NetApp strengthens Integration with Symantec

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has integrated its unified
storage systems with Symantec's Thin Reclamation API to help SAN
customers automatically reclaim storage space and improve overall
storage efficiency. This solution give customers the ability to
manage, reduce, and reclaim storage space throughout the entire data
life-cycle so they can improve planning and reduce their overall IT
footprint and management costs.

NetApp unified storage help customers
store the maximum amount of data for the lowest possible cost by
using several storage efficiency technologies inherent to the NetApp
Data ONTAP operating system. These technologies help customers get
more use out of the disk they have while improving manageability and
performance. This efficiency, coupled with the simplicity and
flexibility of Symantec's Veritas Storage Foundation, gives
customers the ability to easily manage their SAN environments and
reduce datacenter power, cooling, and space costs. With NetApp and
Symantec, planning future storage use is easier, as are provisioning,
reclaiming unused space, and re-provisioning.

"NetApp storage, with its built-in
thin provisioning and de-duplication, has given us the speed and
flexibility we need to provide better service to our members,"
said Jason Bane, VP -Infrastructure Operations, Virginia Credit
Union.

“Symantec offers the industry's
leading cross-platform thin optimization solution, enabling
organizations to benefit from the true cost and efficiency advantages
of thin provisioning,” said Don Angspatt, VP-Product Management,
Storage and Availability Management Group, Symantec. “The
integration of Veritas Storage Foundation with NetApp's
market-leading storage solutions enables IT organizations to
proactively plan their storage environment, improve storage
utilization rates, and get the most value from their data center
investments,” Angspatt further added.

“NetApp storage gives customers
storage efficiency capabilities that go beyond thin provisioning,
de-duplication on primary storage, and default RAID-DP,” said
Patrick Rogers, VP -Solutions and Alliances, NetApp. He further
added, “By working with Symantec and integrating our storage with
Veritas Storage Foundation, we continue to break new ground in what
is possible with IT efficiency. The principle is to provide leading
efficiency without any compromise on flexibility, simplicity, and
performance.”