IBM expands into the SMB storage space

Storage in the Enterprise This newsletter is sponsored by Quantum Data de-duplication whitepaper Meet regulatory data storage demands without breaking the bank. Discover what data de-duplication can do for you. Network World's Storage in the Enterprise Newsletter, 08/28/07 IBM expands into the SMB storage space By Deni Connor IBM this week is expanding its small and midsize business (SMB) storage with the addition of an affordable storage array that connects to the network via iSCSI. The System Storage DS3300 is an iSCSI storage array that is designed to store documents, e-mails, audio- and video-data for the smallest of businesses that are moving from direct-attached storage to shared network storage. The DS3300 has iSCSI interfaces to the network and Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) technology to the disk drives. Best practices for WAN Optimization Join Mark Fabbi, Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, as he discusses the four critical actions you must take to meet your application acceleration goals. Also, learn how to choose the best WAN optimization solution for your needs, how to building a scalable architecture and more. Click here to learn more. The management software bundled with the DS3300 contains installation wizards that guide administrators through setup and configuration. The array, according to IBM claims, can be easily configured by administrators who don’t have Fibre Channel storage-area networking (SAN) experience. The DS3300 supports SAS hard disk drives and up to 14.4TB of capacity with 48 hard disk-drives. Included also are data protection features such as FlashCopy, which makes point-in-time, full volume copies of data, and VolumeCopy, which allows for the replication of logical drives. The DS3300 is part of IBM’s DS3000 family of Fibre Channel, iSCSI and SAS arrays. IBM is also announcing that two new DS3400 Fibre Channel arrays have received Microsoft Simple SAN certification. The DS3400 arrays incorporate IBM SAN16B-2 Fibre Channel switches and Emulex 4Gbps single port PCI-E host bus adapters (HBA). IBM is working with Emulex to develop EZPilot software that makes the configuration and installation of HBAs and switches easier. The IBM System Storage DS3300 is expected to be available Sept. 7 starting at $5,000.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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