FastScale Releases Limited Edition Version of Software Virtualization and Provisioning Technology

By Arun Satapathy

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

FastScale Technology, a provider of software virtualization and provisioning solutions, has released its new Composer Suite Limited Edition, a 60-day evaluation bundle.

 

The Limited Edition bundle includes FastScale Virtual Manager, Windows Server 2003, and a pre-populated software component repository, and is based on a new release of FastScale Composer Suite with a streamlined Web user interface for easier software stack configuration and more robust help functions for new users.

 

“FastScale Composer Suite Limited Edition is a great way for us to introduce the powerful server software management capabilities of FastScale,” said Ty Schwab, CEO at Blackhawk Technology Consulting. “Most of our customers are dealing with tremendous complexity as they expand their virtualization deployments. Performance, virtual machine sprawl, and manageability are all huge challenges, particularly for large IT shops. FastScale Composer Suite with Virtual Manager addresses these issues head on.”

 

FastScale Composer Suite with Virtual Manager automate the process of building, managing and deploying server software environments, whether the infrastructure is physical, virtual or both. It is designed to eliminate the labor-intensive process of building and managing server software stacks throughout the lifecycle.

 

FastScale software stacks are compact - environments average 95 percent smaller than traditional golden images — and are built on-demand and can be deployed quickly.

 

The lightweight FastScale software environments decrease memory requirements, support stateless server configurations, and increase virtual server density by 300 percent or more.

 

“When we talk to IT managers about the capabilities of FastScale, we often hear that our technology sounds too good to be true,” said Lynn LeBlanc, CEO of FastScale. “The FastScale Composer Suite Limited Edition bundle is a great way to experience first hand how our technology can eliminate a long list of issues that are the consequence of bloated server software. The end result is a fully automated, standards-based approach to managing both physical and virtual servers plus dramatic improvements in infrastructure utilization, performance and virtual machine density.”

 

FastScale Technology delivers software virtualization and provisioning solutions for enterprise-class Web farms and data centers. FastScale helps IT organizations to build, manage and deploy complex and dynamic software environments with simplicity, flexibility and security. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.