New iSCSI SAN Product Simplifies Storage Management

Overland Storage has launched the $15,000 SnapServer SAN S2000 with automated provisioning, compatibility with multiple operating systems and simplified management. Overland acquired the SnapServer NAS line from Adaptec in 2008; the new SnapServer SAN solution is a new offering developed by Overland, and the SnapServer Manager has been re-architected to provide unified management of both the SnapServer NAS and SAN storage product lines.

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"SnapServer also automates storage expansion. Typically, storage 'volumes' are assigned to different departments in a company but some departments use up their capacity more quickly than others. With SnapServer, when one storage volume reaches, say, 80 percent of capacity, the system is programmed to automatically add 20 percent more capacity to that volume, then e-mail the system administrator about the change, said Mansolf.

"Simplifying storage with the SnapServer should appeal to midsized companies looking for a cost-effective solution, said Eric Kelly, CEO and president of Overland. 'If they spend a dollar procuring the hardware, they probably spend four or five dollars actually managing it,' said Kelly, who joined Overland's board in 2007, became CEO in Jan. 2009 and added the duties of president last month."

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