Rackable Systems adds new NAS to line
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InfoWorld - Rackable Systems has added to its line of NAS solutions with its new S3116-NAS server appliance. The new NAS server is designed for datacenters looking for a high-performance SATA system at an affordable price, according to Geoffrey Noer, senior director of storage products at Rackable Systems. &#8220;Companies using expensive Fibre Channel-based storage can migrate older projects to a lower-cost Rackable Systems NAS,&#8221; Noer said. Other uses include disk-based backup, small and medium business workgroups, and applications such as seismic processing and video rendering, he said.
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Linux Networx has developed a clustered storage appliance which is able to pool capacity from separate storage devices into a single high-capacity resource.
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Block meets file 3PAR and Network Appliance have signed an agreement to consolidate their block and file storage services into a single SAN/NAS pool.â¦
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IBM Corp. next week will begin shipping the second generation of its rack-mounted dual processor servers based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD) Opteron microprocessor. The new server, called the eServer 326, will be IBM's first product specifically designed to support the upcoming dual-core Opteron processors that AMD is expected to ship next year.
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New models include enhanced styling, storage.
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Over the next two years network based storage virtualization will remain a niche, while thin provisioning will enjoy rapid adoption in the enterprise. And, applying network-based storage virtualization to pool arrays isn't likely to improve this environment if efficient utilization hasn't already been achieved.
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(InfoWorld) - Adaptec will soon refresh the low end of its Snap Server NAS (network attached storage) product line, releasing new systems that will use the same operating system and virtualization software as its higher-end products, company executives said. The new products will include the single-drive Snap Server 110, the two-drive Snap Server 210, and the four-drive, one rack-unit (1U) Snap Server 410, according to executives at Adaptec, a storage hardware and software vendor in Milpitas, California. The products are designed for use in remote offices, home offices, workgroups, and smaller business environments. Besides being based on new hardware, the new products will run the GuardianOS operating system used in the company's higher-end NAS products, said Demetri Christodoulou, country manager for Adaptec Australia. The current entry-level Snap Server products, the 1100, 2200, and 4100, run the SnapOS operating system. Those products will be replaced by the new entry-level systems, he said. Adding the high-end software to low-end products could help users by providing better interoperability among their Snap Server systems. It could also benefit Adaptec, by helping it to reduce its costs and sell more equipment to enterprises customers, who would benefit from the interoperability. Since they will all run the GuardianOS, even the lowest end Snap Server will now integrate directly with Active Directory, said Neil Cameron, field application engineer at Adaptec Australia. The company will also standardize its synchronization software across its Snap Servers, removing the S2S Synchronization in favor of the Snap Enterprise Data Replicator (EDR). âWe need to bring all the disparate parts of Adaptec into a line, into working with one another,â Cameron said. Adaptec, which had decided last year to pull out of the systems business, announced in July that it would retain the Snap Server line of block and file storage systems as it saw new growth opportunities from those products. The Snap Server became part of Adaptecâs product line after itÂ acquired Snap ApplianceÂ in July 2004. The new entry-level products, which will start at $500, will no longer be expandable. The company does not see a lot of customer interest in expandability in the low-cost, entry-level market, according to Christodoulou. The 110 will come in 80GB, 160GB, 250GB, and 500GB capacities, the 210 will ship with 250GB and 500GB capacities, while the 410 will have up to 640GB of capacity, Cameron said. Adaptec is also working with VARs (value added resellers) who will integrate its software, called OnTarget, with third-party hardware to sell an IP (Internet Protocol) SAN product, Christodoulou said. The software will allow VARs to deploy storage as part of an iSCSI SAN, he said. It's a revision of an earlier IP SAN product from Adaptec, the iSA1500 storage array, but will have better software and better mirroring and synchronization capabilities, Cameron said.
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Plain kit, sweet file system Rackable Systems this week made an unusual acquisition for a no nonsense server vendor. It bought flashy storage software maker Terrascale for $38m in cash.â¦
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NEW YORK--IBM has introduced two new storage products that the company said provides customers with better performance at a lower cost.
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(Source: Computerworld)  When it comes to storage systems, small and medium-sized businesses have had their share of challenges. Even when some storage vendors have tried to address the unique needs of the SMBs, it has been with underpowered versions of their enterprise-class products. The advent of unified network storage, exemplified by the DellTM PowerVaultTM NX1950, has dramatically altered the SMB landscape by combining iSCSI and NAS capabilities in a single, highly functional package that delivers simplified management and enhanced scalability at a cost-efficient price point.
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Iomega will soon ship its first network-attached storage device equipped with wireless networking technology. The product, dubbed the NAS 100d, is targeted at small-office and home-office users looking for
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TechWeb - The upgrade helps manage virtualization technologies, SAN- and NAS-based storage resources, and network devices acting as routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
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IBM presented two new enterprise-class storage arrays that feature compatible software that allows the boxes to be managed through a single interface and data to be replicated between them.
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White trash part two IDF Rackable continues to wear its wife-beater with pride, shipping a second take on the white trash data center concept.â¦
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Netra line of servers will have Linux as an operating system option.
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com November 15, 2004, 11:32 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyâre also investing in storage.
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Network Appliance Inc. has unveiled the next version of its operating system, DataOntap 7G, which includes two significant new features that improve provisioning and capacity utilization within its filers.