Compellent Integrates iSCSI and Fibre Channel Connectivity Into a Single Hardware and Software Architecture; Simultaneous Mixing and Matching of Any Server Interface in a Single System Provides Unlimited Growth While Eliminating Technology Risk.MINNEAPOLIS -- Compellent Technologies, a provider of modular, affordable storage solutions distributed exclusively through a select national network of business partners, today announced it has fully integrated iSCSI connectivity to Storage Center, its modular, scaleable storage area network (SAN). Compellent's hardware and software architecture enables the simultaneous mixing and matching of any server interface and/or drive technology. Compellent's Storage Center connects to Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI server interfaces on the front end and Fibre Channel and/or SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. disk on the back end, providing businesses the flexibility to mix and match technologies to optimize performance and cost all within one system accessing a single pool of storage. "We believe customers and channel partners deserve choices," said Dennis Johnson Persondata NAME Dennis Wayne Johnson ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dennis Johnson SHORT DESCRIPTION NBA basketball player DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH Compton, California DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2007 PLACE OF DEATH Austin, Texas Dennis Wayne Johnson , sales and marketing executive vice president for Compellent. "Fully integrating iSCSI connectivity is just another example of how Compellent is making storage area networking more affordable and accessible to small and midsize businesses." The Storage Center SAN with iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity is available immediately through Compellent's international network of business partners. What Compellent Customers Are Saying "The ability to mix and match iSCSI and Fibre Channel server access in a single SAN drives down networking costs and ensures we are not locked into any single technology," said Rob Kinney, network administrator for Ohio State University's Fisher College Fisher College - Formerly known as Fisher Junior College, also known as The Fish or The Fishbowl, is a two-year college located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1903 as a girls-only business school. of Business. "Anyone planning on growing their company shouldn't be looking at iSCSI-only point solutions," said Don Himsl, IT manager, CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). . "Compellent allows me to scale my system in multiple ways without forfeiting Forfeiting Method of financing international trade of capital goods. my initial investment." "Deploying our Compellent SAN with iSCSI and Fibre Channel was a breeze," said Matthew Franco, information systems manager for Akebono Corporation. "Storage Center gives us the flexibility to expand with the right storage technology to fit our needs." What Compellent Channel Partners Are Saying "Companies should think twice before implementing an iSCSI-only SAN because they usually don't meet the organization's long-term storage needs," said John Malyevac, storage architect for FedTek. "With the addition of iSCSI to its Fibre Channel SAN, Compellent provides everything a customer needs in one integrated package. This is how our customers want to buy technology." "Compellent's architecture is unique in that it enables us to provide our customers the ability to mix and match connectivity options," said Paul Clifford This article is about the 1830 novel. For the British band member, see The Wonder Stuff. Paul Clifford is a novel published in 1830 by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton. , president, The Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. Group. "The customer appreciates that we can offer choices based on their needs rather than locking them into a single technology from the start." "Why would I limit my customers by offering an iSCSI-only solution when I can offer them both Fibre Channel and iSCSI?" said Mike Dickmeyer, director of storage technology at NovaStar Solutions. "iSCSI alone does not provide the flexibility to build a sustainable storage solution for most SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and midsize companies." Compellent's approach of offering simultaneous iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity within a single system provides businesses with another method to scale from entry-level to enterprise capabilities without surrendering their initial investment. iSCSI connectivity enables administrators to use Ethernet networks to transport and access storage. Less expensive storage connectivity is critical to midsize businesses that need to continually add new devices while dealing with limited budget and staff. iSCSI is an ideal interconnect because it utilizes an organization's existing IP infrastructure and does not require specialized skills or training. For a complete review of Storage Center 3.2 with iSCSI connectivity please visit http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1841048,00.asp. About Storage Center Storage Center builds on its Dynamic Block Architecture(TM) to deliver a scalable, open-systems hardware platform allowing businesses to mix and match any number of drives, controllers and enclosures; an integrated foundation of core storage capabilities providing functionality previously available only in high-end systems; a powerful suite of software applications optimizing utilization, automating replication and speeding data recovery; and a single, intuitive, centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management interface streamlining all storage administration. About Compellent Compellent delivers affordable, modular storage solutions exclusively through business partners that provide companies of all sizes enterprise-level storage capabilities without big system costs or complexities. Designed by network storage and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. pioneers, Compellent enables any business to cut storage expenditures in half, recover from data hazards within minutes, scale to any capacity across any technology and easily manage its storage without adding staff. Headquartered in Eden Prairie Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn., Compellent has raised more than $38 million in financing from leading investors including Cargill Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Crescendo cres·cen·do n. pl. cres·cen·dos or cres·cen·di 1. Abbr. cr. Music a. A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound in a passage. b. Ventures and El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. Ventures. For more information, visit www.compellent.com. |
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