IBM introduces ‘next-generation storage virtualization software’ In the wake of regional disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, businesses are increasingly seeking ways to support continuing IT operations by placing data centers that share resources further apart than in the past, including in other cities, other states, even other countries. A new global mirroring function in SVC is designed to help customers virtualize data at locations of greater than 100 miles faster and more cost effectively than previously. This provides long-distance asynchronous remote replication at nearly unlimited distances. IBM's replication service allows a client to mix and match arrays between primary and secondary sites to help reduce overall costs. In addition to the business continuity enhancements, SVC 4.1 now supports four gigabits per second (Gbps) environments and has extended its capabilities to virtualize data on nearly 80 different disk systems.
•Date: 26th May 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity |
