1. 1 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Is Storage Hardware Pricing You Out of Virtualization Deals?

2. 2 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Unmatched SANs NON-STOP LIGHTNING-FAST WASTE-FREE by repurposing & available assets

3. 3 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Police Station Case In Point Customer Challenge: $200,000 budgeted for virtual infrastructure. > Surprised to learn that SAN alone cost over $190K Solution: Business Continuity within budget using DataCore  300 Users  SQL Server, Exchange  40 App Servers  Windows VMs  10TB Sync Mirroring (High Availability) 10 miles away VM Remote Replication DR Site Co-location Facility

4. 4 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved “I’ll size the project to your new parameters. Keep the same features we discussed. As funding becomes available, upgrade your software to cover a bigger storage pool.” Respond to Changing Budgets A. B. C. “Call me when you get the other $80K.” “Will you buy if I discount the hardware another 50%?” “I was prepared to spend up to $140K, but my funding has been cut to just $60K.” Without Compromising Solution or Profit Margin

5. 5 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved VM Emulate Hardware, Remove Physical Limitations Shared “Virtual Disk” x86/x64 physical or virtual machine with internal & external storage CPUs & RAM provide “mega caches” for ultra-high performance iSCSI & Fibre Channel SAN Virtual Storage Pool

6. 6 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved VM Stretch for Metro-wide, Non-stop SAN Shared “Virtual Disk” Building 1Building 2SynchronousMirroring Up to 35 Kilometers Active Active VM

7. 7 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Load Balancing Centralized Management High-speed Caching Async Remote Replication Thin Provisioning Virtual Disk Pooling RAID Striping Sync Mirroring (High-Availability) Online Snapshots Virtual Disk Migration Continuous Data Protection & Recovery SAN-wide Features Work Across Unlike & Incompatible Storage Devices SAN-wide Features Work Across Unlike & Incompatible Storage Devices

8. 8 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Complete Choice to Differentiate  Server / Desktop Virtualization Software  Storage hardware (mix and match)  Switches  Host-bus Adapters  Brand & number of DataCore servers  Repurpose or new  Match customer preferences  Compete more effectively  Yield higher profit

9. 9 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Capture 100% of the Virtualization Opportunity Server Desktop SAN The largest component of a virtualization project.

10. 10 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Best Fit Whether Virtual or Physical Consolidating Servers & Desktops Can’t tolerate shared storage disruption Poor performance due to I/O bottleneck Upgrading Storage Running out of disk space Must migrate to new equipment & SANs Shaping Business Continuity Plans Concerned about downtime & disasters Anxious to protect online assets

11. 11 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Ideal for Your Virtualization Practice Remove storage-related barriers to virtualization deals Profit from HA / DR opportunities Team with or co-exist with incumbent disk suppliers Adapt to your client’s budget Gain renewal & upgrade revenue stream Drive lucrative professional services engagements

12. 12 © 2009 DataCore Software Corp. — All rights reserved Next Steps  Watch the 30 minute webinar to better understand how DataCore expands your practice: www.datacore.com/partner www.datacore.com/partner  Apply for partner membership online at: http://www.datacore.com/partners/ partners_authorized_app.asp http://www.datacore.com/partners/ partners_authorized_app.asp  For information about reselling DataCore software, please contact your local distributor