Commvault, a global
leader in enterprise data protection and information management, today
launched new Reference Architectures with alliance partner Cisco to give
customers and partners an easy-to-buy, pre-optimized and validated
solution for simplified data protection and recovery using Commvault's
award-winning Software deployed on the Cisco Unified Computing System
(Cisco UCS) infrastructure. Commvault also announced support into
Cisco's HyperFlex hyperconvergence system to help organizations protect
data workloads and applications across virtualized and cloud
infrastructures. The new reference architectures and Commvault's support
of HyperFlex were both announced at Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Through the new Reference
Architectures, which provide a set of guidelines and best delivery
methods for particular technology deployments within an IT service
catalog, customers can now leverage an all-in-one solution with a
single, unified backup, recovery and archive platform that lowers total
cost of ownership and has the flexibility to scale from terabytes to
petabytes. As a result, customers can eliminate the cost and hassle of
deploying multiple single-purpose appliances with a modernized data
infrastructure that provides insight and value to the business and keeps
up with the pace of today's data growth demands.
"We have had significant success
using Commvault Software in combination with our Cisco UCS and Nimble
infrastructure to turn our data into a significant strategic asset for
our organization," said Matloob Hussain, ICT Infrastructure Engineer,
Xentrall ICT Services. "Since the original rollout, we have upgraded to
the 11th version of Commvault's data platform, which has resulted in
backup times becoming significantly quicker and archive recall speeds
that are on a par with accessing un-archived files, across our
environment."
The Commvault Reference
Architectures, which enable customers to deploy quickly, reduce
implementation risks and accelerate time to value, are available for
select Commvault customers and Cisco partners immediately. More details
can be found here.
"When we look for solutions to our
customers' important data backup, recovery and management needs, both
on-premise and outside in hybrid cloud scenarios, we not only require
exceptional technologies, but also solutions built on partnerships by
trusted industry leaders," said Tom Cahill, Vice President, Product and
Partner Management, CDW. "Through their new reference architectures,
Commvault and Cisco are going to make it easier and faster for CDW to
deliver the solutions that add value for our customers."
"Today's launch of the new reference
architectures and our support into Cisco HyperFlex bring trusted
industry leaders together with complimentary technologies for the
benefit of customers and partners," said Ralph Nimergood, Vice
President, Worldwide Channels & Alliances, Commvault. "We are proud
to team up with Cisco to address real customer pain points around ease
of purchase and deployment in the form of reference architectures to
reduce unnecessary hardware acquisition costs, optimize mission critical
applications and limit the time to implement the right-sized solution
significantly."
Commvault Supports Cisco HyperFlex
In addition to the launch of
Commvault's Reference Architectures for Cisco, Commvault announced
support for Cisco HyperFlex, the company's hyperconverged system
combining compute, storage and networking into an easy-to-use platform
built on Cisco UCS infrastructure.
Through this support, Commvault
provides data protection and recovery of data workloads and applications
running across virtualized and cloud infrastructures on Cisco
HyperFlex. Customer benefits include:
- Increased automation –
Commvault software detects and classifies new VMs, and adds them to the
proper backup policy. Commvault software can also automatically detect
idle VMs, and safely archive them to reclaim valuable production
resources. A built-in workflow engine allows additional
administrator-specified automation.
- Scalability –
Commvault software automatically load-balances across multiple backup
servers to deliver a modern scale-out experience to growing datacenters.
End-to-end deduplication dramatically reduces network traffic and
storage space, so your managed data stays compact and efficient.
- VM Specific Support –
With Commvault software's integration with VMWare APIs, storage owners
can avoid installing agents in every VM, thereby reducing overhead.
Thanks to backup policies that can be set based on VMWare metadata and a
snap-in for VSphere, the management burden is eased. Full VM or
individual file restore options save time and provides flexible recovery
options to meet your unique needs.
Commvault helps customers on Cisco
UCS protect the lifeblood of their businesses with broad support across
enterprise applications. These integrations deliver application-aware
backup and recovery that is simplified and safer because it is automated
and standardized, eliminating scripts and manual processes. For primary
storage arrays with hardware snapshot capabilities, like those in
Cisco's converged infrastructure stacks, Commvault IntelliSnap
technology can be leveraged to speed backup and recovery so customers
get exactly the right protection for every application, then the data
can be easily moved to Cisco HyperFlex and UCS for retention.
With Commvault's support of more than
20 leading cloud storage platforms and devices, customers can
accelerate backup and recovery seamlessly regardless of their preference
– on premises, hybrid or public cloud.