Storage Virtualization - SVC

Starfire Technologies implements IBM's storage virtualization software (SVC) to enhance storage management for customers who have IT environments that span multiple types of storage. SVC is designed to help organizations more effectively virtualize and manage dissimilar SAN resources into a single pool of capacity that can be managed as a business resource.

Managing different disks systems from multiple vendors has always been a challenge as each vendor's system has to be approached in a specific manner. IBM's SVC enables administrators to manage disk systems from different vendors and in different geographical locations as if they are a single resource. As a result, SVC enables system administrators to easily manage SAN resources and provide a quicker response to any interruption in service that may occur regardless of where systems and data are located.

SVC provides a single point-of-control for heterogeneous storage resources. This allows storage capacity from multiple storage systems to be pooled. This removes the constraints of traditional SAN islands and helps organizations manage storage resources in a way that better supports business requirements and application availability.

SVC supports 4 gigabits per second environments and has extended its capabilities to virtualize and manage data on 80 different disk systems. This is the industry's highest bandwidth and ensures that network traffic flows freely. Additionally the SVC solution has achieved benchmark results through the Storage Performance Council (SPC), demonstrating that it is the highest performing storage virtualization solution in the world - with speeds over 75 percent above its predecessor.

Starfire Technologies is ready to assist your organization in establishing a simpler IT environment and help you ensure that your business is more productive and easier to manage. Starfire System Architects are IBM certified and can assist you with the purchase of hardware and services related to implementation.