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The storage solution's consolidated administration and independence from proprietary hardware helps DEG minimize overall system costs. The project was completed by Kramer & Crew, a DataCore integration partner in Cologne. Steady growth in data volume requires DEG to continually expand storage capacity. DEG wanted to find a solution that would allow it to add disks without interrupting applications and provides easy and flexible management. After external, vendor-independent analysis, the company chose SANsymphony as its SAN management platform to support existing HP storage hardware and assign capacity to several applications, including SAP, SQL, (Exchange and Windows file servers at some later date), from a single console. DEG also uses the powerful functionality of the SANsymphony platform to synchronously mirror data across two separate data centers and provide high levels of data protection and availability. "We were looking for a cost-effective, flexible solution that could be integrated into our existing storage architecture. It needed to ensure high data and application availability and be independent of hardware," said Oliver Hepp of DEG. "DataCore met our requirements, providing redundancy for maximum security against breakdowns. We can easily expand the system simply by adding economical disks. By using NMVs the administration of increasing data in our environment is significantly easier. Implementing SANsymphony was the right decision for us." The storage system is administered, monitored and configured via redundant SANsymphony storage domain servers running under Windows 2000, located at both the main computer center and an alternate one. After a one-time allocation process, DataCore's Network Managed Volumes feature provides storage capacity automatically and without further intervention by the administrator, lowering operating costs. To dynamically add more storage capacity in the future, additional disks can be easily added to the consolidated pool without interrupting the applications. After an intensive selection process, SANsymphony won out over alternative storage solutions from major manufacturers, and DEG commissioned Kramer & Crew to implement and provide support for the project. "We were able to offer DEG the same flexibility demanded by many of our customers: an open solution that delivers scalable performance and capacity," said Uwe Kramer, managing director of Kramer & Crew GmbH. "In addition, SANsymphony has an outstanding price/performance ratio and substantially reduces the TCO for storage processes." DataCore's open SAN management solution SANsymphony has attracted a steadily rising number of customers in the financial sector. "The rapid growth in data volume is a particularly serious problem for financial service providers like DEG, who are looking for high-performance solutions that can grow along with the data volume," said Volker Sommer, regional sales director at DataCore. "To meet the strict demands placed on data security and availability, SANsymphony can be implemented in existing storage infrastructures, making them highly available and even more powerful. We are pleased that DEG is now benefiting from the advantages of the SANsymphony platform." The Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) DEG, a member of KfW Group, has been financing and structuring the investments of private companies in developing and transition countries for 40 years. DEG invests in profitable projects that contribute to sustainable development in all sectors of the economy, from agriculture to infrastructure and manufacturing to services. DEG also focuses on investments in local money markets in order to facilitate reliable access to capital locally. To date DEG has worked together with more than 1,050 companies. By providing 5 billion euros of finance, a total investment of over 34 billions euros could be mobilized. Kramer & Crew GmbH Headquartered in Cologne, Kramer & Crew offers extensive IT expertise to small- and medium-sized companies. Its customers operate in a wide range of fields, from industry and trade to insurance, public agencies and service providers. Thanks to its many years of experience, Kramer & Crew demonstrates the importance of 'single-source expertise' in diverse environments, especially in the areas of storage area networks, server-based computing and network technologies. IT concepts, professional consulting and up-to-the-minute implementation through extensive project experience give the company a highly practical orientation and allow it to optimize costs. Kramer & Crew's recipe for success for over a decade has been a commitment to effective partnership with its customers. About DataCore Software DataCore Software is an independent software vendor specializing in consolidating, controlling and automating storage for Windows, UNIX, Linux, MacOS and NetWare systems. The company's award-winning SANsymphony software uses Intel-based storage servers running Windows to pool, cache, and replicate data from all the major disk and disk array suppliers. Its innovative technology centralizes storage management for Global 2000 enterprise data centers and powers OEM storage subsystems with advanced features, non-stop availability and unmatched performance. DataCore is privately held with corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For international office locations and more information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com. DataCore, the DataCore logo and SANsymphony are trademarks or registered trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. ### Corporate Contacts: Tel: (407) 331 4699 Email: pr@datacore.com Bharat Kumar Tel: +44 (0) 118 949 7671 Email: bharat.kumar@datacore.com DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Belvederestraße 40 50933 Köln Postfach 45 03 40 50878 Köln Tel: +49 (0) 2 21 49 86 0 Fax: +49 (0) 221 4986 290 Email: info@deginvest.de Media Contacts: Susan Bassett with Tel: (617) 969 9192 Email: pr@corporateink.com KONZEPT PR GmbH Karolinenstrasse 21 86150 Augsburg Michael Baumann Tel: +49 (0) 821 3430016 Fax: +49 (0) 821 3430077 Email: m.baumann@konzept-pr.de Sabine Hensold Tel: +49 (0) 821 3430026 Fax: +49 (0) 821 3430077 Email: s.hensold@konzept-pr.de
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