EMC AX Series Maker Tops PBBA Marketplace in 2014’s Second Quarter

With the increased customer adoption and use of PBBA systems for storage, backup, and recovery optimization, along with exceptional growth the industry experiences yearly, it is clear that the technology won’t be going away anytime soon, and that rumors of its demise are greatly exaggerated. Reason behind the growth Experts believe the exceptional industry growth is due to the growing need of many of today’s businesses to improve backup window time, achieve seamless integration with current backup utilities, and accomplish faster restore and recovery times. Experts add that this trend is likely to continue in the foreseeable future as more customers realize PBBA’s benefits in terms of rapid data recovery, deduplication, and virtual server protection.
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/emc-ax-series-maker-tops-pbba-marketplace-in-2014s-second-quarter/

Buyer Right to EMC Storage Hardware May Soon Extend to Linked Software

For EMC controllers & systems dealers, like Tab Data Systems, the approval of the new legislation will bring with it a huge sigh of relief, as relaxed software licensing terms will make trading legacy hardware simpler for both dealers and their clients alike.
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/buyer-right-to-emc-storage-hardware-may-soon-extend-to-linked-software/

Five Great Reasons to Trust ASCDI-NATD Member EMC CLARiiON Dealers

When working with an EMC CLARiiON dealer, remember to check their membership with the ASCDI-NATD. Doing business with ASCDI-NATD member dealers, like Tab Data Systems, ensures that you will receive quality equipment for your money and that you will be treated professionally with every transaction.
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/five-great-reasons-to-trust-ascdi-natd-member-emc-clariion-dealers/

EMC CLARiiON Storage Arrays as Enterprise Tape Backup Alternative

Finally, they require special storage if they are expected to meet their promised archival storage lifespan. Building and maintaining the climate controlled storage facility required to store these drives for years can be cost-prohibitive, with the same being true about hiring a company for this purpose. Fortunately, EMC CLARiiON storage arrays provide an attractive alternate—or replacement, if your organization already uses magnetic tapes for archiving—option for backup storage. Of disk as a tape replacement, the analysts at DCIG say:
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/emc-clariion-storage-arrays-as-enterprise-tape-backup-alternative/

Building Your Own Skynet on EMC Storage Hardware and Software Systems

In order to compete, businesses need to invest in hardware technologies that will allow them to do what top businesses like Google are doing. Of course, that doesn’t mean actually getting to a level of complexity of actual Skynet, but rather, being able to implement a scaled-down model of sorts. To do that, however, requires that companies invest in storage technologies where the data gathered can be contained for processing. With so much data needing to be filed away, the high-capacity capabilities of EMC storage hardware systems make them an attractive option for Big Data storage needs.
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/building-your-own-skynet-on-emc-storage-hardware-and-software-systems/

EMC CLARiiON CX4 Storage Arrays Fill Low-end Enterprise Storage Gaps

When the EMC CLARiiON CX4 was launched in 2008, storage industry experts noted that, despite the array’s lower price tag, it effectively blurred the lines between EMC’s flagship enterprise-level Symmetrix and the mid-line Clariion CX series systems. The CX4 rolled out in four different configurations; CX4-120, CX4-240, CX4-480, and the top of the line CX4-960. In each, the three digit model number denotes the number of drives it can support. For example the CX4-960 can take up to 960 X 2TB HDDs with a maximum system capacity of 1899 TB, nearly equal to the maximum capacity of the Symmetrix line.
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/emc-clariion-cx4-storage-arrays-fill-low-end-enterprise-storage-gaps/

Deciding Between Hybrid or 100% SSD Storage on EMC Storage Hardware

Since the differences between full SSD and hybrid systems are fairly well defined, the choice of going either route is usually relatively black and white. If having the lowest latencies and response times and the highest IOPS and throughput are absolute must-haves right now, then going 100 percent SSD will benefit your organization more. Otherwise, a slow and steady transition to SSD via the hybrid route and taking advantage of lower future NAND prices might be a better way to go. Fortunately, both of these adoption strategies are available to storage architects in the context of legacy EMC storage hardware. Most EMC controllers & systems have supported SSD technology since it first became available on their Symmetrix line. The technology eventually made the leap devices for small- and medium-sized businesses, including its CX4 storage area network series.
http://www.tabdatasystems.com/deciding-between-hybrid-or-100-ssd-storage-on-emc-storage-hardware/