IBM XIV Storage System Improves Virtualized Environments

IBM (NYSE: IBM) claims the new IBM XIV Storage System is up to four times faster than the previous Gen.2 model, reports Computer World. The third generation of its high-end, grid-based XIV Storage System offers improved performance for virtualized server environments, analytics and cloud computing. Gen 3 boasts two InfiniBand switches with redundant inter-module connectivity for 600Gbit/sec total internal bandwidth.

"’We're starting to see demand pick up for IP connectivity, though I'd still say it's slower than what we in the industry predicted it would be by this point in time,’ said Bob Cancilla, vice president of enterprise disk storage at IBM. ‘But this will help [customers] get prepared for that future transition into greater workload for IP connectivity.’"

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