March 13, 2009 -- Librato, Inc., a provider of software designed to increase the utilization of data center resources, has announced a global channel program to support value added resellers and partners.
The program is aimed at systems integrators with expertise in large Windows and Linux deployments, especially in Web, database and grid environments. Partners who have already signed onto the program include Dasher Technologies, Infiniware, Inc. and IT Symphony. Librato reports that demand for its technologies is increasing, and expects that skilled partners will provide customers with greater access to products and technical expertise for the company's products.
"Our products enable better data center resource utilization while improving application quality of service. Especially in the current economic environment, companies aim to get the most out of their data center infrastructure through server consolidation, job priority management and capacity planning. Our products help them do that in a non-disruptive fashion to combine a high ROI and short pay-back," comments Fred van den Bosch, CEO of Librato, Inc. "We are making a strategic commitment to the global reseller community so our partners can better educate customers, support deployments and meet the unique needs of each customer."
Librato says its software delivers predictable performance and optimized resources, including CPU, memory and application licenses so that the data center can run as efficiently as possible. The company's workload management products include: Load Monitor, which captures resource demand and usage by application, user or group; Load Manager, which dynamically allocates server resources according to business priorities; and Smart Suspend, which provides preemptive scheduling for grid workloads.
The company's high availability solution, Availability Services (AvS), provides checkpoint/restart/migration of jobs in grid environments. Librato says its software require no modifications or changes to operating systems or applications, enabling seamless deployments in existing environments, and helping companies meet SLAs while maximizing resource utilization and minimizing expenses.
Librato's channel partner program is designed to support each partner with appropriate tools, training and marketing support. For
"Our customers are under tremendous pressure to get the most out of their data centers - all while managing increasingly strict IT budgets," offers Al Chien, vice-president of client solutions, Dasher Technologies. "Librato's application-agnostic approach to increase utilization helps meet, and in many cases, exceed these goals by not requiring changes in the existing infrastructure. We are pleased to offer Librato solutions in our portfolio, and are experiencing increased demand for their products since they address such fundamental needs in today's data centers."
On the Web:
www.librato.com/partners
www.dashertechnologies.com