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Yahoo! Finance: SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition Honored With Computer Technology Review’s Most Valuable Product (MVP) 2015 Award

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YahooFinanceSIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced it received a Most Valuable Product (MVP) award for 2015 fromComputer Technology Review for its SIOSDataKeeper™ Cluster Edition software.

As one of a select number of notable IT products receiving CTR’s MVP award, SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition was honored by CTR’s editorial panel based on rigorous judging criteria that included product innovation, functionality and affordability.

SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software enables SANLess clustering for high availability and disaster protection in Windows Server Failover Clustering environments. It protects data in physical, virtual, and cloud environments and provides enterprise-class protection for all server workloads at a fraction of the cost of traditional shared-storage (SAN) based clusters.

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Storage Newsletter: Enterprises Adopt SIOS Technology SANLess Clustering Software on AWS

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Like Gulliver International, Epicure Selections and Spirent Communications

SIOS Technology Corp., maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, announced that enterprise companies are turning to its SANLess clustering software, SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition, to provide HA and DR of critical data on business critical applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments.

Some of these enterprises include Gulliver International CO, Ltd, a Tokyo-based pre-owned car company; Epicure Selections, Canada’s direct sales company; and Spirent Communications, a global leader in communications test and measurement.

“Business critical applications require HA protection, regardless of where they are deployed,” said Jerry Melnick, COO, SIOS. “In the cloud, you need to protect applications from downtime just as you do in a physical server environment. However, traditional solutions, such as shared-storage clusters may not be practical or even possible in the cloud. With SIOS SANLess clustering software, enterprises are able to use traditional Windows Server Failover Clustering to provide HA and DR protection for SQL Server and other enterprise applications in the cloud without the limitations of shared storage.”

Most cloud providers enable a measure of disaster protection by allowing enterprises to use multiple separate and redundant data centers or computing resources. However, they do not offer shared storage (i.e., a SAN), which is required to support traditional Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) for HA. SANless software can be added to a WSFC to create a HA cluster without the need for shared storage. With it, companies can run their business critical applications, such as SQL Server, SAP, Siebel Gateway, and others, in a cloud environment without sacrificing HA protection.

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Sys-Con: Protecting Business Critical Apps By @DaveBerm | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]

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Understanding the truths and myths of HA and DR in cloud deployments can dramatically reduce data center costs and risks

Dave Bermingham, MS Cluster MVP
Sr. Technical Evangelist
SIOS Technology Corp.

Gartner predicts that the bulk of new IT spending by 2016 will be for cloud platforms and applications and that nearly half of large enterprises will have cloud deployments by the end of 2017. The benefits of the cloud may be clear for applications that can tolerate brief periods of downtime, but for critical applications like SQL Server, Oracle and SAP, companies need a strategy for HA and DR protection. While traditional SAN-based clusters are not possible in these environments, SANless clusters can provide an easy, cost-efficient alternative.

In his session at 16th Cloud Expo, David Bermingham, Director, Technical Evangelist at SIOS Technology, will discuss the truths and myths of HA and DR in cloud deployments, which can dramatically reduce data center costs and risks.

Speaker Bio

David Bermingham is recognized as a high availability expert and has been honored by his peers by being elected to be a Microsoft MVP in Clustering since 2010. His work as director, Technical Evangelist at SIOS Technology Corp., has him focused on evangelizing Microsoft high availability and disaster recovery solutions.

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Yahoo Finance: SIOS Technology named finalist in the 2015 IT World Awards by Network Products Guide

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YahooFinanceSIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, has named SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition a finalist for the 10th Annual 2015 IT World Awards in the IT Products and Services for Enterprise (Medium) category. These industry and peer awards from Network Products Guide are the world’s premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners will be honored in San Francisco on Monday, June 29, 2015 during the 10th annual red carpet awards banquet and presentation.

SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software enables SANLess clustering for high availability and disaster protection in Windows Server Failover Clustering environments. It protects data in physical, virtual, and cloud environments and provides enterprise-class protection for all server workloads at a fraction of the cost of traditional shared-storage (SAN) based clusters.

An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual IT World Awards recognition program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.

“It’s an honor to be named a finalist by Network Products Guide for this esteemed industry and peer award,” said Jerry Melnick, COO, SIOS Technology. “SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition is an important ingredient in a cluster solution that enables customers to provide failover clustering in environments where traditional clusters are impossible or impractical. With it, customers can gain the benefits of new data center configurations without sacrificing HA protection for business critical applications.”

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