Marathon Technologies
Marathon’s everRun® software is for IT professionals at midsize companies who want to prevent outages and data loss in their physical and virtual infrastructures. everRun provides fault-tolerant, high-availability for Windows Server and Citrix XenServer to deliver uninterrupted availability, 100% data protection, and rapid recovery—all through “one-click” operation. Unlike bolt-on failover, cluster, or data replication products that place the burden of availability and disaster recovery on the IT professional, Marathon everRun software products are completely automated. They eliminate the availability burden and make HA and DR practical for midsize companies that don’t have an army of IT people.
Solutions Provided by Marathon Products
- Prevent application downtime and data loss with patented Compute-Thru® technology
- Eliminate the traditional availability costs, burden and risk through completely automated availability
- Pay only for the high-availability protection you need with dial-in availability
- Meet compliance and production requirements—even if a disaster strikes—using SplitSite® geographic fault tolerance
- Get availability software designed and priced to deploy across the enterprise
- Protect any Windows application—no customization required
Important Information for VARs
Complementary Products:
- Citrix XenServer: For customers who have already deployed XenServer 4.1 Enterprise or Platinum Editions, a SKU with just the everRun VM software is available to install on top of XenServer.
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003: For customers who want high-availability protection for their applications running on Windows Server 2003, everRun HA and everRun FT is a better option than clusters. Compared to clusters, everRun is simple to operate and maintain, and provides superior availability and much lower total cost of ownership.
Vertical Markets:
- Manufacturing
- Financial Services
- Gaming
- Media & Broadcasting
- Healthcare
- Federal Government
- IT Infrastructure
Product Fit:
- Prevent outages and data loss in Citrix XenServer virtual infrastructures and Windows Server physical infrastructures
- Protect any Windows application in physical and virtual environments—without customization
- Get real high availability for physical and virtual servers—without complexity
Services Opportunities:
- Availability Design and Implementation
- Availability Assessment
- SplitSite Design and Implementation
- P2V Migration
Eval/Demo Program: 15-day Evaluation units are available on Marathon website at http://www.marathontechnologies.com/contactus.html
Corporate Overview
Marathon Technologies was founded in 1993 by senior executives and engineers responsible for developing Digital’s VAX FT fault-tolerant systems. The team used this experience to create the first software and networking technology that allowed multiple Windows/Intel servers to operate as a single fault-tolerant system.
The company migrated its technology in 2004 to a software-only product (everRun®) that works with standard off-the-shelf x86 Intel and AMD servers with Windows Server 2003 and unmodified Windows applications. In 2007, the company announced its v-Available product initiative, designed to fill a big gap in the market for effective high-availability software for virtual servers. In the spring of 2008 the company released everRun VM for Citrix XenServerTM, the first in the series of v-Available products from Marathon that are so simple, transparent and effective that every application can have high availability and disaster recovery protection.
Industry Recognition
- 10 Virtualization Companies to Watch – Network World, Aug. 2007
- Best of VMworld 2007 – New Technology – Tech Target and VMware, Sep. 2007
- Ten Virtualization Vendors to Watch in 2008 – CIO.com, Dec. 2007
- 2008 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate – Computerworld, April 2008
Customers of Marathon include:
- 1,800+ organizations in over 34 countries
- 4 out of the top 5 broadcast networks
- 5 out of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies
- 150+ casino properties
- 1,100+ midsize companies