperability can be a primary issue for our customers," said Darwin Jones, VERITAS iLab director, VERITAS Software. "The SSF is a facilitator in uniting companies to address these needs. In conjunction with other industry leaders, VERITAS will develop software and qualify common configurations that render true heterogeneous solutions. Together, with the participation from VERITAS iLab, Engineering and Customer Support, we hope to make the SNIA-SSF a success."
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The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit organisation, made up of over 200 companies and individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry.
SNIA members share a common goal: to set the pace of the industry by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For information, contact the SNIA at 650-949-6720 or via e-mail at executivedirector@snia.org, or visit the SNIA Web site at http://www.snia.org.
VERITAS Software
VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS) provides essential storage software solutions that enable customers to protect and access their business-critical data for Business Without Interruption. The company`s corporate headquarters is located at 1600 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA 94043. (650) 527-8000, fax: (650) 527-8050, e-mail: vx-sales@veritas.com, Web site: www.veritas.com.
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