DataCore Software, the industry’s premier provider of storage
virtualization software, today announced that Derby Supply Chain
Solutions has selected DataCore’s SANsymphony–V storage
hypervisor for its comprehensive storage virtualization management
needs. DataCore’s virtual storage platform provides Derby with an
unparalleled level of business continuity – making the supply chain
solutions vendor’s goal of non-stop business operations a reality.
"The biggest benefit that we have experienced with SANsymphony-V is
business continuity that has enabled our organization to consolidate and
virtualize the bulk of our server infrastructure," stated Joshua Taylor,
senior systems administrator at Derby Supply Chain Solutions. "Prior to
embracing DataCore's storage hypervisor-based solution for storage
virtualization, our server infrastructure was on aging hardware and was
therefore very unreliable. Our users have definitely experienced much
better uptime and continuity than what they had experienced previously
without DataCore."
Beyond the high availability, Derby also reports that it has attained a
new level of investment protection and greater utilization of their
storage resources – all because they chose to virtualize their storage
the right way, with DataCore’s device independent software-based storage
hypervisor SANsymphony-V.
Derby Supply Chain Solutions delivers supply chain solutions for
assembly, packaging, warehousing and distribution to companies of all
sizes, including global enterprises like Whirlpool, GE, Volvo, Mack,
Godiva, and more. Derby is a complete third party logistics solution,
providing its customers with the ability to streamline their assembly,
packaging, warehousing and distribution processes. Derby works
collaboratively with its customers to develop innovative, effective and
scalable solutions. The company offers physical warehousing and
logistics services as well as software solutions that enable customers
to view and in some cases, control how their products move through the
supply chain.
According to Taylor, a "day in the life" prior to DataCore was one that
included far too many disparate systems, with data strewn onto almost
every device possible. There was no easy-to-use backup solution, and
trying to manage storage was "a nightmare." Taylor said the IT system’s
lack of redundancy caused "almost daily" problems at the company,
particularly with the aging hardware that was in place at the time.
“Derby Supply Chain Solutions looked at other options from EMC and Dell
before choosing DataCore,” commented Taylor. “However, after researching
SANsymphony-V and seeing the cost-to-performance benefits and the total
cost of ownership compared to those other solutions, we knew that
DataCore was the best option.”
The Mirazon Group, an IT solutions provider and prolific DataCore
partner, understood Derby Supply Chain Solutions’ IT objectives. They
implemented DataCore’s storage hypervisor technology at Derby – ensuring
that the overall project was a success and transforming the existing
network into the virtualized infrastructure that Derby needed.
Seamless business continuity with DataCore storage virtualization
With DataCore’s SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor, Taylor said that end
users at Derby Supply Chain Solutions have experienced a much higher
level of uptime and continuity than was previously available. Because a
number of the servers at Derby are legacy servers, Taylor and team are
in the process of phasing these out in favor of newer systems. In order
to do so, they have deployed virtual machines to seamlessly move systems
off legacy servers, without interruption. The three main VMware
ESX hosts that currently support 36 VMs are running on Dell™ PowerEdge™
R805 Servers.
The power of software: SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor is defined by
freedom, flexibility and ease of use
In addition to overall reliability, Taylor praised DataCore’s storage
hypervisor for having the benefits associated with
software-as-infrastructure, particularly ease of implementation and use.
"I have seen first-hand the software advantage that DataCore brings to
its users. While perhaps not self-evident until you have the storage
virtualization software deployed, it is very similar to what you get
through server virtualization software by way of freedom and
flexibility. Moreover, in terms of storage management interfaces and
management tools I have dealt with in the past, DataCore's
software-based approach to storage virtualization through its storage
hypervisor is easier to implement and manage than anything I have been
exposed to before. Other interfaces for storage appliances can be clumsy
and non-intuitive. The interface from DataCore makes storage management
much, much easier."
For this and other testimonials of DataCore’s industry-leading
storage hypervisor, please visit: Customer
Snapshot: Derby Supply Chain Solutions.