45th Space Wing Saves Time, Money with Dell/EMC Storage; Daily Data Backup Takes Two Hours Instead of 14.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003 Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL) The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing has reduced the time it takes to back up critical data by 86 percent by installing two Dell/EMC storage area networks (SANs). Headquartered at Patrick Air Force Base Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA. Patrick Air Force Base is home to the 45th Space Wing and the Air Force Technical Applications Center. near Cocoa Beach, Fla., "the Wing" is the Department of Defense's East Coast Spaceport space·port n. An installation for sheltering, testing, maintaining, and launching spacecraft. . It supports and manages space launch programs for the Department of Defense, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and commercial entities. These programs generate significant amounts of data, including launch photos, videos, weather maps, launch schedules and space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. flight information, all of which must be backed up, or stored to protect against data loss. "The threat of hurricanes and flooding on the Florida coast makes it absolutely critical that we backup our data," said Glenn Exline, manager of advanced technologies at the Wing. "With our previous storage system, backup took up to 14 hours every day. With our SANs, we've reduced that to only two hours a day. That's about an 86 percent reduction in time." The SAN installations also helped the Wing consolidate its network from 52 servers to 35, simplifying server management. With fewer servers in its network, the Wing will spend less to refresh its servers as part of the replacement cycle. The Wing has installed two SANs, one located at Patrick Air Force Base and the other at Cape Canaveral. Each includes Dell/EMC storage arrays and PowerEdge 2650 servers. Together, the SANs manage 3.5 terabytes of data. This summer, the Wing plans to use fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber to connect the two SANs at Patrick AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass and Cape Canaveral AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System , which are located about 25 miles apart. This will enable each site to back up the other's data. About Dell Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Company revenue for the past four quarters totaled $38.2 billion. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. . Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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