Storage giant EMC has unveiled a broad range of storage
and virtualisation solutions.
The new portfolio includes what EMC calls the world's largest
and most flexible high-end storage array; new file system software
and new network attached storage (NAS) virtualisation
capabilities.
EMC is confident that the new products will enable those setting
up business critical solutions to simplify and extend the benefits
of information lifecycle management (ILM) to more applications and
more information using IP networks.
At the heart of the new announcements are entry-level and
high-end configurations of EMC’s flagship Symmetrix DMX-3 storage
array that offers new Fibre Channel (LC-FC) 500 GB (gigabyte) disk
drives. These enable, boasts EMC, a single high-end storage array
to scale beyond a petabyte (1,024 terabytes) of capacity for the
first time ever.
Another claimed first for the industry is EMC Multi-Path File
System for iSCSI (MPFSi) file system software, which is designed to
deliver substantial performance and cost improvements for customers
in data intensive environments that process large files over IP
networks, including grid computing, rich media, software
development and others.
In addition, EMC has enhanced its Rainfinity Global file
virtualisation platform that provides a unified view of all files
and file systems located on heterogeneous file servers on an IP
network. The Rainfinity platform now includes Synchronous IP
Replication, which provides improved protection capabilities. EMC
has also improved its Centera content addressed storage (CAS)
system, including event-based retention and litigation hold
software
features.
"Managing the growth and complexity of an IT infrastructure has
become an enormous challenge for [IT professionals]," comments EMC
Chairman, President and CEO Joe Tucci. "In 2005, data stored on
disk arrays grew more than 70%. That growth, combined with changing
requirements in areas like governance and protection, has resulted
in increased costs and information management challenges."