TechValidate Research on SANsymphony™

Introduction

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

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software:

• Has been running DataCore without any storage-related planned or unplanned downtime for 4+ years.

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software that the surveyed organization uses:

• Decreased the amount of time spent on routine storage tasks by < 50% since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.
• Has been able to defer 5+ storage hardware refresh cycles using DataCore software.

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software:

• Realized a positive ROI in the first year with DataCore.
• Effectively reduced their storage-related spending by 50% or more with DataCore.
• Improved performance by 3x since virtualizing their storage with DataCore.
• Reduced their storage-related downtime by 90% or more 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.

Introduction

This case study of a federal government is based on a February 2014 survey of DataCore SANsymphony-V Storage Virtualization Software customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

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 1 storage hardware refresh cycles using DataCore software.

Results

• Realized a positive ROI in the first month 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 90% since implementing DataCore.
• Cut planned downtime on data migrations, upgrades and technology refreshes by > 95% with DataCore.
• Turned stranded storage capacity into > 100% more free space with DataCore.