IBM introduction storage add new members

As recently as in August, IBM launched its entry level storage - new Storwize V3500. After three months, IBM and released a new entry level storage product - Storwize V3700. Is in such a short time continuous issued two paragraphs ZhongDiDuan storage products, IBM system and the ministry of science and technology storage products in the greater China region HuangJianXin general manager, says this is because IBM saw the small and medium-sized enterprise storage needs more and more high, they need a is economical, efficient storage products to relieve their SONY Vaio VGN-FZ480E/B Cpu Fan pressure.

According to IBM system and the ministry of science and technology ZhongDiDuan disk director Jeff Barber introduction, V3700 between V7000 and V3500 between, is to the IBM end storage products is an important supplement. In addition, V3700 has integrated many SVC function, which is more than the other end of the storage, a lot of "high-end storage will have software function". And the existing DS3500 storage, there are still a part of the customer demand, but Jeff says eighteen to 24 months later, will gradually turn DS3500 function integrated into the V3700, and V3700 would gradually replace DS3500.

And by the end of August V3500, compared to V3700 mainly in software function upgrade. Including internal virtualization, the simplification of configuration, the function such as snapshot in V3500 is no. HuangJianXin said, for those who V3500 hardware requirements, and the price is cheaper and the small and medium-sized enterprise customer. If some customers need a function more rich products, V3700 will be more suitable for their products. Because, HuangJianXin said: "V3700 is better than V3500 more growth ability, can be extended to the Compaq Presario CQ45-308TX Cpu Fan of V7000."

Here, some readers may be wondering, V3700, have V3500 necessary? This problem, HuangJianXin said, V3500 and V3700 the main or in the difference in price. From the price terms, V3500 than V3700 low a class, for the budget of more intense, more suitable for customers in the V3500. But if for budget is enough, and expansion ability of the high demand for the customer, V3700 will be more suitable for. In addition, V3500 mainly aims at is the iSCSI market, V3700 main may be fiber market, next year will be in SAS and server connection, this will be the end of the IBM storage market have different emphases interface of the two product.