Enterprise Storage Forum Staff

McDATA(R) Corporation this week announced that its complete core-to-edge product line is now available worldwide as part of HP StorageWorks solutions. The product line is comprised of the Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch (branded the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24) and the Intrepid 6140 Director (branded the HP StorageWorks Director 2/140). As part of the HP […]

Extending its lead in non-stop network attached storage (NAS) data access, Rainfinity recently unveiled an updated version of its RainStorage(TM) appliance that further simplifies NAS data management operations while ensuring continuous data access. RainStorage v1.3 introduces advanced network spanning and clustering capabilities that allow storage administrators to more easily manage NAS filers at any location […]

At this week’s Server I/O conference, EqualLogic, Inc. unveiled its breakthrough PeerStorage(TM) architecture for powering modular, self-managing and affordable, enterprise class IP-based storage area networks (SANs). Eliminating complex, time-consuming manual tasks and enabling fast, flexible storage provisioning regardless of scale, PeerStorage solutions promise to reduce acquisition and operating costs up to 75 percent. “Fortune 500 […]

Spinnaker Networks(TM) has broken the 2 cents/megabyte barrier with its SpinStor(TM) storage arrays based on 146 gigabyte disk drive technology. The SpinStor RAID and SpinStor JBOD storage arrays now provide more than 2 terabytes of storage capacity in only 3U of rack space to meet the demand for ultra-dense storage systems. “Spinnaker is the only […]

AlphaNet Solutions, Inc. recently announced the immediate availability of a Managed Enterprise Storage Portal (MESP), a new managed storage offering enabling companies to seamlessly integrate and manage their storage assets across the enterprise while reducing the costs of IT operations. AlphaNet Solutions’ MESP services provide enterprise customers with the ability to view their entire storage […]

Decru, Inc. and Nishan Systems recently announced that the Decru DataFort(TM) FC440 security appliance and the Nishan IPS 3300 and 4300 IP storage switches are fully interoperable. The combination of Nishan’s IPS 3300/4300 IP switches with Decru’s DataFort allows enterprises to securely expand access to their SAN infrastructure, protecting data both in flight and at […]

In a busy week for the company, HP storage has unveiled a collection of storage consolidation and business continuity solutions that simplifies storage infrastructures, maintains uptime and allows quick recovery from disruptions. The new and enhanced solutions build on HP’s ENSAextended strategy to enable management of heterogeneous storage with open, modular network storage. The new […]

Spinnaker Networks(R) will be releasing on February 1st the SpinServerTM 3300G, a NAS gateway that combines a scalable and high performance NAS solution with SAN storage support from industry leading vendors. The SpinServer 3300G consolidates the file services of any size enterprise by non-disruptively scaling a single file system from 1 terabyte to 11,000 terabytes […]

Solution-Soft Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Intelligent Data Optimization (IDO) solutions, and BiTMICRO Networks, Inc., the established pioneer in introducing innovative flash drive solid state disk storage solutions, today announced that they are joining efforts in identifying and resolving application input/output (I/O) and access time bottlenecks by deploying a best of breed, highly efficient […]

LightSand, a pioneering developer of High Performance Wide Area Storage Networks, has announced that its SAN Extension Gateway has received Fabric Aware certification from Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) after passing all required compatibility and interoperability tests through the Brocade Fabric Aware Program. Testing for the certification was conducted at the Brocade’s interoperability labs, which feature state-of-the-art […]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD), the world’s leading provider of infrastructure solutions for Storage Area Networks (SANs), and StorageTek have announced a partnership to deliver professional services, break-fix service and support, and SAN education to their mutual SAN customers worldwide. Customers of the two companies will benefit from gaining a single point of contact […]

The consumer-products company Colgate-Palmolive has deployed the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (code named “Shark”) Model 800, with the result being a 30 percent boost in database-application performance, according to company officials. In addition, with the combination of IBM eServer pSeries and the Enterprise Storage Server, the company has reduced their SAP processing time by […]