AutoVirt 3: Storage management control
Summary
In the wake of the massive T-Mobile Sidekick storage-in-the-clouds failure (see what my fellow ZDnet blogger, Jason Perlow, has to say in the post In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl), it would be wise for organizations to re-examine their approaches to virtual storage. While it is not at all likely that they expected their product launch to arrive on the coattials of the T-Mobile a storage meltdown, it is clear that AutoVirt is trying to prevent similar disasters for their customers. Use AutoVirt to automate and expedite: A way to extend the native functionality of inexpensive, commodity Windows hardware An intelligent client referral service with perpetual support for client UNC names and embedded links By ensuring that users have a consistent point of access to their data, AutoVirt allows IT administrators to automate the movement of data within their Windows storage environments. By eliminating impact on end-users, AutoVirt removes a number of logistical barriers to project execution and frees IT to approach storage management more dynamically. AutoVirt has focused solely on small to medium size orgaizations having Windows-based environments and has tried to make its products easy to use, perform well and offer a level of automatic protection for those having neither the staff nor the expertise to use more sophisticated, powerful tools.