OpenGrid Chooses Network Appliance Storage Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000--Network Appliance(tm), Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, and OpenGrid, Inc., a leader in providing intelligent wireless e-business solutions, today announced that Network Appliance will provide OpenGrid with storage networking solutions. OpenGrid enables businesses to provide customized, wireless e-business solutions using OpenGrid technology. Such solutions are incredibly data-intensive, which is why OpenGrid turned to Network Appliance.
Network Appliance has now become the preferred storage solutions provider to manage OpenGrid's data access and storage requirements. OpenGrid has deployed multiple-terabyte clustered NetApp® F760 filers, the most powerful Network Appliance enterprise storage solution. The filers are connected in a clustered failover configuration to provide continuous data availability and access. OpenGrid has also deployed NetApp SnapRestore(tm) software products to ensure the high data reliability and recoverability.
``Network Appliance storage solutions will help us manage our data more efficiently,'' said Jens Horstmann, president of OpenGrid. ``OpenGrid is a leader in wireless e-business solutions and we needed a leader in data access and content management to power OpenGrid's storage networking needs--Network Appliance was our clear favorite.''
``As the wireless e-business market proliferates, NetApp storage solutions add the flexibility, scalability, and high performance OpenGrid's customers need,'' said Mike Marchi, senior director of marketing at Network Appliance, Inc. ``We are excited that OpenGrid is using our storage appliances to enhance its leading wireless e-business solutions.''
OpenGrid is a participant in Network Appliance's ``Powered by Network Appliance'' program, a branding initiative designed to foster business development and enhance the exposure of Internet companies with e-business driven strategies. Network Appliance powers nine out of the top 10 ISPs and 13 out of the top 15 Web sites worldwide.
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Another example of NAS not scaling to multiple terabytes <gg>
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