Hitachi still offers a VTL solution in this space too. Like IBM's, it works within the concept of a grid with automation. https://www.hitachivantara.com/go/data-protection/assets/pdf/hitachi-vtl-losung-mit-falconstor.pdf
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:33 AM PINION, RICHARD W. <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, not as snazzy, it's a MTL, zVT. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of kekronbekron > Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 9:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe > > [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening > attachments.] > > > https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html > > "EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008 > as the EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)" > > > Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found. > > - KB > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Ken, > > > > > > On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this > product every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of > the BusTech MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different > yes, has it evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have > worked on this product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And > another fun relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while > they were owned by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was > acquired by Network Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that > the principals of BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK. > > > > Carl Swanson > > Mobile:215.688.1459 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf > > Of Ken Bloom > > Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe > > > > That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is > an internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products. > > > > Kenneth A. Bloom > > CEO > > Avenir Technologies Inc > > /d/b/a Visara International > > 203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235 > > [email protected]mailto:[email protected] > > www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/ > > > > On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in > the 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm. > > > > Carl Swanson > > Mobile:215.688.1459 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf > > Of Brian Westerman > > > > Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe > > > > The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make > converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the > original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same > technology. > > > > Brian > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > Confidentiality notice: > This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain legally > privileged and/or confidential information. 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