Pillar owned by Larry Ellison... ;o) On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:35 AM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've not heard anyone mention Pillar Systems SANs. I saw a pretty > impressive demo by them several months back. > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership for Strong Families > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Sean Martin <[email protected]> > *To*: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Fri Nov 19 13:30:14 2010 > > *Subject*: Re: First Steps into the SAN Arena > > I believe EQL has been providing storage tiering for a little awhile now. > We didn't get into that level of testing during our proof of concept, but > the consultant assisting with us with our VMWare POC had nothing but great > things to say about the capability. I think the recent addition to that > feature was support for SSDs. > > Here's a decent write up: > > http://review.techworld.com/san/3244996/dell-equallogic-ps6010xvs-review/?getDynamicPage&print > > - Sean > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Sean Martin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > EQL on the other hand inclues a lot of built-in functionality like >> > snapshots, array-to-array replications, etc. without charging more. I >> hear >> > they will soon (or maybe have already) provide CIFS/NFS but that will >> > require an additional array. I also hear that Dedupe and Compression are >> > coming. >> >> Sat through an EQL sales pitch earlier this week (they paid for >> lunch in return, which is why I went). One thing he said was they >> have or will soon have hierarchical storage, so the busiest blocks get >> stored on SSDs, the next busiest on SAS, and the least used on SATA, >> and automagically migrate blocks as demand changes. >> >> Standard sales guy disclaimer applies, i.e., his lips were moving, >> so he was probabbly lying. >> >> -- Ben >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ------------------------------ > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or > unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil > and/or criminal penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the > company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no > viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility > for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
