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Continuity Software Launches AvailabilityGuard/Cloud(TM) - Automated Health Check of Virtual Infrastructure Ensures Continuous Service Availability for Private Cloud Applications
NEW YORK, August 27, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
New Software Detects Downtime and Data-Loss Risks; Alerts for Cross-Vendor
Best Practice Violations
Continuity Software(TM), the leading provider of service availability risk management
solutions, today announced the release of AvailabilityGuard/Cloud
[http://continuitysoftware.com/cloud ](TM), a private cloud automated health check solution
that detects cross-domain configuration errors across all layers of IT - all the way from
application server to the database, virtual machine (VM), physical infrastructure, storage
area network (SAN), network-attached storage (NAS) and clustering - in order to eliminate
data loss and business downtime risks.
AvailabilityGuard/Cloud was created in response to the rapidly increasing rate at
which organizations of all sizes are deploying mission-critical applications in
virtualized private clouds and consequently, the sharp rise in private cloud downtime and
data-loss events. While the benefits of virtualization are impossible to ignore, it has
also become apparent that managing a private cloud infrastructure frequently involves
manually-intensive processes that are prone to failure, often with a devastating effect on
business service availability. With limited visibility across private cloud infrastructure
layers, IT organizations have been unable to detect problems ahead of time and prevent
them from disrupting the business. Even the most sophisticated IT organizations are
learning that ensuring continuous service availability and data protection across their
private cloud environment is easier said than done.
AvailabilityGuard/Cloud extends Continuity Software's proven downtime and data loss
risk detection capabilities from the traditional datacenter environment to the private
cloud. The solution enables users to automatically discover and eliminate vulnerabilities
well before they impact the business, leveraging the patent-pending Risk Discovery
Engine(TM) coupled with the continuously updated Risk Signature Knowledgebase(TM) of known
and emerging private cloud configuration issues. Moreover, AvailabilityGuard/Cloud
provides up-to-date management reports with high-level executive summaries followed by
supportive drill-down reporting that make it easier for IT organizations to wrap their
arms around even the most complicated environment.
"Constructing a private cloud - and then ensuring the availability of applications and
data that run on that cloud is a very difficult task," said Jean S. Bozman, Research Vice
President, IDC. "On the cloud, not being able to access applications and data has a highly
negative impact on the business-- as operational costs continue to climb until outages are
repaired and resolved by IT staff. Many sites are learning the hard way that availability
must be built-in from the beginning. The longer the downtime - the greater the cost.
Continuity Software's AvailabilityGuard/Cloud directly addresses these issues by ensuring
best practices through automation, and by finding vulnerabilities long before business
impact."
Deni Connor, Founding Analyst, Storage and Server Strategies NOW, stated, "Another
interesting dilemma resulting from increasingly well-publicized private cloud failures is
the possibility of cloud avoidance. In other words, will the fear of a failure or loss of
control cause some IT professionals to simply avoid moving to the private cloud? Further,
would moving critical business applications to the private cloud without the proper tools
in place to prevent avoidable failures fall into the negligence category? And, what does
this negligence mean for the business and/or the individual employee from a compliance
standpoint - is there a risk of civil and criminal penalties? The answer is 'yes'." She
continued, "With that said, since the advantages of virtualization are simply too powerful
to ignore, avoiding cloud deployment is not a viable strategy. I urge all IT professionals
to do their homework, team with the best technology, service providers and/or expert
advisors to design and deploy their cloud, and then ensure its success with a solution
such as Continuity Software's AvailabilityGuard/Cloud."
"The benefits of private cloud are indisputable, as is the business risk that comes
with it," said Doron Pinhas, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Continuity Software
[http://www.continuitysoftware.com ]. "As practically every app server, database, storage,
OS, cluster and virtualization vendor is updating or publishing a hefty best practices
guide on almost a quarterly basis, organizations are finding themselves unable to follow
and confidently implement reliable private cloud infrastructure for business critical
applications." He continued, "AvailabilityGuard/Cloud enables organizations to control the
risks and maximize ROI by eliminating downtime and data loss threats. It also allows IT
organizations to enhance coordination across domains (e.g., virtualization, storage, OS
and applications) and increase operational efficiency by preventing problems ahead of time
rather than expend excessive resources firefighting critical service disruptions."
IT professionals interested in learning more can email info@continuitysoftware.com
to request a risk-free one-time private cloud risk assessment.
Additional Resources:
- Product Information: http://www.continuitysoftware.com/cloud
- Screenshots and Sample Report:
http://www.continuitysoftware.com/agc-images
About Continuity Software
Continuity Software is the leading provider of service availability risk management
solutions. Trusted by many of the world's largest companies, Continuity Software's
award-winning software mitigates downtime and data-loss risks across the entire enterprise
IT landscape, including the datacenter's disaster recovery, high availability, and private
cloud environments. With Continuity Software solutions, organizations can be confident
that service availability, data protection and business continuity goals will be met or
exceeded 365 days a year. For further information, please visit:
http://www.continuitysoftware.com, email: info@continuitysoftware.com, or call:
+1-888-782-8170 (United States) or +972 (3) 6470888 (Israel).
(c) 2012 Continuity Software. Continuity Software, RecoverGuard, DR Assurance,
AvailabilityGuard and AvailabilityGuard/Cloud are trademarks of Continuity Software. All
other brand and product names in this announcement may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
PR Contact:
Nicole Gorman
Corporate Communications
Continuity Software
+1-508-397-0131
nicoleg@continuitysoftware.com
Source: Continuity Software
Continuity Software Launches AvailabilityGuard/Cloud(TM) - Automated Health Check of Virtual Infrastructure Ensures Continuous Service Availability for Private Cloud Applications
NEW YORK, August 27, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
New Software Detects Downtime and Data-Loss Risks; Alerts for Cross-Vendor
Best Practice Violations
Continuity Software(TM), the leading provider of service availability risk management
solutions, today announced the release of AvailabilityGuard/Cloud
[http://continuitysoftware.com/cloud ](TM), a private cloud automated health check solution
that detects cross-domain configuration errors across all layers of IT - all the way from
application server to the database, virtual machine (VM), physical infrastructure, storage
area network (SAN), network-attached storage (NAS) and clustering - in order to eliminate
data loss and business downtime risks.
AvailabilityGuard/Cloud was created in response to the rapidly increasing rate at
which organizations of all sizes are deploying mission-critical applications in
virtualized private clouds and consequently, the sharp rise in private cloud downtime and
data-loss events. While the benefits of virtualization are impossible to ignore, it has
also become apparent that managing a private cloud infrastructure frequently involves
manually-intensive processes that are prone to failure, often with a devastating effect on
business service availability. With limited visibility across private cloud infrastructure
layers, IT organizations have been unable to detect problems ahead of time and prevent
them from disrupting the business. Even the most sophisticated IT organizations are
learning that ensuring continuous service availability and data protection across their
private cloud environment is easier said than done.
AvailabilityGuard/Cloud extends Continuity Software's proven downtime and data loss
risk detection capabilities from the traditional datacenter environment to the private
cloud. The solution enables users to automatically discover and eliminate vulnerabilities
well before they impact the business, leveraging the patent-pending Risk Discovery
Engine(TM) coupled with the continuously updated Risk Signature Knowledgebase(TM) of known
and emerging private cloud configuration issues. Moreover, AvailabilityGuard/Cloud
provides up-to-date management reports with high-level executive summaries followed by
supportive drill-down reporting that make it easier for IT organizations to wrap their
arms around even the most complicated environment.
"Constructing a private cloud - and then ensuring the availability of applications and
data that run on that cloud is a very difficult task," said Jean S. Bozman, Research Vice
President, IDC. "On the cloud, not being able to access applications and data has a highly
negative impact on the business-- as operational costs continue to climb until outages are
repaired and resolved by IT staff. Many sites are learning the hard way that availability
must be built-in from the beginning. The longer the downtime - the greater the cost.
Continuity Software's AvailabilityGuard/Cloud directly addresses these issues by ensuring
best practices through automation, and by finding vulnerabilities long before business
impact."
Deni Connor, Founding Analyst, Storage and Server Strategies NOW, stated, "Another
interesting dilemma resulting from increasingly well-publicized private cloud failures is
the possibility of cloud avoidance. In other words, will the fear of a failure or loss of
control cause some IT professionals to simply avoid moving to the private cloud? Further,
would moving critical business applications to the private cloud without the proper tools
in place to prevent avoidable failures fall into the negligence category? And, what does
this negligence mean for the business and/or the individual employee from a compliance
standpoint - is there a risk of civil and criminal penalties? The answer is 'yes'." She
continued, "With that said, since the advantages of virtualization are simply too powerful
to ignore, avoiding cloud deployment is not a viable strategy. I urge all IT professionals
to do their homework, team with the best technology, service providers and/or expert
advisors to design and deploy their cloud, and then ensure its success with a solution
such as Continuity Software's AvailabilityGuard/Cloud."
"The benefits of private cloud are indisputable, as is the business risk that comes
with it," said Doron Pinhas, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Continuity Software
[http://www.continuitysoftware.com ]. "As practically every app server, database, storage,
OS, cluster and virtualization vendor is updating or publishing a hefty best practices
guide on almost a quarterly basis, organizations are finding themselves unable to follow
and confidently implement reliable private cloud infrastructure for business critical
applications." He continued, "AvailabilityGuard/Cloud enables organizations to control the
risks and maximize ROI by eliminating downtime and data loss threats. It also allows IT
organizations to enhance coordination across domains (e.g., virtualization, storage, OS
and applications) and increase operational efficiency by preventing problems ahead of time
rather than expend excessive resources firefighting critical service disruptions."
IT professionals interested in learning more can email info@continuitysoftware.com
to request a risk-free one-time private cloud risk assessment.
Additional Resources:
- Product Information: http://www.continuitysoftware.com/cloud
- Screenshots and Sample Report:
http://www.continuitysoftware.com/agc-images
About Continuity Software
Continuity Software is the leading provider of service availability risk management
solutions. Trusted by many of the world's largest companies, Continuity Software's
award-winning software mitigates downtime and data-loss risks across the entire enterprise
IT landscape, including the datacenter's disaster recovery, high availability, and private
cloud environments. With Continuity Software solutions, organizations can be confident
that service availability, data protection and business continuity goals will be met or
exceeded 365 days a year. For further information, please visit:
http://www.continuitysoftware.com, email: info@continuitysoftware.com, or call:
+1-888-782-8170 (United States) or +972 (3) 6470888 (Israel).
(c) 2012 Continuity Software. Continuity Software, RecoverGuard, DR Assurance,
AvailabilityGuard and AvailabilityGuard/Cloud are trademarks of Continuity Software. All
other brand and product names in this announcement may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
PR Contact:
Nicole Gorman
Corporate Communications
Continuity Software
+1-508-397-0131
nicoleg@continuitysoftware.com
Source: Continuity Software