Simpana boosts storage platform support

June 10, 2008: CommVault has released an updated version of CommVault Storage Manager, one of five core modules in the Simpana software suite

In addition to Windows and Microsoft 64-bit technologies, Novell NetWare, Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX, support has been extended to the latest Linux versions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. CommVault Storage Manager also adds significant new NAS reporting capabilities for EMC Celerra and the latest NetApp (ONTAP) storage systems.

With new support for several platforms and applications, CommVault Storage Manager 7.0 identifies data types, growth trends, and cost metrics across complex heterogeneous environments, allowing users to adopt a proactive approach to tracking and analysing data with intuitive information management capabilities.

"The first step towards making our Singular Information Management solution a reality is understanding your data, where it resides, how much it costs to manage and store, as well as the value it brings to your organization," said Michael Marchi, vice president Product and Segment Marketing, CommVault.

"CommVault Storage Manager gives customers the tools they need to better understand how storage resources are being utilised."

Storage Manager is designed to help reduce the time spent each week reporting on IT performance, trends, costs, backups and/or utilisation.

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