StorageCraft Adds Per-Socket Licensing ShadowProtect SPX -
StorageCraft Technology Corp. introduced a new licensing option for its backup and disaster recovery ShadowProtect SPX allowing MSP pay based on the number of CPU sockets they use.
under the new regime, SPX ShadowProtect license fees reflect the number of shots in the host environment for a buyer. This is a likely option to hold appeal for users of the virtual edition of ShadowProtect SPX, according to Brian Wistisen, director of StorageCraft Draper Utah, product marketing.
"virtual world is a more fluid," he observes, with virtual machines appearing, disappearing, and moving at fast pace. "It is not a pleasant experience to have to go through the process of purchase every time a new VM is added or removed from service. "
Per-socket licensing savings MSPs license consumption monitoring hassle and simplifies cost forecast. It can also save money, depending on the configuration and density of their host virtual infrastructure.
"In general, if you are in this range may be five to six VMs, then it would be better to take the decision path," says product manager ShadowProtect SPX Cody Carpenter. "If you only have a couple of VMs per host, it would be more cost effective to go with licensing based on customer "
the new license per socket plans are available in two varieties. Essentials socket Edition, an updated two-socket bundle for virtual environments with up to six outlets, and standard socket Edition, which enables users with more than six catches buy an individually taken licenses. currently, the both options are available on a perpetual basis only for environments running on hypervisor software from VMware and Microsoft. StorageCraft plans to add support for Citrix XenServer deployments in the future and can add a variation by subscription, but declined to specify the timeframe is for change.
StorageCraft is quick to recognize that license per socket is hardly a newcomer to the BDR market. Acronis, Unitrends and Veeam are three of the many vendors that already offer. Adding a socket-based licensing model for its own using StorageCraft level the playing field against these companies.
"on Socket-based license is sort of become a standard, and it also allows for easier comparison with the competition," said Carpenter.
Boston-based private equity today's announcement is the latest in a series of StorageCraft movements in what has already been held in January 2016, the company accepted an investment of $ 187 million from TA Associates. The following month, it launched a temporary supply of credit to buyers of its solution StorageCraft Cloud Services, presented a joint solution based on NAS with BDR Buffalo Americas, and introduced a new version of ShadowProtect Granular Recovery for Exchange.
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