StoneFly partners with Tarmin to create the USS Archiver

Today StoneFly announces a technology partnership with Tarmin, storage management software provider, to create the StoneFly USS Archiver. The USS Archiver is an all-in-one physical appliance approach to archiving that powerfully addresses the numerous challenges of effectively managing the retention of critical business information.

Unique features of the USS Archiver include an object based storage framework, customizable policy driven information management automation, advanced access controls, encryption and audit functionality, rich metadata management and a single global namespace making the Archiver an ideal choice across a wide range of requirements.

For more information about the USS Archiver or our technology partnership, read our latest press release.

DNF Security partners with Arecont Vision

This week DNF Security announced a technology partnership with leading IP-camera provider Arecont Vision. DNF Security has worked with Arecont Vision to set up DNF video storage solutions to Arecont’s MegaLab in Los Angeles, California.

MegaLab is a unique facility where end users and integrators can come and see these systems operating in real time. With Arecont Vision’s line of dynamic IP cameras bundled with leading VMS, video storage solutions, and now DNF Security’s high performance storage appliances, visitors can witness how these solutions work together before buying.

For more information about this partnership check out our latest press release. And for more information on how to visit Arecont Vision’s MegaLab visit their website at www.arecontvision.com.

StoneFly releases StoneFusion 6.4.2.13

With the newest release of the latest version of our StoneFusion OS (the StoneFusion 6.4.2.13)

Here are a few new features you can expect with this latest release:

• Support for Hardware Encryption Accelerators
• Lower entry cost with “Usage License” Option 
• Support for Clustered SCVM™

This newest version of StoneFusion can be used for all StoneFly IP SAN appliances, including our Virtual IP SAN Appliances (SCVM™ and ESS™).

For more information call a StoneFly Sales Representative at (510) 265-1616 or email Sales@StoneFly.com.

StoneFly creates strategic alliance with leading hosting provider Simpaticorp

With the new launch of StoneFly’s SCVM™ Certified Hosting Partner Program, we are proud to announce that we have certified leading hosting company Simpaticorp to our list of hosting partners. As a certified hosting partner, we aim to provide businesses with a fully functional and cost effective business continuity (BC) solution that is safely secured to the cloud. By integrating  the SCVM™ Virtual IP SAN with Simpaticorp’s reliable hosting services, users will be able to seamlessly expand their physical storage solution to the cloud.

To learn more about this collaboration, please read this recent press release. Also for more information about the SCVM™ Certified Hosting Partner Program visit the StoneFly website at www.iSCSI.com.

Comprehensive Data Continuity: StoneFly’s SCVM™ Certified Hosting Partners Program

StoneFly is proud to announce the launch of the SCVM ™ Certified Hosting Partner’s Program. We will be partnering with top-notch datacenter hosting providers, to provide a comprehensive off-site data continuity and disaster recovery solution to our customers.

Need of a backup solution but don’t have the time, money, or manpower to manage another storage or server? Or maybe you want an off-site backup solution? Our SCVM™ Certified Hosting Partners are there to provide a complete storage solution built to satisfy your disaster recovery and business continuity objectives.

By combining their secure hosting services with SCVM’s advanced asynchronous remote replication and snapshot technologies, our hosting partners are ideal for protecting your mission-critical information.

Here’s what our hosting providers can assist you with:

• Hybrid Cloud Backup
• Data Protection
• Business Continuity
• Disaster Recovery

Find out more about the SCVM™ Certified Hosting Partner’s Program on our website. Also if you’re interested in learning more about the program, contact StoneFly sales at (510) 265-1616 or Sales@StoneFly.com.

StoneFly’s Voyager TSC16 featured on DCIG Buyer’s Guide

We are proud that StoneFly’s Voyager TSC16 IP SAN to be included in DCIG’s 2011 Small Enterprise Storage Array Buyer’s Guide. Highlighting some of the best small enterprise storage products priced from $5,000 – $30,000.

With the Voyager TSC16 offering enhanced redundancy, scalability, availability and performance, this IP SAN is the solution for your ever-growing IT environment.

See how we stack up on the list, sign up to download the guide here.

 

Banks, ATMs and IP Surveillance – a Match Made in Heaven

The other day, while just clicking through the web, I found this article “How to Gear Up ATM Security Using IP Surveillance?” and it really caught my attention. We all know that IP Surveillance has its advantages, (including higher levels of image resolution, etc.) but there is no other industry that benefits from an IP environment than banks.

Here are some highlight advantages that the article addresses:

• High resolution streaming makes it possible to detect thieves with much precision than CCTV.
• Mobility of IP enables surveillance personnel to access video footage remotely.
• IP Video prevents a process called “skimming” from ATMs.

Want to learn more about how to implement IP to your surveillance environment? Watch this informative webinar on DNF Security’s YouTube page.

Medical Doctors Associates choose StoneFly for Data Backup Upgrade

Medical Doctor Associates (MDA), a national medical staffing company, was a fast growing business that soon found that their aging fiber channel appliance simply did not cut their ever growing IT environment.

Lacking the ability to network their off-site servers and storage, MDA’s was struggling with a difficult and overall limited backup infrastructure. With this in mind, the company chose StoneFly’s ISC IP SAN and expansion units to implement a three-phase plan that:

• Fully virtualized and networked IT infrastructure
• Allotted for ease-of- manageability from StoneFusion OS’ ability to allocate and reallocate critical resources
• Created a scalable storage solution
• Accelerated performance exponentially by adding an expansion unit with SAS 6g RAID architecture

Learn more about how StoneFly’s line of high-performing IP SAN solutions helped MDA on this case study.

Port of West Sacramento Chooses DNF Security for Major Surveillance Upgrade

As a major port in the west coast, the Port of West Sacramento is centrally located among the busiest transportation grid of major highways, airports, and national railway systems. With an extensive amount of industrial and agricultural goods shipped in and out their harbors everyday, the Port of West Sacramento’s aging, decentralized surveillance system was just not cutting it. A major upgrade was in order, but with the installs of highly advanced cameras and more demanding surveillance applications, the Port decided that DNF Security’s line of video storage, video management engines (VME) and video workstations were the best choice to transition their surveillance environment to a more efficient system.

Learn more about how our surveillance solutions helped the Port of West Sacramento on this latest case study.

Server Virtualization: Game Changer for Mid-market Businesses

Last week I came across this interesting whitepaper on CIO.com about the rapid growth of server virtualization practices within mid-market businesses. Just over the past few years, the jump to server virtualization among midsized enterprises have increased dramatically and is expected to grow up until 2012. Here are some key findings:

• 30% of midsized companies (worldwide) started server virtualization before 2009, but that number doubled by the end of 2009
• 75% of companies expect to implement server virtualization by 2012
• From 2009 to 2012, the use of server virtualization jumped nearly 46% (from 29.1% to 75.1%)
• Transition to server virtualization compelled to upgrade and deploy storage area network (SAN) appliances
• Within the next 2 years, implementing disaster recovery to virtualization efforts becomes a big priority

Want to learn more about server virtualization? Here are some helpful links.

• What is server virtualization?
• See how StoneFly applies the principles of virtualization on all of our products
• Get the full experience of server virtualization by upgrading your storage to an IP SAN