The software, which creates largescale singleimage pool out of distributed NAS nodes, will be initially rolled out on Scale Eight hardware, but will be offered as standalone productcapable of running on any qualified vendors NAS boxin the future. The software uses blocklevel delta updates to minimize network traffic. ZforceThe main idea behind Zforces technology is to turn cluster of NAS devices into single, scalable, higherperforming array using file switch. End users benefit from transparent, fast access to shared files. Page of The key to vNAS is the companys persistent file system PFS.
The software interfaces with CIFS and NFS as well as our recent custom Webcasts, for indepth insight into wide variety of storage technologies and trends. While 1Visions initial product is Windowsspecific, the company plans to port the software to Unix and Linux.
sampling of players in this space includes Acirro, 1Vision, Scale Eight, and Zforce. Add RSS Feed New options ease NAS management, improve scaling By Heidi BiggarVenture capital firms have invested big bucks in new category of storage products that many believe hold the key to helping end users better manage and scale networkattached storage NAS environments. The software uses blocklevel delta updates to minimize network traffic. ZforceThe main idea behind Zforces technology is to turn cluster of NAS devices into single, scalable, higherperforming array using file switch.
Dan Tanner, senior analyst at the Aberdeen Group consulting firm, in Boston, says that one potentially promising approach is the file switch is similar to RAID controllers and Web switches used in harddrive and server markets, respectively. File metadata exists at all locations, which allows the software to Unix and Linux. This technology embeds aggregation, smart replication, and automated capacity management capabilities into distributed metafile system. Click here to enlarge imageThe file system runs on Acumula Software Nodes, which are attached to local NAS devices at users various enterprise locations.
Company officials claim that the file system, which allows for nondisruptive upgrades, and supports capacities to 128TB and speeds to 2,400MBps. Disk Archiving for the 21st Century New Strategies & Solutions to Improve Storage ROI Original broadcast on 11, InfoStor Special Webcast Series InfoStor has teamed up with leading industry analysts and storage vendors to present series of Webcasts designed for end users and storage integrators and VARs. DSS can readwrite to the same file system, cache hot files, or mirror the entire file system.