EMC unveils storage, virtualization solutions

EMC Corporation has launched a range of new storage and virtualization solutions that include its high-end storage array, new file system software and new network attached storage (NAS) virtualization capabilities.
These new solutions simplify and extend the benefits of information lifecycle management (ILM) to more applications and more information using ubiquitous Internet protocol (IP) networks.

The company launched entry-level and high-end configurations of its Symmetrix DMX-3 storage array, including those featuring new low-cost, fiber channel (LC-FC) 500 GB (gigabyte) disk drives. This enables a single high-end storage array to scale beyond a petabyte (1,024 terabytes) of capacity.

The new EMC Multi-Path File System for iSCSI (MPFSi) file system software delivers substantial performance and cost improvements in data intensive environments. They process large files over IP networks, including grid computing, rich media, software development and others. 

Enhancements to the EMC Rainfinity Global File Virtualization platform, including Global Namespace Management, provides a unified view of all files and file systems located on heterogeneous file servers on an IP network. The Rainfinity platform also includes Synchronous IP Replication, which provides improved protection capabilities. 

Enhancements to EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS) system include event-based retention and Litigation Hold software features. This gives customers more security, flexibility and control over their archived information for regulatory and legal purposes. According to Joe Tucci, Chairman, President and CEO, EMC, "These new technologies, which leverage cost-effective IP networks, help customers make their information infrastructure more cost effective, simpler and smarter and extend the reach of their ILM strategy."
Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said, "IP Storage is red hot. IT professionals are realizing that the same benefits they get from their fiber channel SANs can and should be extended throughout the entire enterprise - and that means IP. "