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Self-healing storage explained
Today's IT environment requires a highly reliable foundation of storage where most failures are prevented, and if not prevented, then resolved in place. A self-healing array that eliminates up to 70 percent of drive failures and can then cover the re... Self-healing storage expl
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IBM set to launch block-level XIV Storage System
IBM's XIV Storage System offers 50% more storage -- 180 TB -- over the model that shipped when IBM acquired XIV Ltd. in January, but the system still lacks scalability, replication and System z support. Article
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Clariion array update blurs line between EMC platforms
A bigger, faster Clariion with advanced features, which first appeared in the Symmetrix line, has industry observers wondering about the increasing overlap between EMC systems. Article
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NASA sticks to budget with do-it-yourself storage
When the budget for a new project left no room to add more storage arrays, a NASA center used Exanodes storage virtualization software to repurpose Linux servers as storage arrays. Article
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EMC brings thin provisioning, MAID and SSD to Clariion CX4
Along with support for solid-state disk, EMC's next-gen Clariion includes thin provisioning and MAID, and a new architecture for mixing Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Article
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Sun gives Thumper storage server a bump in power, expandability
As part of its open storage initiative, Sun brings out a new Thumper storage server and dense JBODs as storage for systems built with Open Solaris and ZFS. Article
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array-based memory
Array-based memory is an evolving solid-state storage technology similar to flash memory but with potentially greater storage capacity. The increased capacity results from the fact that array-based memory is three-dimensional (3D) while most traditio... Definition
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Pillar guarantees 80% utilization on Axiom 600 disk array
Pillar promises customers more than 80% utilization on the Axiom 600 disk array, which can support up to 832 TB of raw storage. Article
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Ad agency chooses Compellent SAN for VMware DR project
When a Boston-based advertising company embarked on a VMware DR project, it began by replacing its legacy EMC SAN with a SAN from Compellent. Article
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Copan CEO: Putting spindown on disk arrays isn't MAID
Mark Ward, CEO of Copan, isn't worried about EMC or HDS offering technology similar to Copan's MAID because, he says, layering spindown onto traditional disk arrays is like putting lipstick on a pig. Article
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