Networked storage expert Infortrend today announced that its EonStor RAID storage solutions are now compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the latest hypervisor-based server virtualization technology to be integrated into Windows Server 2008. After comprehensive testing and verification, this compatibility has shown that Infortrend's customers can maintain and manage their IT assets and make the best use of their existing storage by improving resource utilization and administrator productivity. Infortrend's continuing commitment to develop solutions that support industry leading protocols enables clients to build flexible, scalable, virtualized networks utilizing the power and benefits of a storage solution that fully supports Hyper-V. The EonStor industry-leading family of cost-effective and high-performance RAID storage products has been widely embraced by numerous organizations in various industries around the world. With its ongoing development of solutions leveraging the latest RAID technologies, Infortrend continues to provide IT professionals with the storage building blocks necessary to create streamlined IT environments offering the highest returns on investment. By combining Infortrend EonStor RAID subsystems with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, users can easily consolidate physical storage in order to create a virtualized network that is more efficient in capacity and management, leading to reduced costs through lower server hardware requirements, reduced energy and management overhead, as well as the creation of a more dynamic and agile IT infrastructure. "As a Gold Certified partner Infortrend has a very close relationship with Microsoft and we are guaranteed timely technical support and the latest information on Microsoft technologies, initiatives, and programs," said Danny Chang, senior director of global marketing at Infortrend Technology Inc. "The time is now right for Infortrend to engage in the virtualization business through partnerships with leading proponents of this technology, and our vigorous R&D programme has resulted in solid plans to add storage virtualization solutions to our portfolio." Over the coming months, Infortrend will announce solutions featuring virtual storage pools, thin provisioning and load balancing. These will address the issues of storage expansion, low capacity utilization and increased storage management complexity.