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SIOS and Storage Switzerland Webinar Will Discuss Strategies for Ensuring High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Virtual Server and Cloud Environments

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SAN MATEO, CA – December 11, 2014 – SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced a joint, live webinar featuring Storage Switzerland President and Founder George Crump and SIOS Technology Director of Field Engineering Tony Tomarchio. George and Tony will discuss strategies for ensuring high availability and disaster protection when moving business critical applications, such as Microsoft SQL Server, to virtual server and cloud environments.

The live webinar “Flexible HA and DR for Virtual Server and Cloud Environments” will be held on Thurs, December 18, 2014 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST

To register, please visit here:  https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/5583/135415?utm_source=SIOS&utm_medium=SIOS&utm_term=SIOS&utm_campaign=SIOS

This webinar will simplify the confusing array of availability and redundancy features offered in Windows Server Failover Clustering, SQL Server, and by leading cloud and virtual server software vendors. Participants will learn how to protect SQL Server and other Windows applications from downtime and disasters, all the while ensuring configuration flexibility and infrastructure efficiency.

George Crump, president and founder of Storage Switzerland, has more than 25 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the U.S., he has seen the birth of such technologies as RAID, NAS and SAN. Prior to founding Storage Switzerland he was CTO at one the nation’s largest storage integrators where he was in charge of technology testing, integration and product selection.

At SIOS Technology, Tony Tomarchio is responsible for defining and delivering technical pre-sales services, support and best practices to SIOS customers, prospects and partners. Tony has more than a decade of experience providing systems management and high availability solutions to enterprise customers.

About SIOS Technology Corp.

SIOS Technology Corp. makes SAN and #SANLess software solutions that make clusters easy to use and easy to own.An essential part of any cluster solution, SIOS SAN and #SANLess software provides the flexibility to build Clusters Your Way™ to protect your choice of Windows or Linux environment in any configuration (or combination) of physical, virtual and cloud (public, private, and hybrid) without sacrificing performance or availability. The unique SIOS #SANLess clustering solution allows you to configure clusters with local storage, eliminating both the cost and the single-point-of-failure risk of traditional shared (SAN) storage.

Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

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SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS Protection Suite, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:

Beth Winkowski
Winkowski Public Relations, LLC for SIOS
Phone: 978-649-7189
Email: bethwinkowski@US.SIOS.com

Mavis Discount Tire Keeps Servers Rolling with SIOS Technology SANLess Clusters

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SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition Software Delivers High Availability
for Business Critical SQL Server

SAN MATEO, CA – December 9, 2014 – SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced that Mavis Discount Tire is using SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software to ensure high availability for its mission-critical SQL Server applications.

Mavis Discount Tire is a New York-based tire retailer with 150 stores throughout the northeastern US. The company relies on business critical applications running on SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition and SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition to manage their orders, inventory, and other business-critical processes. For these retail stores, application performance is a critical priority.

“Our retail stores need fast, reliable access to these applications to operate,” said Edward Schwartz, CIO, Mavis Discount Tire. “To keep customer satisfaction high, we cannot afford slow response times or downtime.”

The company needed a way to provide high availability protection for its SQL Server applications and databases that would not impede performance. The company considered using traditional clustering using Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC). However, to implement a traditional cluster solution and maintain the high level of performance they needed, Mavis Discount Tire would have required multiple SANs and both dedicated and redundant external switches.

“While a traditional WSFC environment would have protected our applications from downtime, it requires SAN storage which adds cost, complexity, and performance overhead,” said Schwartz. Since the company does not store large volumes of data, they saw little value in the storage benefits of deploying external SANs. They were also concerned about the performance impact that SAN storage could have had on the highly transactional SQL Server databases.

The Mavis Discount Tire IT department chose SIOS SANLess software to provide HA and DR protection without the need for a SAN. “We used WSFC to create two node clusters for our SQL environments in the same way a traditional cluster is created,” said Schwartz. “We simply added SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software to enable the cluster to use local storage in a SANLess configuration.”

The SIOS software uses performance optimized host-based replication to synchronize local storage on the primary and standby nodes in the cluster so that it appears to the WSFC as a SAN. SIOS SANLess cluster software provides high availability without slowing performance. They also eliminated the single point of failure risk of a shared storage cluster.

“The SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software is a good technology for a company that is growing rapidly. It is easy to use and eliminates the need to buy unnecessary SAN hardware or redundant switches,” said Schwartz.

“SIOS is providing opportunities for the creation of SAN and SANLess clusters for physical, virtual and cloud environments,” said Jerry Melnick, COO of SIOS Technology.  “SIOS DataKeeper is a virtual SAN that runs under the application layer of SQL Server, allowing Mavis Tire to create SANLess clusters and benefit from all advantages of a second SAN without the performance challenges and added costs.”

About SIOS Technology Corp.

SIOS Technology Corp. makes SAN and #SANLess software solutions that make clusters easy to use and easy to own. An essential part of any cluster solution, SIOS SAN and #SANLess software provides the flexibility to build Clusters Your Way™ to protect your choice of Windows or Linux environment in any configuration (or combination) of physical, virtual and cloud (public, private, and hybrid) without sacrificing performance or availability. The unique SIOS #SANLess clustering solution allows you to configure clusters with local storage, eliminating both the cost and the single-point-of-failure risk of traditional shared (SAN) storage.

Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (http://us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

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SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS Protection Suite, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Beth Winkowski
Winkowski Public Relations, LLC for SIOS
Phone: 978-649-7189
Email: bethwinkowski@US.SIOS.com

SIOS Webinar Offers Tips for High Availability SQL Deployments in Azure IaaS from Microsoft Clustering MVP

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SAN MATEO, CA – December 4, 2014 – SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced a live webinar featuring Microsoft Clustering MVP, Dave Bermingham.  His insights will lay the foundation for deploying highly available SQL Server instances in the Windows Azure Cloud in his second “SQL Clustering 101” webinar series.

Titled, “SQL Clustering 102: Highly Available SQL Deployments in Azure IaaS – What You Need to Know,” this webinar will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST.

To register, please visit:  http://www.mssqltips.com/webcastSignupPage.asp?id=360&src=MSSQLTipsEventList

The live webinar will review basic nomenclature to the must-haves and gotcha’s for enabling SQL Server high availability in Azure. It will give attendees a checklist for moving business-critical applications to the cloud. For administrators considering Windows Azure for their next SQL Server deployment, this webinar will provide valuable considerations.

David Bermingham is recognized within the technology community as a high availability expert and has been honored by his peers by being elected to be a Microsoft MVP in clustering since 2010. David’s work as director, technical evangelist at SIOS Technology Corp., has him focused on Microsoft high availability and disaster recovery solutions as well as providing hands on support, training and professional services for cluster implementations. David holds numerous technical certifications and draws from more than twenty years of experience in IT, including work in the finance, healthcare and education fields, to help organizations design solutions to meet their high availability and disaster recovery needs. Learn more at www.us.sios.com

About SIOS Technology Corp.
SIOS Technology Corp. makes SAN and #SANLess software solutions that make clusters easy to use and easy to own. An essential part of any cluster solution, SIOS SAN and #SANLess software provides the flexibility to build Clusters Your Way™ to protect your choice of Windows or Linux environment in any configuration (or combination) of physical, virtual and cloud (public, private, and hybrid) without sacrificing performance or availability. The unique SIOS #SANLess clustering solution allows you to configure clusters with local storage, eliminating both the cost and the single-point-of-failure risk of traditional shared (SAN) storage.

Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (http://us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

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SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS Protection Suite, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Beth Winkowski
Winkowski Public Relations, LLC for SIOS
Phone: 978-649-7189
Email: bethwinkowski@US.SIOS.com

SIOS Exhibits SANLess Clustering Software for SQL at PASS Summit

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SIOS Technology to Exhibit Its SANLess Clustering Software for SQL Server in at PASS Summit 2014 in Seattle

SAN MATEO, CA – October 30, 2014 – SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced it will showcase its SAN and SANLess clustering software at PASS Summit 2014. This annual event is the world’s largest, most-focused, and most-intensive conference for Microsoft SQL Server and BI professionals. Over 2,000 companies from around the world send their staff to receive top-notch training, technical tips, and make connections to take their SQL Server skills to the next level. As an exhibitor and sponsor of a breakfast panel and PASS to Prizes, SIOS will showcase its product offerings in booth #408 in the PASS Summit Exhibit Hall at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA, November 4 – 7.

The SIOS Exhibit
In booth #408, SIOS will showcase its products that add real-time block level replication and configuration flexibility in Windows Server Failover Clustering environments. SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software is an ingredient that integrates seamlessly with Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) to provide SANLess cluster protection where shared storage clusters are either impossible or impractical, such as cloud, virtual and high performance storage environments.

PASS the Bacon: SQL Server Experts and MVPs Breakfast Panel
SIOS and SanDisk are co-sponsoring the PASS the Bacon breakfast at PASS Summit 2014, which will be held on Thursday, November 6, at 6:45 am and will feature an interactive panel discussion with four SQL Server experts and MVPs about a variety of real-world strategies for achieving cost-efficient high performance and high availability in SQL Server. Topics include: Maintaining high performance in high availability SQL Server environments, cost-efficient techniques for protecting SQL Server from downtime, and leveraging flash storage in database scenarios for more than performance. Register here to attend.

PASS to Prizes
SIOS is also a sponsor of the ever popular PASS to Prizes game November 4-6. Attendees must stop by and collect a stamp from various booths in the Exhibit Hall to be eligible to win a prize. Look for the game card in your conference attendee bag. Drawings for PASS to Prizes will take place at 4:35pm on Thursday, November 6, to win one of the following: Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Xbox One Madden NFL 15 Bundle, Cannon Rebel DSR Camera, or Beats by Dr. Dre Wireless Headphones.

Additionally, SIOS is raffling off two $250 gift cards. Visit its booth #408 for a chance to win. The drawings will take place at 12:30 pm on Friday, November 7.

SIOS will also be awarding a $10 Starbucks gift card once per hour throughout the show to randomly selected participants who are wearing the official SIOS PASS t-shirt on the show floor.

Denny Cherry Presents SQL Karaoke
SIOS is also sponsoring “Denny Cherry presents SQL Karaoke” on Tuesday, November 4, 9:00pm – 2:00am at Cowgirls Inc., 421 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104. Registration is mandatory for SQL Karaoke. Register here: http://us.sios.com/2014-11-sql-karaoke/.

About SIOS Technology Corp.
SIOS Technology Corp. makes SAN and #SANLess software solutions that make clusters easy to use and easy to own. An essential part of any cluster solution, SIOS SAN and #SANLess software provides the flexibility to build Clusters Your Way™ to protect your choice of Windows or Linux environment in any configuration (or combination) of physical, virtual and cloud (public, private, and hybrid) without sacrificing performance or availability. The unique SIOS #SANLess clustering solution allows you to configure clusters with local storage, eliminating both the cost and the single-point-of-failure risk of traditional shared (SAN) storage.

Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (http://us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

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SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS Protection Suite, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Beth Winkowski
Winkowski Public Relations, LLC for SIOS
Phone: 978-649-7189
Email: bethwinkowski@US.SIOS.com

SIOS, Storage Switzerland Webinar: Must-Haves for HA & DR in Cloud

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SAN MATEO, CA – October 22, 2014 – SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced a joint, live webinar featuring Storage Switzerland President and Founder George Crump and SIOS Technology Director of Field Engineering Tony Tomarchio. George and Tony will discuss the best practices for selecting a method of protecting Microsoft applications and data from downtime in an Amazon Web Services, Azure or other cloud environment.

The live webinar “HA and DR Must-Haves for High Availability and DR Protection in the Cloud” will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 10:00a PST / 1:00p EST.

To register, please visit here: http://storageswiss.com/2014/10/07/ha-and-dr-must-haves/

In this webinar, attendees will learn:

  1. The advantages of a hybrid cloud or full cloud SQL Server environment
  2. The limitations of cloud environments when it comes to providing HA and DR
  3. The difficulty in implementing SQL Server in a “hybrid” fashion
  4. How to overcome these limitations to provide full HA and DR

George Crump, president and founder of Storage Switzerland, has more than 25 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the U.S., he has seen the birth of such technologies as RAID, NAS and SAN. Prior to founding Storage Switzerland he was CTO at one the nation’s largest storage integrators where he was in charge of technology testing, integration and product selection.

At SIOS Technology, Tony Tomarchio is responsible for defining and delivering technical pre-sales services, support and best practices to SIOS customers, prospects and partners. Tony has more than a decade of experience providing systems management and high availability solutions to enterprise customers.

About SIOS Technology Corp.

SIOS Technology Corp. makes SAN and #SANLess software solutions that make clusters easy to use and easy to own. An essential part of any cluster solution, SIOS SAN and #SANLess software provides the flexibility to build Clusters Your Way™ to protect your choice of Windows or Linux environment in any configuration (or combination) of physical, virtual and cloud (public, private, and hybrid) without sacrificing performance or availability. The unique SIOS #SANLess clustering solution allows you to configure clusters with local storage, eliminating both the cost and the single-point-of-failure risk of traditional shared (SAN) storage.

Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

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SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS Protection Suite, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Contact

Beth Winkowski
Winkowski Public Relations, LLC for SIOS
Phone: 978-649-7189
Email: bethwinkowski@US.SIOS.com