Novell Announces Storage Manager 2.5
New version of Novell's identity-driven solution for storage cuts
costs, saves time and helps ensure regulatory compliance
Waltham, Mass, January 26, 2009 - Novell today announced a new version
of its storage solution. Novell Storage Manager 2.5 automates a
comprehensive set of storage management tasks based on events,
identities and policies that reside in the directory.
Many compliance regulations specify storage requirements for data
retention, integrity and security. They require that companies store
data for long periods of time, ensure data has not been changed or lost
and protect sensitive data from unauthorized access. In order to
demonstrate compliance, an unprecedented need for storage capacity,
access management and automation has emerged. Manually managing this
process is no longer effective as IT administrators look for solutions
to facilitate more efficient use of storage, simplify use and management
of data and storage, and automate functions.
Novell Storage Manager enables companies to deploy and automate the
complete life cycle of user and group storage through identity-based
policies. It ensures user storage is automatically provisioned when a
new user joins a company, that users have role-based access to
individual and group storage, and storage policies are being enforced,
and that storage is being archived or deleted when a user leaves the
company. In short, Novell Storage Manager replaces manual management of
storage with automated processes based on policies and identity.
"Integrating with Active Directory (AD) and eDirectory (ED), NSM
manages storage with the user in mind," said Noemi Greyzdorf, research
manager for IDC. "Once an account has been created, identity-based
storage policies can be applied to the users and are executed
automatically." These capabilities help companies enforce retention,
integrity and security policies in accordance with company governance.
Notable enhancements to Novell Storage Manager 2.5 include:
- Auxiliary Storage: No limit to the number of home directories created
for each user
- Collaborative Storage Enhancements: User storage management
capabilities have been extended to groups
- Expanded Novell Linux Support: Event Monitors and Agents now run on
Linux servers
- Action Objects: APIs that allow storage actions to be transacted
through Novell Identity Manager
- New Interface: Completely redesigned and easier to use
- Enhanced Cataloging: Tracks archived files as they are moved among
storage devices for easy retrieval and restoration after a disaster
To learn more about Novell Storage Manager visit
http://www.novell.com/products/storagemanager.
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