DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - October 16, 2008) - Storage Networking World --
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. In customer implementations,
Ocarina's storage optimization technology has helped customers store ten
times more data on storage they already own. Ocarina's award-winning
self-optimizing, content-aware dedupe solution will support HP Scalable NAS
products, offering customers comparable improvements in storage efficiency
on a single integrated platform.
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.
About Ocarina
Ocarina is a leader in online storage optimization solutions. Organizations
of all sizes use Ocarina's content-aware optimization technology to reduce
their storage footprint and achieve a ten-fold capacity increase on their
current storage systems. Based in San Jose, Calif., Ocarina is privately
held and financed by leading investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and
Highland Capital Partners. For more information, visit
www.ocarinanetworks.com.
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