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HP and Ocarina Networks now offering Primary Storage Compression via Sencilo Solutions - October 17, 2008
Lake Mary, Florida -- Ocarina Networks today announced that it will implement its content-aware compression and deduplication for primary storage to optimize the storage capacity of the HP family of Scalable Network Attached Storage (NAS) platforms, including the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System (ExDS9100).
Ocarina's software stack for HP Scalable NAS offerings includes content-aware deduplication for primary storage, content-aware compression, as well as ECOsnap content-aware snapshots, allowing a customer to use the HP Scalable NAS offerings as a massive time-sequenced repository with as much as 200:1 data reduction over time. The resulting solution will include features unique for HP Scalable NAS products, including time-sequenced snapshots, metadata acceleration, and a global namespace that allows multiple HP Scalable NAS platforms to look like one larger pool of storage.
Ocarina is a leader in building storage features that use data reduction to deliver complete capacity optimized storage, says Brian McCarthy CEO and well known Storage Expert for more then 25 years. In customer implementations, Ocarina's storage optimization technology has helped customers store ten times more data on storage they already own, says McCarthy. Ocarina's award-winning self-optimizing, content-aware dedupe solution will support Scalable NAS products, offering customers comparable improvements in storage efficiency on a single integrated platform, unlike a Data Domain which requires propriety disks and complex electronics.
HP StorageWorks NAS is part of the Ocarina ECOsphere, Ocarina's optimized storage partner program for combining Ocarina technologies with partner storage offerings to create capacity optimized storage solutions for customers.
"Ocarina's content-aware offerings coupled with the HP Extreme Data Storage solution represents a major step forward in addressing storage needs for online and digital media businesses," said Murli Thirumale, CEO of Ocarina Networks. "The combination of our primary storage dedupe and compression solution with HP's ExDS9100 forms a true capacity optimized Scalable NAS solution."
Integrated Platform Nails Dedupe for Primary Data
Unstructured data -- rich media files, email, compound business documents and PDF files -- pose a problem for simple dedupe solutions. Ocarina's content-aware solution is able to achieve results on these and other image-rich file types where traditional dedupe may disappoint. As a result, Ocarina is able to address the capacity optimized storage needs of markets like large Web 2.0 sites, seismic archives for oil/gas companies, image archives for healthcare, post-production graphics for movie studios and game developers, as well as the needs of the broad file/print marketplace.
Ocarina's compression solution, which can run directly on up to all 16 blades of an HP ExDS9100 storage platform, offers up to 10:1 in initial data reduction on already compressed file types that are driving massive storage growth. When running Ocarina ECOsnap to create a time-sequenced repository, data reduction can climb to as much as 200:1.
"While data deduplication has transformed the way that backups are made and stored, the benefits of data reduction for archival and primary data could be significant as well," said Dave Russell, research vice president at Gartner. "The marketplace is ready for solutions that use data reduction techniques to address the capacity issues of all types of data. The idea of compression and dedupe integrated directly into the storage is one that many customers are going to find compelling."
The Ocarina-HP StorageWorks NAS Solution
Ocarina's technology will deliver three features for HP's Extreme Data Storage platform:
-- Ocarina ECOsnap: This time-sequenced hyper-compressed repository
snapshot feature means users can keep a once-a-day snapshot of all their
files for as much as ten years worth of data in a very small storage
footprint. ECOsnap can extend Ocarina's 10:1 data reduction on the first
snap of a set of files to up to 200:1 data reduction across a set of
snapshots taken every day over a period of time.
-- Ocarina NameSpace: This feature allows a set of file systems to appear
as one large volume, giving users a nearly unlimited pool of storage, which
will appear as a unified, self-optimizing repository.
-- Ocarina Metadata Accelerator: This feature accelerates metadata
performance for listing files and directories in a large repository.
Ocarina's relationship with HP includes a porting effort by Ocarina, as well as mutual support and escalation to ensure customers of the combined solution receive the support they need. Ocarina Storage Optimization solutions will be sold by Ocarina to be installed on HP Scalable NAS products, including the HP ExDS9100, as a validated application.
For more information please call (407) 265-6293 or visit us at: http://www.sencilo.com/data-compression.php
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Sencilo Solutions is a Florida-based integrator specializing in Cost Cutting storage, security and managed services solutions. Sencilo delivers a comprehensive portfolio of products from best-of-breed hardware and software from multiple manufacturers including VMware, Data Domain, EMC, Hitachi, Symantec, HDS, IBM, Commvault, Xiotech and HP. Its technical expertise is known throughout the storage and security industry. Clients include leading corporations, major financial institutions, top universities, government facilities, as well as small to medium size businesses. Sencilo's professional services include consulting, integration, project management, storage virtualization installation, maintenance and knowledge transfer.
Sencilo has offices throughout Florida including: Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala, Palm Coast, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Maitland and Cape Canaveral Green Simpana Offerings Projects: BC DR planning Replication De-Dup De-Dupe iSCSI SAN NAS VMware Security EMC NetApp HP IBM Quantum Compliance VTL Data Domain vs Gartner Magic Quadrant Quadrent LTO Backup Exc Pure Disk NetBackup Networker TSM Commvault BakBone D2D D2D2T compare cloud data deduplication thin provisioning DXi Global Compression DDX virtual tape library Data Reduction SEPATON FALCON compare Celerra CLARiiON Equallogic Dell NS20 NS40 CX4 CX3-20 CX3-40 CX3-80 FAS2050 FAS3050 Xiotech Nexsan Avamar DLD3 1500 D3 Storwiz storage compression data Ocarina Networks A-SIS compare Sepaton infopro BlueArc OnStor Microsoft Unified Storage data protection StorageX Brocade FAQ SSD Solid state disk SANmelody FalconStor tier zero Xiotech ISE nx4 ax4 greenBytes ZFS Sun Top 10 ROBOBak managed services hosting cloud grid Datacore Compellent compellant equallogic lefthand networks don't buy storage stop buying storage itguardian cherub networks Arkeia Network Backup appliance Data Recovery Backup Health IT Healthcare IT Digital Hospital Allscripts
FAQs on Data De-dupe Technologies - June 29, 2008
Orlando Florida -- In the storage business, data deduplication is all the rage. Our customers are clamoring to cash in on the savings, but most don't yet understand how to properly apply the technology to their environment. Sencilo Solutions can help customers sort through the three basic approaches and extract real value from data deduplication quickly will earn the trust of clients and gain lasting business.
As you know, deduplication offers a number of improvements over traditional storage for backups. But with those benefits comes a confusing set of questions from customers, the key question being: How do we choose the best dedupe technology? In answering that question, it's important not to jump ahead to focus on specific products -- by first choosing product type, whether it be host-based, VTL-based or NAS-based, Sencilo Solutions can simplify the decision process our customers. Here's how they break down.
Host-based data deduplication
Host-based deduplication requires the backup client to do a lot of the dedupe work. In many cases, that's not a problem, especially when the client is not CPU-bound. Host-based dedupe really helps when backup bandwidth is constrained by small wide area network (WAN) pipes or consolidated virtual servers.
Host-based data deduplication solutions usually require us to replace traditional backup software with the dedupe backup software, so before we recommend such a change, make sure that the benefits are significant enough.
Brian McCarthy President of Sencilo Solutions of Lake Mary Florida a reseller that specializes in Backup and Archive products and services. "Remote office backups to the corporate site will benefit from Avamar's host-based deduplication because it eliminates most or all of the backup hardware located at the remote site and optimizes the network bandwidth required to centralize backups to corporate data centers", says McCarthy. VMware backups benefit from host-based deduplication by limiting the network bandwidth required to back up multiple guest machines concurrently.
Some of the examples of host-based data deduplication technology include EMC Avamar and Symantec NetBackup PureDisk. See - http://www.sencilo.com/storage-data-deduplication.php
Virtual tape library (VTL) data deduplication
Deduped virtual tape libraries (VTLs) work well when the backups are localized to the data center and/or bandwidth between the client and backup storage is not an issue. Naturally, many customers will want to take advantage of deduplication in their existing or planned virtual tape infrastructure. VTLs are already very common in midsized and large enterprises and consume a significant part of many companies' overall storage budget. Deduping at the VTL should be simple for customers because almost all backup software platforms support VTLs. In addition, deduped VTLs are a good fit for disaster recovery replication and when the customer wants to replace tape for primary backups. Given the increased efficiency and deduped VTL-to-VTL replication, there may finally be an opportunity to show real ROI for backup to disk instead of tape.
Examples of VTL dedupe technology include EMC DL3D, Sepaton S2100 and Quantum DXi Series.
Primary network-attached storage (NAS) data deduplication
VTLs introduce a lot of the same challenges that physical tape presents, such as tape contention, poor cartridge utilization and intolerance to high storage area network (SAN) latencies. In some cases, customers want the benefits of target hardware-based deduplication without the complexity and limitations of tape. In these cases, deduped NAS file systems may be the perfect remedy. Deduped NAS storage has some impressive cost advantages because it doesn't require SAN connections or VTL licensing in the backup software. In some cases, the deduped NAS storage can be used for more than just backups, such as highly duplicate archive data where throughput is less important than space savings.
Examples of NAS data deduplication technology include NetApp NearStore with Advanced Single Instance Store (ASIS), Data Domain's DD Series, EMC's DL1500 and Quantum DXi-series appliances.
For more information please call (407) 265-6293 or visit us at: http://www.sencilo.com/storage-data-deduplication.php
About Us
Sencilo Solutions is a Florida-based integrator specializing in storage and security solutions. Sencilo delivers a comprehensive portfolio of products from best-of-breed hardware and software from multiple manufacturers including VMware, EMC, Juniper Networks, Hitachi, Symantec, Barracuda Networks, and HP. Its technical expertise is known throughout the storage and security industry. Clients include leading corporations, major financial institutions, top universities, government facilities, as well as small to medium size businesses. Sencilo's professional services include consulting, integration, project management, installation, maintenance and knowledge transfer.
Sencilo has offices throughout Florida including: Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala, Palm Coast, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Maitland and Cape Canaveral
Offerings Projects: Replication De-Dup De-Dupe iSCSI SAN NAS VMware Security EMC NetApp HP IBM Quantum Compliance VTL Data Domain vs Gartner Magic Quadrant Quadrent LTO Backup Exc Pure Disk NetBackup Networker TSM Commvault BakBone D2D D2D2T compare cloud data deduplication thin provisioning DXi Global Compression DDX virtual tape library Data Reduction SEPATON FALCON compare Celerra CLARiiON Equallogic Dell NS20 NS40 CX4 CX3-20 CX3-40 CX3-80 FAS2050 FAS3050 Xiotech Nexsan Avamar DLD3 1500 D3 Storwiz storage compression data Ocarina Networks A-SIS compare Sepaton infopro BlueArc OnStor Microsoft Unified Storage data protection StorageX Brocade FAQ
Sencilo Solutions Introduces Storage Assessment Services - February 15, 2008
Sencilo has introduced a suite of asessment services geared toward Mid-sized customers throughout Florida, including Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Orlando.
The Storage Simplification Assessments portfolio includes VMware server virtualization assessments, backup restore, archive assessments, data management and storage technology assessments, according to the company.
"For many customers, storage infrastructure has become unnecessarily difficult to manage," said Michael Todd, storage consulting practice leader at Sencilo, in a statement. "Sencilo's new Storage Simplification assessments identify the core issues driving complexity and provide a path to simplifying customers' storage and backup environments."
Sencilo also claims it can complete the assessments "in days, instead of weeks" by leveraging "non-disruptive tools and processes." The assessments provide a "technical and operational inventory of customers' environments and help them more rapidly decide which solutions will best meet their needs," with pricing starting at $995 according to the release.
Today, leading companies rely on Sencilo’s innovative approach to protect their mission-critical data. We deliver a comprehensive portfolio of professional and fully-managed on demand services that support the complex storage, data protection, assessments, design, installation, business continuity, disaster recovery, security and compliance needs of our customers. With hundreds of customers Sencilo is unique in its ability to solve the industry's most difficult storage and security challenges.
Sencilo has continuously led the industry in service innovation by simplifying and automating tasks traditionally needed to manage multi-vendor enterprise storage and data protection environments. By outsourcing this essential business requirement, our customers reduce costs, optimize performance, and increase visibility over their storage and backup solutions, enabling them to refocus scarce IT resources. Call us today - (407) 265-6293 or visit us at www.sencilo.com
Discovering Data, then Protecting It - February 3, 2008
Sencilo Solutions will be launching a data discovery and risk assessment service as compliance continues to drive interest in the space.
"Along with the forth coming product we will be launching a new consulting service to help companies discover confidential data as well as gauge and manage risks", say President and Security Expect Brian McCarthy.
Our company is leaning on its many years of experience in the data protection and data activity monitoring space with the new Discovery Service, an offering aimed squarely at helping businesses find sensitive data, identify risks posed by current operating procedures and develop plans to tighten those loose-ends. Early last year one of our insurance clients called us in to assist them with a SEC order to produce records from 2005. Our client asked us to provide them with tool so that no data was over looked on their 8 tera-byte EMC SAN, and over 900 desktops and mobile computers. The request was for file data along with e-mail and databases, "leave no stone un-turned," said their CIO.
We see the market for consulting services is driven largely by regulations such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Most companies are unable to address this requirement because they don't have the tools to find and classify private data, officials at Sencilo said. The lack of visibility into critical data assets can equal significant risk of data theft, data breaches and unapproved data access, officials contend.
"Over the years with the proliferation of data centers, databases, applications and data; not to mention acquisitions and mergers; enterprises have data scattered all over the company," said Bill Parrish, vice president of product management at the data auditing vendor. "It's very difficult to keep track of all of the different repositories and data, let alone know what's happening to the data."
Our partner Barracuda Networks recently reported last June launched its IT Risk Assessment service, found that 26 percent of the 323 IT professionals surveyed expect a regulatory non-compliance incident at least once a year. The study also examined 75 security and availability incidents and found 59 percent came down to a failure of processes.
"On one side, the bigger impact on IT performance is training and awareness, but on the other side, it tends to be the least implemented control by many organizations out there," said Samir Kapuria, managing director of Barracuda Advisory Services.
As part of Sencilo's service, consultants work with client companies to develop remediation plans after issuing a risk assessment report. The findings include an overall risk score, as well as risk profiles for all users and applications that access the sensitive data. But the core of the service revolves around finding the sensitive data and determining how it is being used. To do that, the company leverages partner's data monitoring technology.
"This is the first time that we've offered a service like the Discovery Service. However, we have provided database auditing and security consulting to our customers for several years," Parrish said.
"As a matter of fact, it was during customer engagements that we uncovered the need for a discovery service. Our customers were struggling to get a better handle on where their data was located and how it was being used."
ABOUT US
Today, leading companies rely on Sencilo’s innovative approach to protect their mission-critical data. We deliver a comprehensive portfolio of professional and fully-managed on demand services that support the complex storage, data protection, assessments, design, installation, business continuity, disaster recovery, security and compliance needs of our customers. With hundreds of customers Sencilo is unique in its ability to solve the industry's most difficult storage and security challenges.
Sencilo has continuously led the industry in service innovation by simplifying and automating tasks traditionally needed to manage multi-vendor enterprise storage and data protection environments. By outsourcing this essential business requirement, our customers reduce costs, optimize performance, and increase visibility over their storage and backup solutions, enabling them to refocus scarce IT resources in Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville and Orlando.
Call us at (407) 265-6293 or visit us at www.sencilo.com
About Us
Sencilo Solutions is a Florida-based integrator specializing in storage and security solutions. Sencilo delivers a comprehensive portfolio of products from best-of-breed hardware and software from multiple manufacturers including VMware, EMC, Juniper Networks, Hitachi, Symantec, Barracuda Networks, and HP. Its technical expertise is known throughout the storage and security industry. Clients include leading corporations, major financial institutions, top universities, government facilities, as well as small to medium size businesses. Sencilo's professional services include consulting, integration, project management, installation, maintenance and knowledge transfer.
Sencilo has offices throughout Florida including: Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala, Palm Coast, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Maitland and Cape Canaveral
Offerings Projects: Replication De-Dup De-Dupe iSCSI SAN NAS VMware Security EMC NetApp HP IBM Quantum Compliance VTL Data Domain vs Gartner Magic Quadrant Quadrent LTO Backup Exc Pure Disk NetBackup Networker TSM Commvault BakBone D2D D2D2T compare cloud data deduplication thin provisioning DXi Global Compression DDX virtual tape library Data Reduction SEPATON FALCON compare Celerra CLARiiON Equallogic Dell NS20 NS40 CX4 CX3-20 CX3-40 CX3-80 FAS2050 FAS3050 Xiotech Nexsan Avamar DLD3 1500 D3 Storwiz storage compression data Ocarina Networks A-SIS compare Sepaton infopro BlueArc OnStor Microsoft Unified Storage data protection
Disk Storage or Tape Data Indexing and Classification Services - January 26, 2008
Miami, Florida - Sencilo Solutions announced this week that is will add another Compliance related service for businesses throughout Florida, that of Indexing and Classificating network information. "Explosive data growth across the enterprise continues to present significant challenges for IT managers and their companies", say Brian McCarthy, President and Co-founder of Sencilo. "All manner of structured and unstructured data grows exponentially while management faces increasing demands to discover and protect that information," continues McCarthy. Flat budgets and overloaded IT departments struggle to contain escalating costs, mitigate risks and meet service level agreements in the face of these new demands.
Our Tape Data Indexing and Classification Service streamlines the identification and collection of electronic evidence. The tool-based service is application and infrastructure independent, and easily integrates into the existing online disk environment. It addresses online data and maintains an accurate view of historical and current data assets.
The service is scalable to billions of documents, and delivers the most comprehensive and accurate search results available today. It delivers a comprehensive index of all enterprise data assets, comprising only five percent of the original data with no data copies, and provides an easy-to-use search platform with Internet-type querying capabilities to support any e-discovery initiatives. Key benefits include:
- Onsite service delivery with no impact to production operations; or, offsite at our secure, state-of-the-art facilities
- Rapidly process large volumes of tapes or disks, and billions of files and emails
- Turns the storage arrary or tape library into a searchable repository that is immediately searchable, including both full content and metadata
- Allows users to select the files to restore and the system automatically generates a request to the administrator with all relevant information
For more information please call (407) 265-6293 or visit us at: http://www.sencilo.com/storage-protection.php
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About Us
Sencilo Solutions is a Florida-based integrator specializing in storage and security solutions. Sencilo delivers a comprehensive portfolio of products from best-of-breed hardware and software from multiple manufacturers including VMware, EMC, Juniper Networks, Hitachi, Symantec, Barracuda Networks, and HP. Its technical expertise is known throughout the storage and security industry. Clients include leading corporations, major financial institutions, top universities, government facilities, as well as small to medium size businesses. Sencilo's professional services include consulting, integration, project management, installation, maintenance and knowledge transfer.
Sencilo has offices throughout Florida including: Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala, Palm Coast, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Maitland and Cape Canaveral
Offerings Projects: Replication De-Dup De-Dupe iSCSI SAN NAS VMware Security EMC NetApp HP IBM Quantum Compliance VTL Data Domain vs Gartner Magic Quadrant Quadrent LTO Backup Exc Pure Disk NetBackup Networker TSM Commvault BakBone D2D D2D2T compare cloud data deduplication thin provisioning DXi Global Compression DDX virtual tape library Data Reduction SEPATON FALCON compare Celerra CLARiiON Equallogic Dell NS20 NS40 CX4 CX3-20 CX3-40 CX3-80 FAS2050 FAS3050 Xiotech Nexsan Avamar DLD3 1500 D3 Storwiz storage compression data Ocarina Networks A-SIS compare Sepaton infopro BlueArc OnStor Microsoft Unified Storage data protection
