The explosion of data coupled with data center modernisation, virtualisation and cloud computing have overwhelmed traditional backup methods and led to poor recovery times, potential data loss and higher costs and business risk. The only way to bridge this data protection gap requires a radical new approach to protecting applications, systems and data through tight integration of data management software with hardware snapshot and replication technologies. CommVault is making this modern data protection approach available to more customers than ever by expanding its support for array-based snapshots through the new CommVault® IntelliSnap™ Connect Program.

CommVault has introduced the IntelliSnap™ Connect Program, an open development program that enables disk array vendors to integrate their array-based snapshot solutions with the SnapProtect® module in CommVault Simpana® software.

With Simpana® software and Qualified IntelliSnap™ Connect Arrays, customers can further consolidate and extend their SAN investments for greater efficiency and accelerated backup and recovery performance while reducing recovery costs and minimising the risk of data loss.

IntelliSnap™ Connect Partners gain exclusive access to technology and resources that help them create innovative solutions, differentiate their storage platforms and gain competitive advantage in the data and information management marketplace by harnessing the power of application-aware snapshot management to provide customers with the most scalable and reliable data protection technologies.

Working with CommVault’s IntelliSnap™ program, prospective partners are provided a Software Development Kit that allows them to rapidly and reliably integrate their storage systems with Simpana software and, upon completion of the program, achieve Qualified IntelliSnap™ Connect Array status.

Qualified IntelliSnap™ Connect Arrays are fully supported with Simpana software to allow users to harness the full power of rapid-fire, persistent, hardware-based snapshots with leading data management capabilities to protect the largest, most demanding virtual and physical server environments.

The IntelliSnap™ Connect Program bolsters CommVault’s standing as having the industry’s most comprehensive compatibility matrix for hardware snapshot management without custom scripting or solution modifications helping customers unlock and optimise their existing and future SAN investments. Since the beginning of 2011, Simpana software’s SnapProtect technology has supported nine of the top 10 best-selling storage arrays in the industry and, when the IBM DS8000 is used with the IBM SVC (SAN Volume Controller), SnapProtect technology supports all 10.

Companies like Dell, HDS, and NetApp are foundational members of the program while emerging players like Nimble Storage and XIO are working toward full integration within the program parameters.

CommVault’s support for disk-based snapshot management is unmatched in the industry and includes integration with Dell’s Compellent, EqualLogic, and MD arrays, the EMC DMX, VMAX and VNX platforms, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP), Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (USP V) and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) from Hitachi Data Systems, HP’s EVA and 3PAR arrays, IBM XIV and SVC, and storage arrays and replication technology from NetApp including their LSI storage arrays.

The Power of Modern Data Protection with Array-Based Snapshots

Redefining traditional backup, Simpana software quickly captures the application consistent copies without impacting the performance of production applications, allowing customers to fully leverage investments made in high performance storage arrays to tackle the 24x7 uptime and accessibility challenges surrounding mission and business critical data.

With a rapid-fire, persistent, hardware-based snapshot capability fully integrated, Simpana SnapProtect technology delivers the performance capability to protect the largest, most demanding virtual and physical server environments and recover them in minutes.

By creating snapshot copies using the storage array, backup time can be slashed to approximately five minutes or less and production server impact can be minimised.

CommVault’s integrated approach to snapshot management eliminates the need to create and maintain scripts and manage numerous storage array tools and consoles independently. The centralised management, protection and recovery of application data across tiers of disk and tape storage becomes fast and simple and occurs without impacting production systems.

With SnapProtect technology, customers can recover individual objects, files, whole volumes or entire applications, including Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and SAP.
 

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