 Mumbai:
IBM has announced the launch of the industry''s lowest
priced entry-level storage servers, IBM TotalStorage DS300
and DS400, priced around Rs300,000 for small and midsize
businesses. The new disk server will be the first to use
industry standard connectivity in an easy to install design,
providing customers significant cost savings over comparable
systems. Additionally, these servers offer more performance
and reliability features, including new advanced business
recovery technology to the customers.
IBM
is offering iSCSI technology - or "IP Storage"
on the DS300, for mid sized businesses to have a flexible
option to connect their storage using the standard Ethernet
infrastructure and move data from servers to storage.
IBM
has also announced the expansion of IBM disk portfolio
and the unification of the portfolio under the IBM TotalStorage
DS Family, the most extensive disk family portfolio available
with a single vendor.
As
a key part of the TotalStorage DS Family, the FAStT products
are being renamed the TotalStorage DS4000 series. With
enhancements to the TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager
V9.1 (formerly FAStT Storage Manager), the DS 4000 series
can provide midsized enterprises new business continuity
and advanced management capabilities.
According
to Shailesh Agarwal, country manger, IBM Storage Systems,
"Today''s customers are placing a high emphasis on
innovative technology that is easy to use and delivers
high value." "IBM''s new ''TotalStorage DS'' systems
deliver a combination of advanced technology at an extremely
attractive entry price. Our tight integration with our
Intel-based servers makes installing and managing a complete
system infrastructure with IBM easier than ever."
Designed
for easy integration with IBM''s eServer xSeries and BladeCenter
systems, these new storage servers offer midmarket clients
a comprehensive solution to help address both work group
and departmental needs such as managing databases, email
and web serving.
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