Top storage industry analysts report that consolidation and automation of time intensive storage area network (SAN)-related processes will drive an increase in the adoption of storage virtualization software in 2006. Incipient, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent switch software, is prepared to meet this demand and has unveiled its new corporate web site, located at http://www.incipient.com. It provides IT and storage professionals insight into industry developments, as well as Incipient’s intelligent switch software solutions that address SAN management challenges. Also featured is a storage glossary which defines storage virtualization-related terminology. Several technology-focused whitepapers and architectural reviews of different storage virtualization approaches are available from the site, along with a comprehensive description of the Incipient Network Storage Platform (NSP) software suite.
“We have a keen interest in helping IT storage professionals understand the true benefits of intelligent storage networks,” said Robert Infantino, senior vice president of marketing and alliances, Incipient. “As such, we have created a new web site that goes beyond providing information about our intelligent storage management solutions. With features like the glossary and free whitepapers, we have designed the site to serve as an informational and educational resource for the industry to understand how storage virtualization extends the functionality and intelligence of SAN environments.”
In the last three years, SAN architects have sought to expand the role of the traditional SAN. Instead of simply providing basic connectivity, progress has been made to incorporate intelligence and functionality into SAN offerings. Intelligent-switch based SANs are now delivering storage services typically found in host-based or storage array-based solutions such as volume management, automated provisioning, data migration, and copy services. With data centers operating 24 x 7, these new and innovative intelligent SAN-based technologies are fast becoming a requirement to simplify SANs, facilitate growth and change within a SAN, and drive down operational (OP-EX) and capital expenditures (CAP-EX).
Incipient NSP is embedded in intelligent Fibre Channel (FC) switches. It serves as a common software platform that delivers Incipient-developed, network-based storage applications throughout a SAN environment. These applications provide storage services such as volume management, data protection, copy services, automated provisioning and data mobility. Incipient NSP currently supports or will support intelligent FC switches manufactured by industry leading companies such as Cisco, Brocade, McDATA and others.
About Incipient, Inc.
Incipient, Inc. develops intelligent switch-resident storage management softwareÊthat provides storage services within the SAN fabric. The goal is to support continual information storage growth and encourage centralized management and administrative policy control for enterprise-level IT environments. The Incipient Network Storage Platform Suite enables companies to gain value from ever-changing network-based storage environments, at significantly reduced total operating cost. Incipient is an independent, privately held, software company with corporate headquarters in Waltham, MA. For more information about Incipient, visit http://www.incipient.com
