Will Speak to How to Leverage Storage Virtualization to Eliminate Constraints Associated with Accessing and Managing Globally Distributed, Unstructured File Data
What:
Acopia Networks®, Inc., the world’s leading provider of high-performance, intelligent file virtualization solutions, today announced that its customers Comcast Media Center (CMC), Ibis Consulting, a Pitney Bowes Company, and Mustang Engineering will speak at the IDC Virtualization 2.0 Forum. The event is designed to help IT and business executives answer key questions about how to effectively exploit computer resources in a virtual manner.
The Comcast Media Center will present a talk entitled, "Deploying and Managing a File Storage Virtualization Solution in an On-Demand World." Ibis and Mustang will participate in a panel discussion entitled, "Virtualization 2.0: Management, Mobility, and Optimization" moderated by Richard Villars, vice president, storage systems, IDC.
When:
June 19, 2007
Where:
San Francisco, CA.
Why:
“We are delighted to include the Comcast Media Center, Ibis, and Mustang on our agenda, and the opportunity it affords attendees to hear first-hand how they have effectively leveraged file storage virtualization to overcome the challenges associated with their globally distributed, unstructured file data,” said Villars. “File storage virtualization is such a hot topic in the industry right now because it offers an ideal solution for IT functions such as migration, tiering, load balancing, and data replication – from both an ease of deployment and management standpoint, as well as cost. The attendees at our Forum will leave with a greater understanding of how to leverage it as a tool to better manage, control, and optimize their IT infrastructure.”
“The Comcast Media Center, Ibis, and Mustang Engineering are perfect examples of the sophisticated organizations around the globe that are confidently implementing intelligent file virtualization to stem the cost and complexities of managing their burgeoning file data,” said Kirby Wadsworth, senior vice president of marketing and business development, Acopia.
Further Information:
For further information on the Comcast Media Center, Ibis Consulting, and Mustang Engineering, please visit: http://www.comcastmediacenter.com/, http://www.ibisconsulting.com/, http://www.mustangeng.com/ respectively.
For further information on the IDC Virtualization Forum, please visit: http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=IDC_P12861.
About Acopia Networks
Acopia Networks is the leader in high-performance, intelligent file virtualization. Solutions based on Acopia’s FreedomFabric™ network operating system software help customers manage the growth, complexity, and cost of unstructured, globally distributed, file-based information. By providing automatic, policy-driven, data migration, tiering, load balancing, snapshots, and replication across multi-vendor storage environments, Acopia helps IT executives to reduce management overhead and accelerate business workflow. For further information about Acopia’s products and services, please visit: http://www.acopia.com/, call: 978-513-2900 (US) or 49-89-944-90-165 (Europe), or email: info@acopia.com
Contact:
Nicole Gorman, Acopia Networks, Inc., 508-397-0131, ngorman@acopia.com