PlateSpin
Encyclopedia
PlateSpin is a subsidiary of Novell
headquartered in Toronto
, Canada
, which produces tools to help manage virtualization on VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix XenServer
.
In 2006, the company reached the milestone of over 2,500 customers worldwide and more than tripled its global headcount to over 150 employees.
On February 25, 2008, Novell announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PlateSpin Ltd. for 205 million USD. On March 31, 2008, Novell announced that it had completed the acquisition of PlateSpin, which would "become part of the Novell Systems and Resource Management business unit and continue to develop and market its solutions to a global customer base."
.
PlateSpin Recon (formerly PowerRecon) enables system administrator
s to inventory their physical and virtual servers, and catalog resources like CPU type, amount of RAM
, disk storage, etc. PlateSpin Recon can also monitor the utilization of these resources over time, and create "profiles" that can be used to facilitate server consolidation initiatives.
PlateSpin Migrate (formerly PowerConvert) allows system administrator
s to migrate workloads between physical and virtual servers in order to match workload to the machine best suited for the job.
PlateSpin Protect (formerly PowerConvert) allows system administrator
s to protect physical and virtual workloads by creating and maintaining virtual machine copies for disaster recovery
and business continuity
purposes.
PlateSpin Forge is a hardware appliance that allows system administrator
s to protect physical and virtual workloads by leveraging embedded virtualization. PlateSpin Forge includes all of the software, hardware, and storage needed to deploy a simple disaster recovery
solution.
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
headquartered in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, which produces tools to help manage virtualization on VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix XenServer
Xen
Xen is a virtual-machine monitor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently....
.
History
PlateSpin won an International Stevie Award in 2006 for best overall company.In 2006, the company reached the milestone of over 2,500 customers worldwide and more than tripled its global headcount to over 150 employees.
On February 25, 2008, Novell announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PlateSpin Ltd. for 205 million USD. On March 31, 2008, Novell announced that it had completed the acquisition of PlateSpin, which would "become part of the Novell Systems and Resource Management business unit and continue to develop and market its solutions to a global customer base."
Products
PlateSpin focuses on tools to help manage virtualization on VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix XenServerXen
Xen is a virtual-machine monitor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently....
.
PlateSpin Recon (formerly PowerRecon) enables system administrator
System administrator
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network...
s to inventory their physical and virtual servers, and catalog resources like CPU type, amount of RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
, disk storage, etc. PlateSpin Recon can also monitor the utilization of these resources over time, and create "profiles" that can be used to facilitate server consolidation initiatives.
PlateSpin Migrate (formerly PowerConvert) allows system administrator
System administrator
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network...
s to migrate workloads between physical and virtual servers in order to match workload to the machine best suited for the job.
PlateSpin Protect (formerly PowerConvert) allows system administrator
System administrator
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network...
s to protect physical and virtual workloads by creating and maintaining virtual machine copies for disaster recovery
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity...
and business continuity
Business continuity
Business continuity is the activity performed by an organization to ensure that critical business functions will be available to customers, suppliers, regulators, and other entities that must have access to those functions. These activities include many daily chores such as project management,...
purposes.
PlateSpin Forge is a hardware appliance that allows system administrator
System administrator
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network...
s to protect physical and virtual workloads by leveraging embedded virtualization. PlateSpin Forge includes all of the software, hardware, and storage needed to deploy a simple disaster recovery
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity...
solution.