SANware monitors CPU space, hard drives, and bandwidth utilization every three minutes. When it detects free space, it moves files in. When space on a server or PC starts to run low, it moves data off a loaded system onto another one.
Before data is stored, SANware splits it into pieces. Each piece can be used to reassemble the file as needed. When a file is restored, SANware uses CRC and other checks of integrity to make sure the pieces reassemble into a file that looks exactly like the one that was initially stored. "Our magic is ensuring that files are extremely secure not just from theft or loss but from corruption," says Russ Felker, founder and CEO of RevStor.
Not everyone will go for the RevStor solution. Enterprises that prefer data in silos or on dedicated NAS or SAN resources probably won't want a product that co-exists as an agent on various LAN-resident machines. Still, Felker thinks his method will be seen as a substantial cost savings for firms willing to consider it.
RevStor has about 10 paying customers, Felker claims -- though none were available to speak with us at press time. His 18-person firm, based in Schaumburg, Ill., is privately funded with just about $600,000 and is looking to raise more. He's confident of future success, mainly because he sees RevStor as solving a key problem.
"I was running an outsourced IT firm," says "I'm familiar with the problems of storing data and keeping it secure. When you need more storage, that's more expensive, all the components are very costly. And you get tired of trying to fight to get all the storage products working together."
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