EMC Corporation has launched networked storage systems
for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the distributed
enterprise.
Featuring second generation iSCSI technology, SATA II disk drive
support and enhanced data protection, the new CLARiiON AX150
systems are part of the EMC Insignia line of products for SMBs.
Based on EMC's CLARiiON RAID architecture, the CLARiiON AX150,
for Fibre Channel connectivity, and CLARiiON AX150i, for iSCSI
connectivity, are claimed to deliver new advances in performance,
ease of use, data protection and availability in a compact and
cost-effective system.
Each model is user installable and can support up to 10 host
servers and scale from 750Gbytes to 6Tbytes of capacity. New
features include support for serial ATA (SATA) ii disk drives, an
iSCSI installation wizard, improved data protection features and
improved availability features.
EMC says the new models are designed with ease of use in mind,
and fit in a class of storage for SMB customers, departmental and
remote offices that cost effectively provides the necessary
performance, functionality and reliability.
David Donatelli, EMC executive vice-president of storage
platform operations, says, "Whether an SMB is transitioning from
direct attached storage to networked storage, or a company is
extending their information infrastructure into branch offices, the
new EMC CLARiiON AX150 and AX150i provide customers with simple,
reliable and cost-effective networked storage solutions to help
them consolidate, automate and protect information crucial to their
businesses."