The Storage Architect » Storage Configuration Advisor http://thestoragearchitect.com Storage, Virtualisation & Cloud Wed, 23 May 2012 22:20:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Enterprise Computing: Is EMC Storage Configuration Advisor A SANScreen Killer? http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/05/13/enterprise-computing-is-emc-storage-configuration-advisor-a-sanscreen-killer/ http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/05/13/enterprise-computing-is-emc-storage-configuration-advisor-a-sanscreen-killer/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 08:00:19 +0000 Chris M Evans http://thestoragearchitect.com/?p=550 EMC have just announced a new product – Storage Configuration Advisor (see the press release here).  A quick review of the press release and the datasheet shows a remarkable similarity to Netapp’s SANScreen.  Both products are pitched as datacentre automation tools – they monitor your configuration and highlight logical [...] ]]> EMC have just announced a new product – Storage Configuration Advisor (see the press release here).  A quick review of the press release and the datasheet shows a remarkable similarity to Netapp’s SANScreen.  Both products are pitched as datacentre automation tools – they monitor your configuration and highlight logical inconsistencies as they occur.  SANScreen has been expanded to include some reporting but essentially the core product has remained the same since the Onaro days.

So, should Netapp be worried?  I think so.  EMC have a massive software portfolio and the resources (and desire) to execute on developing and pushing the product into customer sites.  They can easily afford to give the software away as part of a bundled array and switch deal.  On the other hand, Netapp don’t have a good record on management software.  Could they really afford to give SANScreen away, bearing in mind the product manages hardware that isn’t their core competency?  Probably not.  

Any SANScreen customers heard from EMC yet?

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