Original Research on SANsymphony™

Skip expensive hardware refreshes with DataCore

How many storage hardware refresh cycles have you been able to defer using DataCore software?

5	2%
4	2%
3	16%
2	39%
1	41%

Case Study: Delta Blood Bank

Introduction

This case study of DELTA BLOOD BANK is based on a February 2014 survey of DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“The biggest benefit is High-Availability. I managed to re-purpose the old SAN to be the backup of the new SAN. Other SAN solutions will force IT pro’s to buy two identical hardware SANs to establish HA.”

Challenges

Has been running DataCore without any storage-related planned or unplanned downtime for > 2 years.

Use Case

Decreased the amount of time spent on routine storage tasks by < 50% since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.

Results

Realized a positive ROI in < 6 months with DataCore.
Improved performance by 5x since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.
Reduced their storage-related downtime by 90% since implementing DataCore.
Turned stranded storage capacity into > 50% more free space with DataCore.

SANsymphony™ Customer Research

DataCore has enabled us to:

Reduce storage-related downtime	69%
Reduce time spent on storage administration	62%
Reduce overall storage costs	44%
Confidently add new technology into our storage architecture	42%
Build a Software Defined foundation that prepares us for the future	37%
Extend the life of legacy hardware	34%

SANsymphony™ Customer Review

DataCore SDS Simplifies your Transition to a Software Defined Datacenter

5/5 Stars

How would you describe DataCore SDS to a friend or colleague?:

DataCore ist eine Speichervirtualisierungssoftware die Speicheranbindung einfach und extrem redundant macht.

In a few sentences, describe the biggest benefits you have seen since implementing DataCore storage virtualization software:

SANsymphony™ Customer Review

4/5 Stars

How would you describe DataCore SDS to a friend or colleague?:

Flexible, scalable, reliable storage solution.

In a few sentences, describe the biggest benefits you have seen since implementing DataCore storage virtualization software:

Case Study: Open Systems International Inc

Introduction

This case study of OPEN SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC is based on a February 2014 survey of DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“DataCore has made managing storage simple and provides extremely easy, 100% uptime, utilizing dual nodes.”

Challenges

Has been running DataCore without any storage-related planned or unplanned downtime for 2+ years.

Use Case

Decreased the amount of time spent on routine storage tasks by 75% since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.
Has been able to defer 3 storage hardware refresh cycles using DataCore software.

Results

Realized a positive ROI in < 6 months with DataCore.
Effectively reduced their storage-related spending by > 50% with DataCore.
Improved performance by 5x since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.
Reduced their storage-related downtime by 100% since implementing DataCore.
Cut planned downtime on data migrations, upgrades and technology refreshes by > 75% with DataCore.
Turned stranded storage capacity into > 50% more free space with DataCore.

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Skip expensive hardware refreshes with DataCore

Case Study: Delta Blood Bank

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Organization Profile

About DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software

DataCore SDS Simplifies your Transition to a Software Defined Datacenter

How would you describe DataCore SDS to a friend or colleague?:

In a few sentences, describe the biggest benefits you have seen since implementing DataCore storage virtualization software:

How would you describe DataCore SDS to a friend or colleague?:

In a few sentences, describe the biggest benefits you have seen since implementing DataCore storage virtualization software:

Case Study: Open Systems International Inc

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software

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About SANsymphony™

SANsymphony™ is DataCore’s flagship 10th generation storage virtualization solution. In use at over 10,000+ customer sites, it maximizes IT infrastructure performance, availability and utilization by virtualizing storage hardware.