xkoto, the database virtualization company, today announced that GRIDSCALE has achieved IBM’s “Ready for Tivoli” validation. Businesses using Tivoli® Service Request Manager and the IBM Maximo® automation base can now rely on GRIDSCALE to assure the continuous availability of critical data required to run an efficient and responsive IT organization.

“By adding GRIDSCALE to their environment, IBM Tivoli customers can be confident that their IT processes can run without downtime and scale to meet the changing needs of their business,” said David Patrick, President and CEO of xkoto. “We are currently working with large, global companies who rely on Tivoli software to do everything from tracking IT assets to resolving support issues. With GRIDSCALE, these organizations can meet performance and uptime requirements for IT systems that require round-the-clock access to Tivoli applications.”

GRIDSCALE virtualizes the database infrastructure, enabling businesses to distribute application load horizontally across multiple instances of commercial databases running on clusters of low-cost hardware, mid-range systems and virtual machines. With GRIDSCALE, businesses can improve application performance and achieve continuous availability for business-critical applications. Visit http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/opal?NavCode=1TW10MA29 or http://www.xkoto.com/database_virtualization for more information about the benefits of database virtualization.