EqualLogic Storage Has Exceeded All Expectations

"I don't really manage the storage, it takes care of itself." - Chad, Systems Admin @ LMN

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Why EqualLogic is the MVP of SANs

I love EqualLogic…there, I said it.

As integrators of data storage solutions, we’re constantly meeting with new vendors and testing out their products to see if we want to add them to our lineup. Needless to say, we see a lot of crap…

Are you ready for EqualLogic?

• Remote replication, volume cloning, and snapshots out of the box
• Self-managing and expandable online
• 99.999% application and data availability.
• Managed in real time by intelligent, automated load balancing software
• From the box to the rack to storing files in just 20 minutes!

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Almost all SAN products we see have some Achilles Heel, whether its technical or cost-based…some feature (or missing feature) that makes you cringe, licensing or support costs that are ridiculously high and product roadmaps that look like a trip thru Rocky Mountain National Park…

Very rarely do we come across a company and product that has all its bases covered. From a technical standpoint as well as clarity of focus and mission, EqualLogic has their act together in a way that most don’t. They do 1 thing and they do it better than anyone else in our opinion: high-performance, feature-rich, easily administered iSCSI SAN arrays.

Every R&D dollar spent at EqualLogic goes into this singular purpose…its not split between other business units that make printers, PC’s, fiber channel arrays and PDA’s….it all goes towards iSCSI SAN performance.

Their motto, “Simplifying Network Storage” says it all…from the simple pricing model that includes all software features in the price the array, to their 20-minute, idiot-proof SAN setup and intuitive GUI. A 5-year old could administer their SAN, from 1-100+TB. In fact, its so easy, that a lot of people lose sight of exactly how powerful the product is….that is until they start cranking data over it at breakneck speed….Its like a Formula 1 car that anyone can drive fast.

It is as perfect a SAN product we’ve ever seen. It certainly isn’t the cheapest on the block, but for what you get, it is an unbeatable value.

Scale Datacom has an EqualLogic array in our lab. If you’d like to see it in action, whether in person or over a WebEx, just let us know and we’ll set it up.

Jamie Borst
Scale Datacom

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Users Quit EMC over Replication

"Two former users of EMC Corp.'s storage said they replaced gear from EMC with products from other vendors last year because competitors offered simpler product packages for replication, while EMC spent the year caught in a flurry of acquisitions that made its portfolio more confusing.

"Both Integrated Systems Corp. (ISCorp) and Stephens Media Group, now Compellent Technologies Inc. and Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp) customers respectively, had multiple problems with EMC, according to their IT personnel, but the last straw for both was a struggle with replication software.

"We wanted to do replication over IP from our Fibre Channel Clariion CX300 at our primary site to our DR site," said Scott Rodenhuis, chief technology officer for ISCorp. The first stumbling block, according to Rodenhuis, was the need for a Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) converter to make EMC's Mirrorview or SANCopy replication software work with the older Clariion array.

Rodenhuis said the second problem was that the quote EMC sent for adding replication to the Clariion system, which included a required upgrade to the CX500 model, was out of his price range -- all told, by about $100,000. "It was very expensive, and it would have required the management of several different pieces to make it work," he said."


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Beth Pariseau
SearchStorage.com
March 6, 2007
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