Siafu Software Announces Swarm Encrypted SAN Storage Appliances for VMware

May 15, 2007; 05:13 AM
Siafu Software, the leader in IP encrypted SAN Storage, today announced that its Siafu Swarm Series of IP SAN Appliances for affordable, easy-to-manage encrypted iSCSI storage are now available for VMware® Infrastructure 3 environments. By using Siafu Swarm as the virtual storage solution for VMware infrastructures companies can efficiently and affordably consolidate their storage while taking advantage of high performance and powerful data security features.

For Amcom Software the Siafu Swarm has delivered significant cost and time savings when deployed in their VMware virtual environment. Amcom, a leading provider of mission-critical communications technology solutions for more than 400 blue-chip companies in healthcare, education, finance, utilities and government agencies, houses a large data center which uses VMware Infrastructure 3 to enable them to adapt quickly to customer needs and changing business requirements. “Deploying the Siafu Swarm appliance in our datacenter has enabled us to consolidate the storage of multiple servers,” said Ray Stanley, network administrator, Amcom Software. “As a result we have seen considerable application performance increases in addition to significant savings in server and storage costs. The Swarm was easy to install and it’s a snap to manage. It’s been a key component in the success of our virtual infrastructure.”

The Siafu Swarm series of iSCSI-based storage appliances have been designed to help companies increase storage utilization, enhance corporate data protection methods and simplify disaster recovery processes. In addition, the Siafu Swarm features powerful RAID 5/6 protection and RAID 51/RAID 61 active/active protection for redundant appliances assuring disaster tolerance for VMware environments.

Key features of the Siafu Swarm for VMware include:

• Active/Active failover for continuous data access
• 1 - 7.5TB of storage in single or high availability configurations
• Snapshots with Microsoft VSS consistency
• AES 256-bit encryption
• Intuitive user interface to manage multiple Swarms from a single console

“Customers deploying VMware require the security of true business continuity without any risk of interruption,” said John Matze, president and CEO, Siafu Software. “We’ve designed our Swarm Series of iSCSI appliances to deliver true data security, without compromise – all for an affordable price. With built-in encryption and replication functionality, and very high performance, the Siafu Swarm appliance delivers the unparalleled value and reliability customers deploying a virtualized environment need.”

Pricing and Availability

Siafu Swarm IP SAN solutions for VMware are available now starting at $8,995. For more information please visit: www.siafusoftware.com.

About Siafu Software

Founded in September 2005, Siafu Software's mission is to deliver easy-to-install, easy-to-manage encrypted iSCSI solutions for affordable IP storage. Siafu’s products include Siafu Swarm™ IP SAN Appliances, a series of solutions which deliver the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized business, and Siafu Sypher™ Encryption Appliances, a series of SAN solutions which securely compress data and encrypt tapes destined for offsite locations. Siafu Software is located close to San Diego in Poway, California. The company's founder, president and CEO, John Matze, is one the original architects of the IETF's iSCSI standard.

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