EMC Storage Tricks: 3 Techniques To Reduce Cost
The recent IDC report that put EMC at the head of the storage pack is hardly surprising to storage managers and industry analysts. An established front-runner in the business data storage race, EMC’s innovative products have consistently pushed the data storage market toward the future. However, that innovation has come with a hefty price tag for enterprise customers with steadily growing storage demands.
Google Reduces Costs by Repurposing Hardware, Using Passive Cooling
As cost reduction trends continue to emerge in the data storage market, Google appears to be leading the pack with some extremely innovative and creative methods. Striving to make their data centers more efficient, they have implemented several plans to negate environmental impact and reduce spending.
Lesson to Learn from IBM's 120PB Storage System
Word is circulating that IBM is constructing the largest and most elaborate data storage system to date for a yet unknown client. The 120PB storage system, containing 200,000 disk drives, is rumored to hold approximately a trillion files.
Beyond the budget of mere mortals, the colossal data storage system is expected to be a model for future generations of storage systems.
IBM EXP810: Savings, Sizing, & Integration Strategy
EXP810s can be purchased new or used. Used EXP810s will allow you to save anywhere from $8,000-$15,000 per tray of disk depending on the make/model of the drives being supplied. This is great news for shops that need all the performance they can get - as adding more drives will boost I/O throughput.
As background, the IBM EXP810 - a 4Gbps disk expansion that holds 16 Fiber Channel or 16 Sata disk drives, is currently supported under the IBM DS4300, DS4500, DS4700 & DS4800 storage systems - and is being RPQ'd under the DS5000 storage array(s).
To be clear - the IBM EXP810 can be filled with SATA drives, but you will be required to purchase a fiber channel/Sata intermix kit if your Controller has both Fiber Channel and SATA drives. It's also important to know that SATA and FC drives cannot be intermixed within the same tray (EXP810) of disk.
7 Things No One Ever Told You About Used EMC CLARiiON Storage
1. Buying used EMC CLARiiON storage can typically save you an additional $10,000 to $25,000 per tray of disk.
What could you do with that kind of money in your pocket? New VMWare tools? Maybe upgrade your backup solution? Maybe a justification to setup a raise or bonus structure for your team?
2. Not all used EMC CLARiiON storage equipment is old.
No one buys EMC 9GB drives anymore! You can purchase quality, current used EMC CLARiiON hardware - such as used EMC 450GB fiber channel drives and used EMC 1TB SATA drives. Trade-in options are also available.
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