Overview:
EMC Rainfinity Global File Virtualization dramatically changes networked storage management by bringing seamless file virtualization to your IT infrastructure. Part of EMC's complete virtualization portfolio, Rainfinity virtualizes unstructured data environments and moves data (including active, open files) without disruption. So you get more value from your storage investment and reduce TCO by boosting efficiency and identifying and maximizing under-utilized assets.

• Manage storage and relocate data without affecting end-user access
• Reduce TCO and capital expenditures through more efficient use of storage
• Improve capacity utilization and performance
• Accelerate consolidation with non-disruptive read-write access during migration
• Simplify management with a single interface for monitoring data movement

Management with a single view:
Get a single view across multiple devices—dramatically simplifying management of your NAS, CAS, and file storage. Address critical storage needs with transparent, non-disruptive file movement between servers. Eliminate performance issues and network bottlenecks caused by over-burdened filesystems. And balance storage utilization, move older files to lower-tier (and lower-cost) storage—and migrate bulk data during upgrades.

Comprehensive virtualization solution:
Rainfinity includes seven purpose-built applications that simplify networked storage management—while optimizing efficiency, data protection, and performance. Capacity Management finds and resolves capacity issues, and balances storage utilization. File Management automatically identifies and archives static files based on policies—to reduce TCO and streamline backup and recovery. Global Namespace Management centralizes management and synchronization of namespace services across distributed Windows and Unix environments—and enables multiple filesystems to appear as a single virtual filesystem. Migration and Consolidation enables administrators to move files transparently without affecting end users or applications. Performance Management identifies and addresses bottlenecks and hotspots. Synchronous IP Replication replicates selected directories synchronously between locations to protect critical data. Tiered Storage Management uses frequency-of-access data to identify unstructured data for relocation to lower cost, near-line storage.