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24 Jul 2012
#27020
Navis Expands Oracle Footprint; Deploys Oracle’s Pillar Axiom Storage System
Enhances Performance and Consolidation Capabilities

Navis, the global technology leader for managing cargo movement through terminals, has replaced its NetApp storage solutions with Oracle’s Pillar Axiom 600 storage systems to support the engineering and development environments for its SPARCS N4 terminal operating system. The Pillar Axiom 600 storage system’s patented Quality of Service (QoS) architecture provides the predictable performance and consolidation capabilities that are helping Navis meet ever increasing customer demands. By leveraging the replication and multi-system management features of the Pillar Axiom 600 storage system, Navis is able to maintain peak performance of its virtual machines, regardless of the types of environments it provisions.
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25 Jul 2012
#27028
Buying Intention Survey Finds Fibre Channel SAN Declining in Popularity
iSCSI SANs Make Gains by Comparison

There are apparently some changes afoot in the relative popularity of fibre channel SAN, NAS, and iSCSI SAN, a survey reported in SearchStorageChannel has found. Francesca Sales writes that the survey of buying intentions determined that only 43% of 687 respondents said that they’re running a Fibre Channel SAN, behind NAS at 58% and with iSCSI SANs (42%) trailing both. Still, Sales writes, in a server virtualization environment specifically, meanwhile, FC is still the most popular choice, at 34%. At the same time, there’s been an increase in Ethernet-based storage to support virtual servers.
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