Temp agency deploys 120 TB iSCSI San
LeftHand Networks announced a 120 terabytes (TB) iSCSI
storage area network (San) implementation for worldwide
employment agency Adecco. Ranked 278 on the Fortune Global 500
list, Adecco has more than 6,700 offices in 70 countries and
territories. To replace an aging and complex Fibre Channel storage
environment, Adecco implemented 23 Hewlett-Packard (HP) ProLiant
DL320s servers running LeftHand's San/iQ software to create the new
iSCSI San, which is supporting the company's business critical
systems, including Exchange Server 2007, Citrix Systems, Microsoft
Terminal Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Databases,
PeopleSoft and other support applications. An initial purchase of 4
TB has now grown to 120 TB and is expected to reach the 200 TB mark
by late 2007.
LeftHand also announced it has completed Microsoft's Exchange
Solution Reviewed Program for Exchange Server 2007, demonstrating
support for at least 50,000 users in a 100 TB San testing
environment.
Exanet integrates search into clustered NAS
Exanet announced the availability of ExaSearch, a new search
engine, which integrates with the company's ExaStore network
attached storage (NAS) clustering software. ExaSearch is capable of
indexing file servers, email systems, groupware, databases and
employee directories. It can process unstructured data and queries,
and Exanet claims it will allow immediate access to newly generated
content through real-time indexing. ExaSearch is available now.
Pricing is based on storage capacity purchased.
NetApp markets Topio
Network Appliance (NetApp) announced four new replication offerings
based on its ReplicatorX, formerly Topio Data Protection Suite
(TDPS) software. These four new packages include enterprise and
standard editions for heterogeneous disaster recovery, data
migration and cloning of production data for test and development,
as well as a business continuity service provider offering. NetApp
also announced a ReplicatorX customer, QUINN-direct
Insurance, based in Ireland, which deployed NetApp ReplicatorX in
its Wintel server environment. Finally, NetApp released
enhancements to its SnapDrive for Windows and UNIX product, which
can now automate provisioning of storage to a server. All products
are available immediately worldwide. Pricing was not available to
media.
LSI lays off 900
LSI announced "a broad restructuring" Thursday that will see it
cut costs by eliminating more than 900 positions, which constitutes
about 13% of its workforce across all business units. The moves are
expected to reduce operating expenses to between $255 million and
$265 million in Q3 and to between $245 million and $255 million in
Q4 2007, down from projections of between $290 million and $310
million for Q3 2007 and between $275 million and $295 million for
Q4.
Marine and aviation services organisation picks Expand
Networks for disaster recovery, WAFS
Expand Networks announced that its Compass Platform was deployed by
"a global leader in marine and aviation services" for WAFS,
application acceleration and disaster recovery. The organisation
chose the product to address several issues: email, Sans and Oracle
financial applications over the WAN.
Overland scales up Ultamus disk array
Overland announced the newest model in its Ultamus family of
general-purpose storage arrays. The Ultamus RAID 4800 scales up to
36 TB of data in a 4U rack enclosure with 48 Enterprise SATA II
drives. An expansion array can be added while the system is online
for 72 TB in an 8U form factor. The array also includes dual 4 Gbps
Fibre Channel host connectivity and 3 Gbps point-to-point SAS
connections. The array is available from partners for a starting
manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $46,861.
Infortrend speeds up RAID arrays
Infortrend unveiled two new 24-bay, 4 Gbps Fibre Channel to SATA-II
RAID arrays: the EonStor (ES) A24F-R2430 redundant controller
subsystem and ES A24F-G2430 single controller system. The products
are available now. Pricing was not published.
HDS, HP buddy up
Hitachi Data Systems announced it has renewed its global OEM
agreement with HP for its Storage Essentials storage resource
management (SRM) software. The deal is an extension to the existing
partnership Hitachi forged with AppIQ in 2003, prior to its
acquisition by HP in late 2005.
SanDisk touts new flash drive
SanDisk announced availability of Cruzer Contour, a USB flash drive
that uses a sliding USB connector. Using a thumb to slide the top
of Cruzer Contour back and forth brings out or hides the connector,
leaving no visible switch and no cap to lose. The product is
available in 4 GB and 8 GB capacities. The 4 GB model has an MSRP
of $99.99. The 8GB model goes for $189.99.
Emulex supports Solaris San Foundation
Emulex announced that its host bus adapter (HBA) management
software, HBAnyware, is now available for use in Sun Microsystems'
San Foundation Software, which Sun developed for the Solaris
operating system as an open standards-based I/O framework and
device driver to support Fibre Channel connectivity. Emulex
HBAnyware is centralised management console for Fibre Channel
connections and will now support Solaris 10, Solaris 9 and Solaris
8.