.......EMC will also show Fibre Channel data being quickly transported long distances between SANs over IP.
The company's package consists of EMC Symmetrix storage arrays, a Connectrix switch, replication software and a Cisco Metro 1500 or Nortel Networks OPTera Metro dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) router.
At least one user is excited about the prospects of sending storage data across IP networks.
"Our long-term goal is to be able to do backup and disaster recovery across long distances at a reasonable cost," says a storage resource manager for a large retailer in Texas who asked not to be identified.
"The high cost of network lines has been one of the biggest obstacles in preventing us from doing that. With the advent of [metropolitan-area networks] and inexpensive cross-country fiber, we are looking forward to doing remote backup using Gigabit Ethernet," he added. His sites have more than 14 terabytes of EMC Symmetrix storage......
........ EMC's optical SAN package is shipping.
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EMC and Cisco
The Cisco Metro 1500 series is a high reliability, protocol-independent solution for point-to-point, add/drop and ring topologies with up to 32 wavelengths per fiber, which gives network administrators the flexibility to support their existing infrastructure, including Gigabit Ethernet, packet over SONET, ESCON/FICON, ATM and Fiber Channel. In addition, the Cisco Metro 1500 series can free up costly real estate by creating "serverless" offices that connect to remote and centralized corporate locations or data centers.
Roy Sanford, Vice President of Enterprise Alliances at EMC Corp., stated, "Optical networking technology provides high-speed networking capabilities for customers deploying distributed Enterprise Storage Networks. EMC and Cisco continue to work closely to develop these storage area networking solutions that allow our mutual customers to better share, manage and protect their critical information."
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EMC and Nortel.
Note: Nortel's other strategic alliances are with Intel, Microsoft, I-Planet (Sun-Netscape), Hewlett Packard and IBM.
Nortel Networks and EMC, the leader in information storage, are working closely to help their customers deploy "optically enabled" Enterprise Storage Networks (ESNs). These robust, forecast tolerant networks enable customers to take full advantage of the operational, financial, and business information storage requirements. Optically enabled storage networks use high speed, high bandwidth dense wave division mutliplexing (DWDM) to instantly, reliably, and cost-effectively transmit large amounts of native protocols (SRDF, ESCON, Fibre Channel, IP) between multiple EMC storage systems over long distances.
Overview
In 1999, EMC and Nortel Networks initiated an alliance centered around "Optical Interconnecting Storage." At the same time, engineering organizations from both companies began collaboration to identify and resolve technical issues relating to interoperability between EMC storage devices and protocols and Nortel Networks metro DWDM systems. This relationship began to take on a broader business perspective when the companies initiated engagement with joint customers to discuss product interoperability. As a result of this discussion, these key joint customers have become a source for cooperative management, technical support, and input.
In addition, executives from both companies discussed possibilities to work together more expansively. This resulted in the realization that optics and storage were quickly converging, and that a synergistic and cooperative approach to the market would enhance their abilities to capture the opportunity created by this convergence. The companies therefore decided to forge a formal relationship.
In July, 2000, Nortel Networks and EMC formalized their relationship with the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU establishes the vision, partnering principles and key initiatives that will be pursued by the parties. In addition to Nortel's optical enablement of EMC's ESN technologies, Nortel Networks and EMC intend to collaborate in key technology integration and go to market programs to leverage each other's core strengths and competencies.
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EMC and Lucent
The joint integration by Lucent and EMC allows customers to use Lucent's DVS to encode and decode broadcast-quality video and audio programming that can then be stored on the EMC Celerra Media Server. With real-time seamless MPEG-2 splicing for broadcast applications, the Lucent-EMC solution creates an ideal asset management system, which provides time-dependent transmission.
The solution is ideal particularly for cable and DBS providers, since it eliminates the need for multiple racks of video tape recorders and extensive video library systems.
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....Siros also announced today that Lucent Technologies has increased its equity stake, signifying continued support for the rapid development and commercialization of Siros' VSAL technology, which was acquired from Lucent's Bell Labs unit in April 1999. Based on simplicity, scalability, and easy integration with existing high volume magnetic-drive-industry infrastructure, VSAL technology is capable of delivering dramatic increases in areal density over today's magnetic disk drives, and is complementary to Siros' three-dimensional recording (3DR) technology designed for volumetric capacity gains.
"Siros has gained an even stronger position in the data storage industry through strategic relationships with industry leaders like EMC," said Steve Socolof, vice president, New Ventures Group, Lucent Technologies. "EMC is extremely adept at bringing integrated storage solutions to market and, as an equity investor, can help Siros properly match its enabling VSAL technology with market requirements."
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EMC/Lucent Technologies Alliance
Lucent and EMC will work together to qualify EMC's intelligent storage systems - including EMC's new Symmetrix 8000 series of enterprise storage systems, the EMC Celerra enterprise network file server and EMC Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network system - as part of Lucent's offers for CyberCarriers. The combination of EMC systems and software will provide CyberCarriers with an electronic information infrastructure - an E-Infostructure - that will allow their customers to manage, share and protect their information in the most effective ways possible.
EMC and Lucent also will engage in joint interoperability development and testing to ensure compatibility between Lucent's OptiStar optical networking technology and EMC systems and software. The combination of these solutions will extend Lucent's optical network capabilities to EMC-based storage area networks, facilitating the creation of high performance virtual data centers through CyberCarriers.
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