NCE have a long standing relationship with DataCore, and have implemented the SANmelody product (a product that provides a Windows Based scalable Storage Virtualisation foundation) with many of our customers. The flexible technology – supporting storage provisioning over both iSCSI and Fibre Channel architecture and the vendor independent nature of the product are the main attractions accompanied with it’s scalability and simplicity to use and manage.

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The EqualLogic solution is one that has been certified with VMware ESX and provides a resilient and scalable “Appliance” offering for customers looking to invest in Storage Virtualisation. When ESX 3 introduced support for iSCSI storage, the door was opened to the EqualLogic solution and subsequently the number of EqualLogic installations with VMware has increased to reflect this.

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No doubt you’ll be aware that it’s not simply a case of moving from a Physical to Virtual (P2V) environment, this process is one that needs to be carefully planned and conducted. That’s where Platespin fit into the equation, they have the tools to identify what is (and isn’t) suited to the Virtualisation environment (Platespin PowerRecon) and equally the tools to manage the process (Platespin PowerConvert). It’s not just one way traffic, there’s also the ability to move from Virtual to Physical (V2P), Physical to Physical (P2P)

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As we at NCE have become all too aware, backing up Virtual Machines is not as simple as it may at first seem. The backup software world is rapidly trying to play catch up, and whilst VMware through the VCB (Virtual Consolidated Backup) feature in their ESX offering helps to a degree, this is by no means a seamless process. That’s where Vizioncore have found their niche. “esxRanger Professional” acts as the gateway between VMware’s ESX offering and the backup application – introducing not only a GUI that simplifies the process, but also online backup, bare metal image backup & restores and file level restores from an image. It may not be a window of opportunity that will remain open forever, but certainly at this stage of the virtualisation lifecycle Vizioncore have a much needed solution.

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