forces in working to develop a unified, networked storage system for file and application data. With two giants working hand in hand, I can't help but expect a very good outcome in the near future when the project is finally done. The projection seems seamless. Aiming at various businesses of all sizes they have a supply of unlimited market in their hands. What they really aim is to give people something that is out of the traditional network-attached storage solutions, and still in a price that is not hard to handle.They are talking about a system that comes with either single or two-node cluster configurations, plus a scalable 45-drive SAS back-end storage array. Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 on the other hand, is new from Microsoft and provides file server and IP SAN (iSCSI) capabilities, and an array of management tools for easy maintenance, making it user friendly to anyone using it.
Darren Thomas, a Dell general manager mentioned "the NX1950 caters for a market segment that historically has been “under-served and overcharged.”" A very promising statement to everyone hoping to use one of those high-class systems for their own business but failing to afford it. “Dell and Microsoft share a vision of redefining the economics of the storage industry through simplicity, affordability and capability,” he added. The system is said to start at US$17,000.
New Combo NAS From Dell and Microsoft
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