Mr. Mike Clark This is Me

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1. 1. Premises Networks News for premises industry professionals

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   Published on: 6/8/2005   Last Visited: 8/1/2005

   According to Mike Clark, Sr. Systems Architect at Corio, "Pathlight VX uses integrated data movers to create real export tapes in libraries quickly without using either our SAN or the processors in our storage nodes.

2. 2. ADIC:

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   Published on: 2/15/2005   Last Visited: 1/8/2007

   According to Mike Clark, Sr. Systems Architect at Corio, "Pathlight VX uses integrated data movers to create real export tapes in libraries quickly without using either our SAN or the processors in our storage nodes. The whole process, including tape export, is initiated and tracked by Legato exactly as it is in a conventional library. We're using both disk and tape, but the whole system looks to Legato like a conventional library." Because Pathlight VX presents itself as a library, it also meant that Corio could leave in place the LAN-based backup architecture they had created to handle their 1,300 servers and four different operating systems.
   
   From Corio's point of view, one of the nicest features of their new backup system, which includes Pathlight VX, Scalar i2000 and Scalar 24 tape libraries, and LTO-2 drive technology, is that it will save them money. Mr. Clark explains, "We went from 20 physical drives in one library to eight, and we are getting better data throughput from the newer technology.
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   According to Mr. Clark, "A nice feature of Pathlight VX is that we have the option of sending data directly from a tape to the host, or staging the data back to disk if we want to make it available for multiple, faster restores. The tapes are also readable in any conventional library as well." The new system gives Corio much higher overall system reliability than their conventional backup systems. Mr. Clark adds, "The new drives and libraries have fewer fault conditions, and when drives, media, or the libraries do need service, the backup doesn't stop -- it's always going to disk. We've moved the creation of tapes outside the window so that service and maintenance issues don't interfere with our data protection."
   
   The new Scalar i2000 libraries have also added management and diagnostic features that dramatically reduce the time needed to manage them, especially during a service event. "The Scalar i2000 includes a built-in analysis system that reduces service calls and makes issue resolution faster," said Mr. Clark.

3. 3. ADIC:

   phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.z - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/15/2005   Last Visited: 11/24/2006

   According to Mike Clark, Sr. Systems Architect at Corio, "Pathlight VX uses integrated data movers to create real export tapes in libraries quickly without using either our SAN or the processors in our storage nodes. The whole process, including tape export, is initiated and tracked by Legato exactly as it is in a conventional library. We're using both disk and tape, but the whole system looks to Legato like a conventional library." Because Pathlight VX presents itself as a library, it also meant that Corio could leave in place the LAN-based backup architecture they had created to handle their 1,300 servers and four different operating systems.
   
   From Corio's point of view, one of the nicest features of their new backup system, which includes Pathlight VX, Scalar i2000 and Scalar 24 tape libraries, and LTO-2 drive technology, is that it will save them money. Mr. Clark explains, "We went from 20 physical drives in one library to eight, and we are getting better data throughput from the newer technology.
   ...
   According to Mr. Clark, "A nice feature of Pathlight VX is that we have the option of sending data directly from a tape to the host, or staging the data back to disk if we want to make it available for multiple, faster restores. The tapes are also readable in any conventional library as well." The new system gives Corio much higher overall system reliability than their conventional backup systems. Mr. Clark adds, "The new drives and libraries have fewer fault conditions, and when drives, media, or the libraries do need service, the backup doesn't stop -- it's always going to disk. We've moved the creation of tapes outside the window so that service and maintenance issues don't interfere with our data protection."
   
   The new Scalar i2000 libraries have also added management and diagnostic features that dramatically reduce the time needed to manage them, especially during a service event. "The Scalar i2000 includes a built-in analysis system that reduces service calls and makes issue resolution faster," said Mr. Clark.