Data management SW for SQL Server 2005

NEW DELHI: Network Appliance, Inc. has announced general availability of NetApp SnapManager 2.0 for SQL Server, a near-instantaneous backup and recovery solution supporting Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

NetApp SnapManager 2.0 for SQL Server, which supports both NetApp Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI-based IP SAN solutions, is available to customers who need to dramatically reduce the administrative overhead of database backups, provide instant recovery for databases of any size, and automate the process of migrating SQL Server 2005 databases.






"Microsoft recognizes NetApp as a proven leader in storage innovation-especially in the data management and protection market. We are pleased that NetApp is releasing its reliable and efficient backup and recovery solution based on Snapshot technology in support for SQL Server 2005," said Mike Tuchen, general manager of SQL Server at Microsoft Corp.





"Backing up, recovering, and accessing data from a SQL Server 2005 database quickly and reliably are crucial for our customers. The NetApp backup and recovery solution helps customers simplify the data management of their SQL Server 2005."





SnapManager 2.0 for SQL Server, when used with other powerful NetApp data management solutions, helps customers reduce costs, simplify data management, and increase data availability for SQL Server environments with no impact to performance.

Benefits include:

Reduced costs: NetApp helps consolidate SQL Server data and maximize storage resource utilization with its unique FlexVol technology, available through NetApp Data ONTAP 7G software.





Simplified data management: NetApp attacks the storage management challenge with automated data management, rapid storage provisioning, and the ability to back up and restore hundreds of databases residing on a single SQL Server installation.





Maximized data availability: NetApp provides near-instantaneous backups, rapid database recovery, and the ability to store multiple online clones of SQL Server databases with minimal capacity overhead. In addition, NetApp SnapMirror software provides simple, flexible, and cost-effective replication and mirroring.





NetApp SnapManager 2.0 for SQL Server supports Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) for high availability and Microsoft Multipath I/O for resiliency in FC and IP SAN environments.

For more information visit: www.netapp.com/products/software/snapmanager.html.