Windows Storage Server is one of the most interesting products from Redmond. It is a specialized version of Windows Server 2003 R2 with integrated storage target capabilities, including iSCSI, NFS, and of course SMB file services. It also includes single-instance storage (file-level deduplication), … [Read more...]
Next Generation Celerra – Unified Storage with Deduplication
February 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
After NetApp’s recent (February 2009) announcement of V-Series SSD support and IBM’s (February 2009) announcement of DS8000, EMC is on the roll next with the announcement of its Next Generation NAS product Celerra. As usual, expected from EMC, the Big Bang!!!!! So after a lot of … [Read more...]
The Difference Between “Integration” and “Frankenstein”
February 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Frankenweenie saves young Victor in Tim Burton's macabre short film When is a solution integrated and when is it a Frankenstein-like mashup of tangled tech? Apparently, that line is crossed when it’s your competitor’s offering… In my time in the storage industry, I’ve seen … [Read more...]