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Monday, 26 October 2015

CommVault changes software update model

Commvault, a global player in enterprise data protection and information management, has refreshed its portfolio. As of this latest version of its software, Commvault is moving to update in frequent increments, rather than waiting to do major releases a few times a year.

The eleventh version of the Commvault solutions portfolio, addressing data protection and recovery, cloud, virtualisation, archive, and file sync and share, is designed to help customers modernise.

Commvault announced that it is further opening up its integrated data platform with:

•       An open API architecture provides universal access to data

•       More ways to access different types of archived data, beyond what happens with traditional backup

•       Automation and customisation of workflows

•       Third party software partners can now write their applications directly to the Commvault Data Platform

Commvault also introduced new capabilities for snapshot management and recovery:

•       Extending IntelliSnap vendor support for snapshot orchestration to include Pure Storage, and Nutanix.

•       IntelliSnap application workload coverage to include SAP HANA, Sybase and PostGres.

•       New Intellisnap replication and disaster recovery orchestration management options including the management of EMC and HDS replication configurations.

Further, Commvault is introducing universal change block tracking capability, as well as offering more recovery options across managed data:

•       Instant recovery with direct native access from the open platform to point-in-time data

•       Extended native or on demand data delivery services that provide near-instant interactive access (recovery points) from the Commvault Virtual Repository in the format requested

•       Improved user interfaces (UI) matched with enhanced reporting

Commvault is also embracing the next wave of hypervisor systems:

•       Virtualisation coverage  includes Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

•       Virtual machine (VM) provisioning with easy workload portability across environments

•       Enhanced disaster recovery orchestration technologies

“Commvault’s next generation software and platform are uniquely designed to help customers activate their data to unlock critical business insight and drive new value from their technology investments,” said N. Robert Hammer, Chairman, President and CEO of Commvault.

“The new Commvault release both leapfrogs point solution vendors in capabilities and functionality while also showcasing the performance, security, compliance, and economic benefits of a holistic data management strategy... Now, more than ever, companies are increasingly recognising the need for a trusted partner to assure a solid data management foundation – Commvault is that foundation.”

Commvault is opening up the Commvault Data Platform to a broader development ecosystem for innovation, including to customers’ IT shops, partners and third-party developers. Commvault expects to develop and nurture an innovation ecosystem around the platform beginning early next year.

“When you modernise production, you have to modernise protection too! And nowhere is that more important than for organisations embracing emerging and disruptive new IT delivery models, such as hyperconverged infrastructures and public clouds. Between ever-heightening availability requirements and new mandates for compliance and data governance, organisations need smarter and more comprehensive data protection and management solutions,” said Jason Buffington, Data Protection Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.

“Real, sustainable business and IT value and actionable insight comes from a holistic approach to data management that delivers flexibility, agility and data governance throughout the data lifecycle; wherever it is stored, consumed or shared.  Commvault’s vision makes a lot of sense for customers looking for that next generation data management solution that must address a range of requirements that firmly put folks on a path to meeting their data needs today and in the future.”

Said Craig Fletcher, CTO, CH2MHill: “The reliable cadence of leading innovation we’ve come to expect from Commvault gives us a good feeling about our partnership and real confidence that we have the right technology platform in place to meet future business requirements.”

In Asia, CH2MHILL has worked on major infrastructure projects such as the Singapore Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, the US Forces Korea Base Relocation Program, as well as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.

Interested?

Commvault’s next generation software and services offerings will see full general availability in December.

Read the TechTrade Asia blog post about CH2MHill's NVIDIA deployment

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