Rocket Software Completes Acquisition of IBM iCluster
NEWTON, Mass., Jan 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rocket Software, Inc. ( www.rocketsoftware.com ) announced today that it has closed the acquisition of the iCluster business from IBM. iCluster offers software for High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) for IBM i. The iCluster team will be joining Rocket Software's global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brand -- Rocket iCluster -- within the Rocket Storage, Networks and Compliance group.
Andy Youniss, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Software, said, "We are excited to announce this strategic acquisition. We believe that iCluster's HA/DR offerings are a perfect complement to Rocket's storage solutions and will help address the business continuity needs of our customers. In addition, developing and providing solutions for IBM i is a core focus area for Rocket, where we have multiple brands on this platform. We plan to continue investing in Rocket iCluster to deliver new features and functionality and will work to further enhance this solution for HA/DR on IBM i. Most importantly, we want to assure our new Rocket iCluster business partners and customers that Rocket Software is committed to helping you achieve success with this solution."
Over the coming months, Rocket Software will be working to establish direct relationships with iCluster partners, and introduce them to Rocket Software. During the transition of business operations, partners may continue to order iCluster from IBM as they do today. In addition, Rocket is working closely with IBM to ensure that customer support needs are seamlessly managed and support delivery is unaffected. In most cases, the product contacts with whom partners work today will not change given that the entire iCluster team has joined Rocket Software.
Rocket will be hosting two webinars for customers and partners to introduce Rocket, discuss the acquisition and answer any questions. To register for the webinar on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST, please click here. To register for the webinar on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST, please click here.
About Rocket Software
Rocket Software ( www.rocketsoftware.com ) is a global software development firm that builds enterprise products and delivers enterprise solutions in the following segments: Storage, Networks, and Compliance; Business Intelligence and Analytics; Application Development, Integration, and Modernization; and Database Servers and Tools. Rocket is engaged in business and technology partnerships with IBM, EMC, Fujitsu, HP Enterprise Services, Datatel, Avaya, Motorola, and many others. The company is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
目前各廠商外部存儲設備基本上都提供三類Mirroring:
Geographic Mirroring
Metro Mirroring
Global Mirroring
IBM做外設和IASP 又是一個團隊。
IASP團隊+iCluster團隊合作,實現(xiàn)IBM i 上PowerHA方案, 所以還有專門的一個iPowerHA團隊,不過這個團隊只有測試沒有開發(fā)的任務。PowerHA都是基于IASP的,不是Journal. IBM賣出的只是iCluster團隊,iIASP和iPowerHA似乎沒有賣。
第三方廠商提供的方案基本上都是基于Journal,后來廠商也把他們基于Journal 產(chǎn)品架構(gòu)在iCluster上。 我對DataMirror沒有研究,也有可能DataMirror也是架構(gòu)在iCluster之上。作者: autoair 時間: 2012-05-16 09:52
剛剛看到這篇帖子,里面關于iCluster跟IBM HA解決方案的論述有不準確甚至不正確的地方。
首先,有朋友說iCluster提供基礎HA解決方案的基礎構(gòu)架,這種說法是完全錯誤的。
大家應該搞清楚 iCluster 與 IBM i Cluster 之間的關系。iCluster 是基于邏輯復制的產(chǎn)品,而 IBM i Cluster是提供集群的基礎構(gòu)架。在IBM i上HA產(chǎn)品分為基于軟件的邏輯復制,基于操作系統(tǒng)的復制以及基于硬件的復制,而iCluster屬于第一種。前面有人提到CRG提供資源的管理,這是 IBM i Cluster 所提供的,而不是 iCluster.
以前iCluster是IBM的一款邏輯復制HA的產(chǎn)品,但是現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)賣給了其他公司,重申一下,這里是指iCluster,而不是IBM i Cluster。IBM現(xiàn)在在高可用性方面的解決方案是基于硬件以及操作系統(tǒng)同步的PowerHA產(chǎn)品系列。IBM i Cluster仍然在持續(xù)研發(fā)中,并給PowerHA以及第三方廠商的HA解決方案提供基礎架構(gòu)。
PowerHA是IBM幫助用戶實現(xiàn)高可用性的產(chǎn)品方向,其對IBM i以及AIX都有很好的支持。其高可用性解決方案是基于IASP的。 上面的這個調(diào)查,如果使用了答案3和4,那一定是會使用IASP的。
大家還有什么后續(xù)問題,我們可以一起交流。謝謝。作者: autoair 時間: 2012-05-16 23:56
iCluster 以前屬于IBM 軟件部,并不屬于STG。
iCluster != IBM i Cluster 回復 17# blogliou
重申一遍,iCluster 不是 IBM i Cluster。您沒有聽說過 iCluster 可能是因為您之前沒有關注過。iCluster是之前IBM 軟件部的一款基于 IBM i 的邏輯復制產(chǎn)品,現(xiàn)在賣給了其他公司,網(wǎng)址: http://www.rocketsoftware.com/icluster