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Symantec pushes virtualization of servers

06.10.2008
As increasing number of IT organizations are deploying virtualization into their production environments, they are faced with data protection challenges, such as backing up virtual machines, meeting strict Recovery Time Objectives and managing these complex environments. Symantec announced the latest release of its Backup Exec product family to provide comprehensive data and system recovery of virtual and physical systems.

Darrell Riddle, Director Product Management, Symantec, says, "Virtualization of servers is the next big thing in the servers market. IDC predicts that the numbers are bound to increase from 22 percent to 45 percent in the next year or so. Everyone right from Microsoft with its Hyper-V to VMware is looking at Virtualization of servers as the next big thing. One has to agree that if Microsoft is getting into it, it is bound to become a mass thing pretty soon, as Microsoft's reach-and-push market strategy is known to everyone. We want to make sure that when virtualization becomes the big thing, we are a part of it. We believe in making products that are a bit futuristic in nature and this one is no different.

"The new release of Backup Exec 12.5 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 allows organizations to easily protect their data and systems in a physical and virtual environment through one simplified solution."

Ajay Verma, Director Channel and Alliances, Symantec India, says, "Virtualization as a concept is till now taken up only by the big enterprises. It is still at an early-adopter stage, which is our big enterprise. However, like every other product, this is also on the verge of transcending from being a product for early adopters to a mass product. We as a company want to make sure that we are there well before time and are a known product in the market when the rush of virtualization hits it."

"India is one of the top three markets for all our products. However, we do prioritize markets according to the products. For this product, we think India is one of the biggest markets. This product is aimed at the SMB and the SME section, where the players are ready to spend a little extra on a product that helps them save money and time in the future.

"Virtualization as a concept is definitely going to catch their attention as it saves money as you are reducing the number of servers, it saves energy so it's also green and helps better management as now you have just four severs in place of 10. And there are close to two million SMB's here and thousands are being created on a daily basis. So, for this product India is surely a very big market," said Riddle.