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posted on 08 May 2008 15:19

SunGard is partnering VMware to provide cloud-based (SunGard-based) disaster recovery services for VMware customers. If their sites fail they can get back online by using a DR copy of their data centre in a SunGard datacentre.

SunGard will leverage VMware virtualization to help create a suite of simple, fully-managed AdvancedRecovery services, including managed virtual recovery services, expected to be available later this year.

Carl Eschenbach, world-wide field ops EVP for VMware, said: "Using VMware virtualization with SunGard can help organizations effectively minimize unplanned downtime, deliver higher levels of availability and be better prepared in the event of a disaster. Together, we are delivering customers a powerful joint solution that helps enable a disaster-resilient IT infrastructure, with the simplicity of a managed service offering." .

SunGard Availability Services VP for product strategy, Frank Casey, put his slant on the partnership: "We are working with VMware to create a faster, centralized and automated information availability service to help organizations of all sizes that need to protect both virtual and traditional IT environments."

SunGard has 4 million square feet of data centre infrastructure around the globe from which to offer these services to VMWare customers. EMC, the owner of VMware is building out its own cloud storage infrastructure and will surely move into this space. Ditto Nirvanix as VMware plays the field.

^{[Paul Roberts, news editor.]}