CommVault Teams with Informatica to Deliver Structured and
Unstructured Data Archiving

December 14, 2009
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-- Industry Partnership Provides CommVault Simpana Software Customers with an Integrated Database Archiving Solution for Space Management and eDiscovery --
OCEANPORT, N.J., Dec 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CommVault (NASDAQ: CVLT):

News Facts

  • CommVault has entered into a partnership with Informatica, the world's number one independent data integration provider according to the company, to deliver a fully integrated archiving solution that extends support to leading databases and applications, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel and other custom or legacy applications.
  • This new technology partnership will enable CommVault(R) Simpana(R) software customers to easily and efficiently archive large databases from mission-critical business applications, such as CRM and ERP systems, to better streamline eDiscovery and improve database space management.
  • As a result, Simpana software can help customers reduce the size of large databases to achieve a significant improvement in application performance while also minimizing the time and costs associated with performing different tasks, including backup, recovery, replication as well as routine application upgrades.
  • For eDiscovery and the search of structured data, Simpana software can also help customers to simplify the identification, collection and processing of evidence from structured data sources.
  • CommVault continues to leverage its single software platform to deliver comprehensive archiving capabilities, encompassing unstructured (e.g., file systems); semi-structured (e.g., Microsoft SharePoint and email); and now, with Informatica, structured information (e.g., databases).

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World-Class Database Archiving Optimizes Space Management and Operational Efficiencies

  • According to Enterprise Strategy Group, 49 percent of respondents have indicated that they have been asked to produce information that resides in databases as part of a legal or regulatory inquiry1.
  • It is typically the case that much of the data in enterprise applications and legacy systems is inactive, requiring substantial IT resources for management and protection.
  • As the amount of data increases, application performance typically decreases, requiring more CPUs, more storage, more frequent software upgrades and greater administrative overhead for resolving incomplete backups and additional backup media requirements and costs.
  • Informatica's Data Archive product offers a scalable enterprise solution for archiving heterogeneous business applications. Acting on business policies, Informatica Data Archive seamlessly automates the movement of information from production databases to a Simpana storage policy through industry standard XML. Information is then archived and indexed in Simpana software.
  • Once data is managed within a Simpana software environment, a customer can easily search, discover or report on all forms of data including structured data gained from databases and semi/unstructured data from all other Simpana data sources for rapid response to audit requests and eDiscovery.
  • Additionally, customers can simplify administration and auditing by monitoring, analyzing and reporting on storage pools and data growth, as well as retained records. This helps to reduce the business and IT risks surrounding database storage management, eDiscovery, and compliant retention of data transactions.
  • CommVault's Simpana software Archive and Search modules help customers gain control of exponential data growth and infrastructure costs while meeting legal discovery as well as information governance standards and access requirements.
  • By combining CommVault's automated file and email archiving solution with Informatica's database archiving capabilities, less time and effort is required for tuning application performance and handling maintenance tasks. Additionally, companies can retain inactive data for longer periods of time while still ensuring expedited access to satisfy regulatory or compliance audit requests.
  • CommVault's unique singular approach to data and information management delivers cost-optimized archiving for all kinds of data along with streamlined storage resource management for automated and simplified data growth analysis and proactive space management planning.

Supporting Quotes

  • "The combination of CommVault and Informatica technology will help global organizations gain greater control over data growth by ensuring robust database archiving as well as seamless access to archived data," said Adam Wilson, general manager, Information Lifecycle Management, Informatica. "Together, we can improve application performance, support regulatory compliance and retire legacy applications safely and cost-effectively. Together, our two companies can help organizations achieve bottom line business benefits such as saving money and resources by more effectively managing their data."
  • "Our partnership with Informatica further extends CommVault's global storage management strategies to ensure that database archiving can be managed as easily as file, and email archiving using automated policies," said Simon Taylor, senior director of the Information Access Management group for CommVault. "As a result, CommVault provides a breadth of archiving capabilities while leveraging a single platform for additional cost savings, improved information access and operational efficiencies."
  • "IDC research notes an uptick in the number of corporations who have indicated that they have done eDiscovery collections involving application databases. An increase in the number of third party requests and government audits and investigations emphasizes the importance of database archiving applications in handling ESI to fulfill a corporation's eDiscovery obligations," said Vivian Tero, Program Manager, GRC Infrastructure, IDC.

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About CommVault

A singular vision -- a belief in a better way to address current and future data management needs -- guides CommVault in the development of Singular Information Management(R) solutions for high-performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of data on complex storage networks. CommVault's exclusive single-platform architecture gives companies unprecedented control over data growth, costs and risk. CommVault's Simpana(R) software suite of products was designed to work together seamlessly from the ground up, sharing a single code and common function set, to deliver superlative Data Protection, Archive, Replication, Search and Resource Management capabilities. More companies every day join those who have discovered the unparalleled efficiency, performance, reliability, and control only CommVault can offer. Information about CommVault is available at www.commvault.com. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.

Safe Harbor Statement

Customers' results may differ materially from those stated herein; CommVault does not guarantee that all customers can achieve benefits similar to those stated above. This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding financial projections, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as competitive factors, difficulties and delays inherent in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of software products and related services, general economic conditions and others. Statements regarding CommVault's beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results. CommVault does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

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1Data Classification: Making Information Useful Information Management Brief; Brian Babineau, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group; Nov 2008

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