StorageTek Brings Tape Storage Virtualization to the Enterprise.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1997-- New StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM VSM Value Stream Mapping (manufacturing process evaluation technique) VSM Vibrating Sample Magnetometer VSM Vascular Smooth Muscle VSM Visual Studio Magazine VSM Vietnam Service Medal VSM Virtual Shared Memory VSM Viable Systems Model ) System Expands Capacity of Nearline Tape Libraries; Cartridge Utilization Increases Dramatically Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) today announced Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) system, an innovative information storage solution that leverages customer investments in Nearline automation by dramatically freeing storage space and simplifying storage management. StorageTek's VSM system optimizes current and future Nearline environments by better utilizing cartridges, drives and library slots. As a result, enterprise managers will be able to deploy new storage-intensive applications, such as document management, network backup and Year 2000 testing, and provide industrial-strength solutions to multiplatform environments. In addition, VSM can provide the opportunity to automate 100 percent of existing cartridges. StorageTek's VSM system achieves maximum tape cartridge See cartridge. capacity by storing files on a modified version of StorageTek's renowned Iceberg Disk Array Subsystem -- utilizing the latest 8-Path Turbo technology -- and later stacking the files on a physical tape cartridge. VSM boasts the highest storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. performance rates in the industry. It also takes full advantage of StorageTek's Nearline architecture, allowing customers to utilize all of the cartridges in their libraries while maintaining superior performance. "An investment in Nearline automation just became more valuable with the introduction of Virtual Storage Manager," said David E. Weiss, StorageTek chairman, president and chief executive officer. "VSM is the next great step for StorageTek in our long history of relentlessly driving the performance and value of storage automation. "Successful businesses are seeing their need for information mushroom," said Weiss. "The cost efficiencies that are possible with the VSM system will help our customers keep up with the information explosion by allowing them to greatly expand their use of automation." Carl Greiner, META Group vice president and service director, Enterprise Data Center Strategies, said, "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. is the most important development in tape in a decade and will enable efficient use of libraries as enterprise storage repositories." Major Software Vendor Support StorageTek has enlisted the cooperation of the top software vendors in the industry to provide its customers with a complete virtual storage solution that will integrate seamlessly into their environment. To ensure compatibility between tape management software and the VSM system, StorageTek is working with Computer Associates International Inc., Platinum technology Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of Database Management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and render related services. inc., New Dimensions Software and Software Engineering of America Inc. The ability to prestage data from the tape libraries to the disk buffer Not to be confused with page cache. In computer storage, disk buffer (often ambiguously called disk cache or cache buffer) is the embedded memory in a hard drive acting as a buffer between the computer and the physical hard disk platter that is used for storage. will be enhanced by software from New Dimensions Software and Software Engineering of America Inc. This will result in even faster data access with more client requests being satisfied at the electronic speeds of the VSM disk buffer. For smooth migration to VSM and to provide Logical Eject from a VSM system, a cooperative effort is in progress with Computer Associates International Inc., Software Engineering of America Inc., New Dimensions Software and OpenTech Systems Inc. Flexibility, Investment Protection "I think the flexibility that StorageTek's building into the VSM products is a key element for what we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," said David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Nuechterlein, Nissan North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Inc. "The ability to scale the configurations and the ability to use tape drives outside a virtual tape subsystem all play into what we want to do here at Nissan." Gary Francis, StorageTek vice president and general manager, Nearline Business Group, said, "We best support our customers by consistently providing them with long- term investment protection. Customers will find that VSM will let them add enormous amounts of new storage capacity without additional investments in libraries, drives or floor space. The queue of new applications that customers want to unleash includes backup of network and locally attached Refers to disks, printers and other peripheral devices that are connected directly to a computer via USB or FireWire. Such devices may be designed for desktop use or portability. For example, a locally-attached, stationary hard drive may weigh three to five pounds, while one made for servers, online report management and microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. replacement. Our plans include expanding virtualization to the multiplatform arena and to new tape platforms of the future." About Virtual Storage Manager A Virtual Storage Manager system consists of three parts: 1) a Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. that acts as a disk buffer; 2) a Virtual Tape Control System, which is the virtual extension to StorageTek's Host Software Component for mainframe-based control functions; and 3) a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . The VSM system is backed by the proven architecture and technology of StorageTek's Nearline family of products that includes tape and library products. StorageTek's Iceberg Disk Array technology supports VSM virtualization with its RAID 6+ protection and throughput. VSM provides data storage at electronic speeds in VSM's high-capacity disk buffer system. The host platform believes it is allocating and writing data to a physical tape drive. In actuality, data is written to a disk buffer and stored until it is migrated to a cartridge in the Nearline library. While data remains in this disk buffer, high-speed recalls are achieved. The VSM system provides StorageTek's proven high- performance throughput with up to 45 MB/sec bandwidth, eight internal paths with eight concurrent data transfers and up to 14 host paths to reduce contention and queuing. Each Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem has up to 64 virtual drives which eliminate delays in tape drive allocation. Up to 100,000 virtual volumes in each disk buffer allows longer disk residency times and compressed data movement delivers high throughput throughout the VSM system. An unlimited number of volumes can be supported by the physical tape back end. A Virtual Storage Manager solution also has unique configuration flexibility with 32 or 64 virtual tape drives, 180 GB to 930 GB disk buffer capacities and expansion capabilities via multiple Virtual Tape Storage Subsystems per single Nearline library system. StorageTek's VSM can easily be integrated with current Nearline configurations with no modifications to Nearline hardware. Pricing, Support and Availability Virtual Storage Manager will initially work with StorageTek PowderHorn, 4410 and WolfCreek libraries, and with TimberLine timberline, elevation above which trees cannot grow. Its location is influenced by the various factors that determine temperature, including latitude, prevailing wind directions, and exposure to sunlight. and RedWood drives. It will initially operate on MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. . First shipments of the VSM system are targeted for the first quarter of 1998. U.S. list prices range from $300,000 to $2 million, depending on configuration, and include a Virtual Tape Control System, a Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem and a graphical user interface. StorageTek is the preeminent provider of network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. storage. The company's products and services are used to store, transport and secure more than 100 petabytes of the world's information, ranging from mainframe data to client/server applications to video, audio and still images. The company (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :STK), based in Louisville, Colo., reported earnings of $180.3 million on revenue of $2.04 billion in 1996. Information on StorageTek is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.storagetek.com . -0- Trademarks StorageTek, Nearline, Iceberg, PowderHorn, TimberLine, RedWood and WolfCreek are registered trademarks of Storage Technology Corporation. Virtual Storage Manager is a trademark of Storage Technology Corporation. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: StorageTek David Reid David Reid may refer to:
david_reid@stortek.com or Applied Communications Maxwell Wood lives in Jacksonville, FL. Since 2003, he has recorded and performed music under the name "Applied Communications". At the end of 2005, Pitchfork Media called his record Uhhh Sort Of one of the fifteen worst releases of 2005. Katie Ting, 650/375-8881 kting@appliedcom.com |
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