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StarWind Software Releases their iSCSI SAN Software with Asynchronous HA |
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Monday, 25 July 2011 |
New StarWind iSCSI SAN Software release, version 5.7, with asynchronous HA, improved performance and Data Deduplication.
Burlington, Mass. – July 19, 2011 - StarWind Software,
a global leader in storage virtualization and a pioneer in iSCSI
storage, today announced the release of StarWind 5.7, an iSCSI SAN
software platform which turns any industry-standard x86 or x64 Windows
server into a fail-safe, fault-tolerant storage device that will be
continuously available even in the event of failure.
The latest software release is the first step to turn HA (High
Availability) to a new architecture. The main innovation of StarWind 5.7
is that HA targets are now working in asynchronous mode and this
greatly affects its performance. Also, HA targets can be grouped
together for greater convenience.
A second substantial addition is the implementation of QoS. Now, users
have the ability to choose any traffic and give it the priority status
directly from the interface. Data Deduplication that allows substantial
disk space savings, reduces storage requirements, and improves bandwidth
efficiency, was also modified. Now, it is possible to use blocks from
512b up to 256kb.
Other StarWind 5.7 innovations include: a performance monitor that
allows a view of the total server load, the number of IOPS and MB per
second, a snapshot manager that allows management, delete, and split
snapshots directly from the interface.
In addition, it is possible now to use multiple iSCSI sessions to optimize channel utilization.
“The release of StarWind 5.7 is a sequential step in development of iSCSI SAN solution,” said Artem Berman, Chief Executive Officer of StarWind Software. “Nowadays
our customers require cost-effective solutions for high availability
and continuous data access. StarWind 5.7 meets these requirements while
providing optimized performance and efficiency to organizations
regardless of their size and demands.”
About StarWind Software Inc.
StarWind Software is a global leader in storage management and SAN
software for small and midsize organizations. StarWind's flagship
product is SAN software that turns any industry-standard Windows Server
into a fault-tolerant, fail-safe iSCSI SAN. StarWind iSCSI SAN is
qualified for use with VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, Linux, and Unix
environments. StarWind Software is focused on providing small and
midsize organizations with affordable, highly availability storage
technology which previously was only available in high-end storage
hardware. Advanced enterprise-class features in StarWind include
Automated HA Storage Node Failover and Failback (High Availability),
Replication across a WAN, Snapshots, Thin Provisioning, and Virtual Tape
management.
Since 2003, StarWind has pioneered the iSCSI SAN software industry and
is the solution of choice for more than 30,000 customers worldwide in
over 100 countries, from small and midsize companies to governments and
Fortune 1000 companies.
For more information on StarWind Software Inc., visit:
www.starwindsoftware.com
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