Storage arrays

Determining which storage array is best for your customers is a key decision to make as a storage VAR. With so many different storage array choices and a wide variety of partner program attributes, you need to know what to look for in a storage array vendor. Power conservation, virtualization support, capacity, resilience and manageability are just a few of the features and issues you'll need to consider when deciding on an array. Our Partner Program Directory will aid you in your research, delivering standardized checklists that detail each storage array vendor's partner programs.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: EMC-------------------------------------------------------------------------

The EMC Clariion storage array series offers midrange systems that range from 45 TB to 951 TB.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS---------------------------------------------

Hitachi Data Systems offers storage systems products including the Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Family and Simple Modular Storage.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: HP---------------------------------------------------------------------------

HP StorageWorks Virtual Library Systems offer data deduplication. The Modular Smart Array (MSA) family caters to small and midsized businesses, while the StorageWorks EVA and XP series offer larger arrays.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: IBM--------------------------------------------------------------------------

IBM offers storage arrays ranging from entry-level to enterprise-level, as well as unified storage systems.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: NETAPP--------------------------------------------------------------------

NetApp's storage arrays range in size from 16 TB to more than 1100 TB of raw storage capacity..

PARTNER CHECKLIST: XIOTECH-------------------------------------------------------------------

Xiotech's VM Storage Solution scales from 1 TB to 1 PB of storage and is designed to work in accordance with VM environments.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: ONSTOR-------------------------------------------------------------------

ONStor's Pantera NAS filer is scalable to 10 PB of tiered storage.

PARTNER CHECKLIST: SUN MICROSYSTEMS-------------------------------------------------

Sun Microsystems offers several lines of storage arrays, including modular disk arrays, storage expansion arrays and workgroup disk arrays.

The following vendors also offer storage arrays, but did not respond to our request for information about their channel program:
Dell
Fujitsu
3PAR
Agami Systems
Compellent
Pillar Data Systems
NetApp's StoreVault (SMB); product to be discontinued in March 2009

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