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EMC Releases All Flash VNX

By On October 31, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Opinion, Storage

As the vendor who introduced flash drives into traditional arrays some 2+ years ago, we shouldn’t be surprised that EMC has released an all-flash version of its mid-range array, the VNX.  The new device, codenamed VNX5500-F can support up to 250 200GB drives for a maximum all-flash capacity of 50TB.  EMC don’t say, [...]

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How Many Drives? 47

By On January 24, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Storage

Rick Vanover asked the question; “how many hard drives are spinning in your home lab/home today?”.

My answer was 47, which quite surprised me.  It’s comprised of:

Drobo Devices; 5 + 4 + 3 = 12 iX4 Devices; 4 + 4 = 8 NS4600 Device; 3 Backup HDD (SafePro); 1 CLARiiON; 15 Home Lab PCs; [...]

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Choosing Between Monolithic and Modular Architectures – Part I

By On August 24, 2010 · 18 Comments · In Featured, Storage, Ulitzer

The recent proposed acquisition of 3Par by Dell and/or HP has made me think a little more about the direction the storage industry is taking in terms of their storage array design architecture.  Since storage arrays became a category of devices in their own right, we’ve seen the growth of the monolithic, sometimes [...]

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Enterprise Computing: CLARiiON; Your Mileage May Vary

By On December 15, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Featured, GestaltIT

As part of my work at Storage Fusion, I get to dig into the inner workings of storage arrays in a way most people don’t (either through inclination or time).  One interesting anomaly we discovered this week was the variability in capacities of CLARiiON disks.  What results from this is that the capacity [...]

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EMC World 2009: Day 1 – Is DMX The Last Monolithic Array?

By On May 18, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

As I  sit here at the start of EMC World Day 1, I’m pondering over some of the conversations of last night.  The direction EMC are taking with V-Max, the Atmos product and Clariion makes me wonder if DMX could be classed as the last of the (EMC) monolithic storage arrays.

So, here’s the thinking. [...]

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