CommVault, Microsoft Ally To Offer Simpana On Azure

CommVault has announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to offer a cloud storage capability that combines the power of Simpana software with the flexibility of storing data on the Windows Azure cloud platform. The solution will take advantage of the Windows Azure infrastructure and enable Simpana software to become a part of Windows Azure solutions developed by Microsoft and by third parties.

“As data is expected to double every two years, organisations are grappling with flat budgets and costly primary storage that may contain up to 70 percent of infrequently accessed, stale data,” said Sheila Childs, Research VP, Storage Technologies and Strategies, Gartner.

The new offering provides enterprise organisations a simple, cost-effective solution to archive, index, search and access massive amounts of data for long-term retention and compliance. This combined data management solution for Windows Azure offers up to 62 TB of cloud storage capacity and the data and information management capabilities of Simpana 9 Express.

“Big Data keeps getting bigger and enterprise IT organisations are in need of simple, cost effective solutions for storing and managing massive amounts of data over long periods of time. CommVault and Microsoft have worked closely to enhance the capabilities of the Windows Azure platform, while adding substantial value to Microsoft applications. This new level of collaborative focus on cloud computing will bring tremendous value to our customers,” said N. Robert Hammer, Chairman, President and CEO, CommVault.

CommVault also announced that it has deepened its strategic alliance with Microsoft, expanding collaborative development and sales and marketing activities around the Windows Azure platform. This latest expansion of the long-standing collaboration will provide benefits from the economies and flexibility of cloud computing on Windows Azure, including compute and storage on-demand.

Walid Abu-Hadba, Corporate Vice President of the Developer & Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft, said, “Microsoft’s public and private cloud solutions help cover the spectrum of datacentre needs. CommVault has been adding value every step of the way and it’s great to see such a strong on-premises company committing to Windows Azure.”