Blade Watch

VMblog

NetApp today announced new storage and data management advances for VMware View to help customers deploy and operate virtual desktop environments faster and more efficiently. NetApp also announced that it is now a VMware Authorized Consultant (VAC) partner and can help customers better design, implement, and optimize their VMware® environments. Together, these announcements underline NetApp’s commitment to helping customers adopt desktop virtualization through technological innovation, collaboration, and support.

NetApp’s new Rapid Cloning Utility 2.0 simplifies the way administrators clone VMware virtual machines and datastores, providing greater ease through automation. Rapid Cloning Utility is a free plug-in for the VMware vCenter^TM suite of management products that integrates core NetApp® technologies with VMware management tools to provide multiple storage efficiency and performance enhancements. Now customers can significantly reduce the amount of time IT personnel must spend to provision multiple virtual desktops by using a simple graphical interface to create new virtual machines nearly instantly. In conjunction with NetApp FlexClone®, a single image can be replicated hundreds of times in minutes while using almost no additional storage capacity. NetApp offers fully automated provisioning tools for VMware environments that extend savings value into storage infrastructures.

Do check out this article talking about Netapp and VMware, I’ve been a fan of NetApp since I used their filers, combining a blade virtualization solution with NetApp sitting in front virtualizing the storage could be an energy efficient and effective solution. Using their cloning technology could be a great enabler to deploying and provisioning desktops, I’ll need to check it out.

Related posts:

1. NetApp storage platforms certified for vSphere Business Wire PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) announced the integration...
2. NetApp to help customers use less storage http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/news-rel-20090901.html VMworld 2009, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—September 1, 2009— NetApp (NASDAQ:...
3. Cisco, NetApp and VMware collaborate to deliver next generation infrastructure VMware New Secure Multi-tenancy Design Architecture Enhances Security When Sharing...
4. NetApp announces SnapManager CNN Money NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today unveiled the new NetApp®...
5. NetApp continue the innovation of their efficient storage NetApp Enhanced Manageability Software and New Software Packs and Bundles...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.