Posts Tagged ‘V-Max’

Enterprise Computing: Netapp The $4Billion Product

Enterprise Computing: Netapp The $4Billion Product
I had a conversation last week with a PR company doing research for Netapp.  This followed just after Netapp released their Q4 results, with revenue exceeding expectations at just over $1 billion.  It’s amazing how in the space of less than 20 years they have developed from nothing to a company...
February 22nd, 2010 | Enterprise Storage, Featured, GestaltIT | Read More

Enterprise Computing: Has EMC Slipped Zero Block Reclaim Into V-Max?

I spent some time today looking at the release notes for Enginuity code 5874.207.166, which presumably is the one that brings the much lauded Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST) into general release on V-Max.  Just above the FAST paragraph I found the following: Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning Space...
December 11th, 2009 | Enterprise Storage, GestaltIT | Read More

EMC World 2009 Day 1: Summary

Day 1 at this year’s EMC World is now over.  Did we see any game changing new technology or focus?  I don’t think so. So for me the day kicked of with Joe Tucci’s keynote speech.  Check it out here.  It’s the first time I’ve seen Tucci speak and he doesn’t come...
May 19th, 2009 | Enterprise Storage | Read More

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

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...
May 18th, 2009 | Enterprise Storage | Read More

Enterprise Computing: EMC World Is (Almost) Here!

Yes folks, if you’re an EMC customer and unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you’ll know that EMC World starts next week.  I’ll be attending for the first time (under the guise of amateur blogger).   If you’re going, feel free to drop me a...
May 13th, 2009 | Enterprise Storage | Read More

Enterprise Computing: EMC Announced Next Generation V-Max Architecture

So, the announcements have started; EMC have unveiled their next-generation version of the Symmetrix high-end storage array family and it is called the V-Max.  So I guess previous guesses about DMX-5 or DMX-V weren’t far off! Naturally, the EMC PR machine is in full flow; blog posts are already...
April 14th, 2009 | Enterprise Storage, GestaltIT | Read More