Comments on: EMC World 2009: Day 2 – Axxana http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/05/19/emc-world-2009-day-2-axxana/ Storage, Virtualisation & Cloud Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Evans http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/05/19/emc-world-2009-day-2-axxana/#comment-814 Chris Evans Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:04:34 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.com/?p=574#comment-814 Bill, the Phoenix has battery backup and mobile/cell connectivity so assuming the mobile network base stations are still contactable, the device can upload data. I think disaster scenarios need to be thought through. 9/11 was a disaster scenario we will hopefully never see again. In this instance, having data a few minutes out of date would have been acceptable. There are many other scenarios where arrays go down - power, fire, flooding, which aren't as catastrophic. Phoenix provides the ability to move from async to sync over long distances for these failures. Also, consider the scenario where there moving from sync to async is so complex to understand, that having a way to retain sync is more desirable or cost effective. Chris Bill, the Phoenix has battery backup and mobile/cell connectivity so assuming the mobile network base stations are still contactable, the device can upload data. I think disaster scenarios need to be thought through. 9/11 was a disaster scenario we will hopefully never see again. In this instance, having data a few minutes out of date would have been acceptable. There are many other scenarios where arrays go down – power, fire, flooding, which aren’t as catastrophic. Phoenix provides the ability to move from async to sync over long distances for these failures. Also, consider the scenario where there moving from sync to async is so complex to understand, that having a way to retain sync is more desirable or cost effective.

Chris

]]> By: bill bloom http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/05/19/emc-world-2009-day-2-axxana/#comment-813 bill bloom Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:00:32 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.com/?p=574#comment-813 How does this solution address a 9/11 catastrophe? Even if Axxanna is encased in cement and has its blankey, there still has to be a link to the outside world to the DR site. I don't see where this solution addresses that. The only reason the 9/11 terrorists were unsuccessful in their attempt to cripple US financial markets was because they did not understand the data protection schemes Wall Street CIO's put into place. Now, years later, Wall Street Greed has done what the terrorists could not do! Bill Bloom Sends-- How does this solution address a 9/11 catastrophe? Even if Axxanna is encased in cement and has its blankey, there still has to be a link to the outside world to the DR site. I don’t see where this solution addresses that.

The only reason the 9/11 terrorists were unsuccessful in their attempt to cripple US financial markets was because they did not understand the data protection schemes Wall Street CIO’s put into place.

Now, years later, Wall Street Greed has done what the terrorists could not do!

Bill Bloom Sends–

]]> By: Brian http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/05/19/emc-world-2009-day-2-axxana/#comment-812 Brian Tue, 19 May 2009 22:44:26 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.com/?p=574#comment-812 Maybe IBM buys this as well...Moshe is 2 for 2 and all :-) Integrate it into the XIV array, A-sync issue solved. Maybe IBM buys this as well…Moshe is 2 for 2 and all :-) Integrate it into the XIV array, A-sync issue solved.

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