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Condor Consulting Group has just released a new study about software-defined storage (SDS). Here is an abstract. As an industry buzzword with a broad coverage, it deserves some clarifications. You find below an extract of the report. Definition and segmentation First, it’s important to define the SDS term we use and categories we have established to segment the SDS market offering. We define SDS as software that transforms commodity servers equipped with local storage into a storage pool and services exposed to applications with industry file sharing protocols, block access methods or object APIs.

AIC announces that Open-E has just certified its hardware solutions, the high-availability server HA401-LB2 and JBOD J4024-02. Open-E develops IP-based storage management applications. The company's JovianDSS provides software-defined storage that has to work with a range of hardware requirements, from capacity capability to connectivity to performance.

Starline Computer GmbH offers with the NASdeluxe NDL-4000 Z-series different software-defined storage systems. They are certified for the ZFS-based JovianDSS from Open-E, Inc. Thus the NASdeluxe Z-series is an solution for many different storage needs, such as high data protection, HA, efficient use and fast access times. According to the new, free update of NASdeluxe systems you have the possibility to configure a HA Cluster with the SMB/CIFS protocol in JovianDSS. Thanks to the integrated HA Cluster Management, Shared Folder are available after a failover. Additionally the Shared Folder Access Control Lists (ACL) are supported, which are compatible with Windows.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, today released a new update of its data storage software Open-E JovianDSS with consistent Snapshots for the Off-site Data Protection functionality. The ZFS- and Linux-based software – which has been designed for enterprise-sized Software Defined Storage environments – ensures data reliability and integrity for optimal data storage, protection and recovery.

Open-E GmbH published the certification of the STORAGEline 52203s server by partner bluechip Computer AG from Germany with their data storage software Open-E DSS V7. To provide best compatibility for end-customers, Open-E certifies storage servers of their partners on a regular basis. With the STORAGEline R52203s, a new server has met all criteria of Open-E's testing standards. Not only was the storage system tested for general usage, but also as a high availability cluster. The result: DSS V7 is running smoothly and performs well on the STORAGEline R52203s.

The majority of business storage products offer NAS and IP SAN services but the mighty Igloo 2U-60T-STOR from Boston (www.boston-worldwide.com) goes one step beyond. Along with a massive capacity, the Igloo presents a truly unified storage solution as it combines NAS, IP SAN and FC SAN operations in the same appliance. The Igloo is a partnership of Supermicro hardware and Open-E’s Data Storage Server (DSS) v7 software. A neat feature of this team is all three storage services comes as standard and the price includes Open-E’s unlimited capacity license so you can expand as much as you want.

Boston’s Igloo is a one very cool unified storage appliance. SMBs that want choice for their storage networks will like Boston’s Igloo as it amalgamates NAS, IP SAN and FC SAN services into a single appliance. What’s more, it delivers a very high storage capacity for the price and has more than a few innovative touches. (...) Verdict: Boston’s combination of hardware and Open-E DSS makes for an affordable, high capacity storage appliance that supports NAS, IP SAN and FC SAN operations out of the box.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, will be part of Boston’s Solution & Technology Day, taking place on June 30th, 2016 in Germany. The event will be held at Gutshof Stangl in Neufarn near Munich. This year’s Boston Solution & Technology Day is all about the latest server and storage systems of Boston Server & Storage Solutions, including live demos and best practices discussions. Participants will have the opportunity to get in direct contact with Boston’s partners, who will inform about their products in interesting presentations and an exhibition. Open-E will be presenting its ZFS-based Open-E JovianDSS Software Defined Storage together with the proven Open-E DSS V7 Data Storage Software as main topics of the event include:

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, will showcase their product portfolio at TAROX Inside on June 17th, 2016. The event takes place at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany. With the end of the German soccer season, the stadium of soccer club Borussia Dortmund is once again a stage for topics such as machines, data, consulting and security. The industry event is the perfect meeting spot for IT specialists from all over Germany and a platform for comprehensive IT solutions and products.

Open-E, Inc. released a update for its software defined JovianDSS. This storage management software is equipped with Off-site Data Protection Service (ODPS) for backup and DR. Off-site data protection is a strategy for DR to send business-critical data out of the main storage location. This way, servers with crucial data can easily be restored in case of an unexpected disaster.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, will be showcasing its products on the in-house tradeshow of bluechip on May 25, 2016. This year, the well-known event takes place at Porsche factory in Leipzig, Germany.

Open-E, a builder of SAN and NAS environments, on Monday announced that it has added Off-Site Data Protection Services for Backup and Disaster Recovery to its Open-E JovianDSS platform. The new service enables asynchronous replication to local or remote locations for VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer environments. With the technology, snapshots can be created and snapshot deltas asynchronously replicated. The replication is available at no cost to Open-E Jovian DSS users.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, released a new update for its software defined Open-E JovianDSS. The storage management software is now equipped with Off-site Data Protection Service (ODPS) for Backup and Disaster Recovery. Off-site data protection is a strategy for disaster recovery to send business-critical data out of the main storage location. This way, servers with crucial data can easily be restored in case of an unexpected disaster.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, released today the new update 56 for its renowned data storage software Open-E DSS V7, featuring new functionalities for convenient storage management.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, is once again an exhibitor at CeBIT 2016 in Hanover, Germany. The largest IT tradeshow worldwide will take place from March 14 to 18, 2016. Open-E’s booth will be located in hall 12 at stand A68-2, as a part of the Enterprise Storage Solutions Pavilion.

Open-E, Inc., in storage software for building and managing NAS and SAN, announced that Starline Computer GmbH, a storage and server specialist based at Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, is its first Platinum Partner. The long-term cooperation of both companies made Starline one of the most esteemed of Open-E's partners in Germany. With its extensive portfolio, Starline Computer is offering software-defined storage solutions with Open-E JovianDSS as well as systems with the XFS-based Open-E storage Software V7 (DSS V7).

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing reliable NAS and SAN storage environments, announced today the successful certification of the R2208 S2 storage server by partner GRAFENTHAL from Germany. The system was tested according to specific integration and interoperability standards of Open-E’s technical specialists and passed all of them with excellent results.

Open-E, Inc. released a storage solution for small office and home office use: DSS V7 SOHO. The software V7 SOHO (Small Office Home Office) is a free version of the DSS V7, and the successor of DSS V7 Lite. With the product, users can benefit from basic functionalities of a fully featured NAS/SAN software platform.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing centralized storage servers, released today the new update 11 for its Software Defined Storage solution Open-E JovianDSS. The software is now equipped with advanced features for High Availability in Software Defined Storage environments.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing centralized storage servers, and TAROX, a leading IT supplier for integrated solutions, introduced today the successful High Availability certification of TAROX ParX R2082i G5 with Open-E JovianDSS. Now, enterprise customers have the opportunity to deploy a tested and affordable High Availability storage solution suitable for VDI, databases, web servers and demanding IT environments.

Thanks to Rausch's certified BigFoot Storage XXLarge and the alternative BigFoot Storage Flash for extreme IO loads, Open-E JovianDSS can be deployed in data centers and other large implementations. The storage platform offers high density, increased efficiency and enables customers to lower their TCO. At the same time, users are able to quickly deploy large quantities of storage capacity.

With the end-of-life for the previous DSS V6 fast approaching, all of its main features are now implemented in this update for version 7. Although first planned for release on October 1st, by popular demand and to serve clients better - update 50 for company's storage software V7 is released early and includes many new and improved features.

Open-E, Inc. released the update 10 for its ZFS-based software-defined storage solution JovianDSS. After busy months of development and quality testing, the company presented up10 with a range of features that will provide customers with more data security and storage efficiency. Company's ZFS and Linux-based storage software is designed for enterprise sized environments that require highest data reliability and integrity - whether in a single node, virtualized or HA setup. The software addresses the needs of enterprise users in search of a unified NAS or SAN solution with thin / over provisioning, compression and deduplication.

Software-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) is perfect for the do-it-yourselfer who doesn’t want to buy a pre-packaged appliance. With software-based NAS, you load the software onto the device of your choice -- whether it's a PC, server, or virtual machine. You can even run software-based NAS in the cloud.

Open-E, Inc. and Boston Server & Storage Solutions GmbH, an international specialist hardware solutions provider, announced the certification of the Igloo 4U-24T-Stor based on JovianDSS - a solution for SMB customers with thin provisioning, compression and deduplication. Igloo 4U-24T-Stor is a field-proven, reliable and cost-effective storage solution for SMBs. The server offers power efficiency, and meets virtualization and IO demands by leveraging hybrid storage, tiered storage and all-flash array.

Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing centralized storage servers, and Boston Server & Storage Solutions, an international specialist hardware solutions provider, announced today the official certification of the Igloo 4U-24T-Stor based on Open-E JovianDSS – a complete solution for SMB customers with thin provisioning, compression and deduplication. Boston's Igloo 4U-24T-Stor is a field-proven, reliable and cost-effective storage solution for small and medium-sized businesses. The server offers power efficiency, and meets virtualization and IO demands by leveraging hybrid storage, tiered storage and all-flash array.