Previously I had explained the evolution of the EMC Clariion Technology including the AX products and the flare code that is associated with the success of this platform. This post describes the 4 available models within the AX4 Platform and the naming conventions used.

The question of whether or not to do synchronous or asynchronous replication between storage arrays does not come up often but I suspect it will as more and more people expand their business continuity infrastructure. It’s an important question because it can have a serious impact on the production environment.