EqualLogic is First to Bring Benefits of iSCSI and Self-Managing Storage to Sun Blade Server and Solaris Customers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003 EqualLogic's iSCSI PeerStorage Array Achieves Sun Blade The Sun Blade series was a computer workstation line developed and sold by Sun Microsystems from 2000 to 2006. The Sun Blade architecture was based on the UltraSPARC microprocessor family. The range replaced the earlier Sun Ultra workstation series. Server Verification; Peer Storage Array also Achieves Solaris Ready Certification EqualLogic(TM), Inc. today announced it has successfully completed Sun Blade Server Verification and has also achieved Solaris (TM) Ready Certification. EqualLogic's PeerStorage(TM) Array 100E is the first iSCSI device to achieve these milestones. The comprehensive self-management and consolidation features delivered in a PeerStorage array combined with its iSCSI connectivity allow Sun customers to extend their technology investments for maximum ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . "IT managers require solutions that maximize their existing IT investments. Sun Servers improve resource utilization and reduce infrastructure complexity to streamline data center operations. EqualLogic's PeerStorage arrays extend this value-proposition by providing Sun customers a low-cost storage option with enterprise-level management and performance capabilities," said Patric Chang, Director Sun Market Development Engineering, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . "The certification of PeerStorage arrays on our platforms ensures customers an option that addresses technical and bottom-line implications for networked storage." EqualLogic's PeerStorage arrays deliver the benefits of consolidated storage in a modular, self-managing, IP-based storage area network that is affordable and easy to use, regardless of scale. With PeerStorage solutions, businesses can share storage between heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. , including Solaris and Linux, to ensure resources are utilized to their best advantage. The system also supports enterprise block-level storage, which enables Sun Blade servers to run a broader-range of applications including databases, messaging and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . "We continue to lead the iSCSI SAN market, working with industry leaders to deliver solutions that eliminate complexity and fit our customers' current and planned IT environments. Technology certifications guarantee highly reliable and interoperable solutions," said John Joseph, vice president of marketing at EqualLogic. "Our shared vision with Sun is to provide uncompromising choice, value and simplicity in low-cost computing for the enterprise." Steve Peabody, vice president of sales at EqualLogic said, "The universal challenge facing businesses is managing the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of data with limited IT budgets and resources. Our work with Sun strikes at the heart of this challenge by allowing customers to expand the functions of their edge servers. EqualLogic is solving the complex and costly issues of storage consolidation by automating the key functions associated with configuring, scaling and managing networked storage." To get Solaris Ready Certification and gain Sun Blade Server Verification, EqualLogic's PeerStorage array underwent rigorous third-party testing to assure system interoperability. Testing focused on system compatibility, ease of installation, functionality and network interoperability with Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill Solaris and X86 operating environments. EqualLogic is licensed to distribute Cisco iSCSI software initiators and QLogic's HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. for Solaris, both of which are Solaris Ready Certified. EqualLogic's PeerStorage array will be highlighted at SunNetwork 2003 Conference & Pavilion through September 16 - 18 at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . Product pricing starts at $28,250 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) , which includes all snapshot creation, 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. software, disaster replication, management tools and built-in security. For more information on PeerStorage solutions for Sun environments, visit www.equallogic.com/sun. About EqualLogic, Inc. PeerStorage(TM) solutions from EqualLogic, Inc. deliver the benefits of consolidated storage in a modular, self-managing, IP-based storage area network that is affordable and easy to use, regardless of scale. By eliminating complex tasks and enabling fast and flexible storage provisioning, PeerStorage solutions dramatically reduce acquisition and ongoing operational costs and make enterprise class shared block storage practical for the mid-range storage market. EqualLogic is based in Nashua, NH. For more information visit http://www.equallogic.com/ or http://www.peerstorage.com/ EqualLogic and PeerStorage are trademarks or registered trademarks of EqualLogic, Inc. Other marks belong to their respective owners. |
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