Tuesday, 9 September 2008

NetApp to Support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Storage solutions provider NetApp has announced new storage solutions optimized for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, virtualization software that’s a feature of most versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

The new NetApp storage solutions provide data center customers with server virtualization capabilities for increased operational efficiencies and scalability.

As a result, customers will experience enhanced infrastructure flexibility along with lowered costs through consolidation and simplified management.

According to NetApp, its built-in storage deduplication and thin provisioning technologies, both available at no additional charge, allow Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V customers to reduce storage power, cooling, and space requirements by up to 50%.

With NetApp’s virtual cloning and virtual volume capabilities, Windows Server 2008 customers can reallocate physical storage quickly and provision storage as fast as the virtual servers. Furthermore, its data protection functionality provides customers with instantaneous backups and cost-effective disaster recovery of virtual machines for end-to-end backup and recovery.

“We are excited to have NetApp support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and our System Center suite of management tools. Thanks to NetApp’s storage virtualization capabilities, our mutual customers can receive a complete virtualization solution that addresses both their server and storage needs,” said Bill Laing, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows Server and Solutions division.

“As we move forward, we will continue to work with NetApp to optimize the virtualization experience for our mutual customers.”