TechValidate Research on SANsymphony™

Introduction

This case study of a state & local government is based on a March 2019 survey of SANsymphony™ customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select SANsymphony™ :

• DataCore has enabled them to accomplish the following:
  • Reduce time spent on storage administration
  • Reduce overall storage costs
  • Extend the life of legacy hardware
  • Reduce storage-related downtime
  • Build a Software Defined foundation that prepares us for the future

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of SANsymphony™ that the surveyed organization uses:

• They strongly agree that DataCore SDS has given them the freedom to choose the hardware platforms that best meet their needs and budget.

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with SANsymphony™ :

• With DataCore, they saw an increase in their application performance immediately.
• DataCore effectively reduced their storage-related spending by 50% or more.

Introduction

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

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 90% 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 < 120 days with DataCore.
• Effectively reduced their storage-related spending by > 50% with DataCore.
• Improved performance by 10x since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.
• Reduced their storage-related downtime by 75% since implementing DataCore.
• Cut planned downtime on data migrations, upgrades and technology refreshes by 100% with DataCore.
• Turned stranded storage capacity into > 200% more free space with DataCore.