Now this "any-to-any" backup connectivity solution spans all IBM servers.
Tributary Systems, an IBM Solution Integrator and a global provider of storage solutions, demonstrated at COMMON its Storage Director/ViTAL backup virtualization solution for IBM System x servers with IBM DS, XIV and V7000 disk arrays.
Storage Director/ViTAL is a high-availability, backup virtualization and consolidation solution for heterogeneous IT environments. It enables customers with disparate data center environments and with legacy storage hardware backing up multiple operating systems to consolidate and reduce both storage infrastructure and maintenance costs.
"This brings our patented Infinicache technology--the heart of Storage Director--to yet another IBM server platform," said Ed Ahl, director of Business Development for Tributary Systems. With this addition, Storage Director/ViTAL backup virtualization spans all IBM servers: from IBM zOS mainframes, to IBM Power systems, and now IBM x servers.
Known for providing “Any-to-Any” connectivity, Tributary Systems portfolio includes virtual storage solutions for HP NonStop (Tandem), HP Open VMS, IBM zOS, IBM iSeries (AS/400, Power i), IBM Power Systems AIX, and IBM x servers, as well as Linux, UNIX, and Windows servers.
The Storage Director/ViTAL backup virtualization solution has been running in many of Tributary’s Fortune 20 customer data centers for over four years. Tributary has been supporting the IBM iSeries and data deduplication for two years.
Storage Director/ViTAL enables companies with heterogeneous data centers to implement a single solution with a single point of control. It helps companies manage the unrelenting growth of data with ease; improve backup/restore performance, and scale their environments cost-effectively, according to the company.
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