EMC has announced “The XtremIO $1Million Guarantee” for EMC XtremIO all-flash array customers, offering one million dollars to the first customer that can show their XtremIO system’s inline data services have switched off, been throttled back, or defaulted to a “system garbage collection” state.
EMC Hybrid Cloud Solution Announced
EMC has announced the EMC Hybrid Cloud solution, enabling IT organizations to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively build a hybrid cloud that leverages the best of both worlds. With a hybrid cloud, IT organizations are able to broker services from private and public clouds, which enable visibility and control over the best location to run business
EMC Acquires DSSD for Rack Scale Flash Storage
At EMC World 2014, EMC has announced the acquisition of DSSD, which will operate as a standalone unit within EMC’s Emerging Technology Products Division. EMC envisions additional products being added to the flash storage portfolio in what they're terming "rack scale flash storage." The DSSD team is well versed in file systems, networking and storage
EMC Data Domain DD2200 Deduplication Storage System Announced
EMC has announced the new Data Domain DD2200 deduplication storage system, which provides no-compromise data protection for midmarket customers. With the new DD2200 EMC, customers can now: backup 36TB of data in under 8 hours at 4.7TB/hr ingest performance using DD Boost; protect up to 860TB logical capacity in 2U with up to 17.2TB usable
EMC ViPR 2.0 Software-Defined Storage Announced
EMC has announced ViPR 2.0 at EMC World 2014, which is a Software-Defined Storage platform that dramatically simplifies the management of both existing and new storage infrastructure, while providing new data services to underpin next-generation applications and Big Data analytics. ViPR 2.0 removes the gap to the 3rd Platform by allowing customers to manage both existing
EMC Announces New Hybrid Cloud Innovations
EMC has announced new Software-Defined Storage products and technologies at EMC World 2014, which enable the blended benefits of both public and private clouds, offering Service Providers of all sizes and customers with the efficiency, agility, security and control of a hybrid cloud.
EMC Elastic Cloud Storage Appliance (ECS) Announced
EMC has announced the EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage) Appliance (formerly known as Project Nile) at EMC World 2014, a hyperscale cloud storage infrastructure that redefines the economic benefits of cloud storage for service providers and customers of any size, in any industry. The 3rd Platform of IT is based on the mega trends of cloud,
6TB HDDs Causing Problems for System Vendors – But Not the Way You Think
Hard drives have blossomed from 4TB to 6TB, which is a great thing for applications creating an ever increasing amount of data. However, as we've seen more 6TB hard drives come in from vendors, a peculiar problem has arisen. The 6TB hard drives aren't compatible with all of the platforms we test on. They're not compatible
Nutanix Announces Comprehensive VDI Program
Nutanix has announced a comprehensive program that delivers simplicity and predictability to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) management. With this solution, Nutanix customers can purchase advanced web-scale infrastructure per desktop, and de-risk their VDI investment using the industry’s first and only VDI Assurance pricing option.
Actifio Sky Copy Data Virtualization Platform Announced
Actifio has announced a significant expansion of its product portfolio to increase the scope and scale of its enterprise class data virtualization platform with Actifio Sky. The new offering will improve the functionality of Actifio CDS (Copy Data Storage Platform), making a virtual instance of the company’s Virtual Data Pipeline technology available wherever application data may



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