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On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > In your previous discussions you mentioned that you're not using anywhere > near 5 TB now. IIRC it was 1.5? I would suggest that you're overbuying > storage upfront. The entire idea behind a SAN is that you allocate (and > purchase) storage as it is needed. I purchased a 2 TB (raw) EqualLogic > array in April with the idea that I would add additional storage in the > future (next year). > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:48 PM, John Aldrich < > jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > >> Yeah… the quote I got from Dell was MSRP because I’m working with a VAR >> and they won’t quote against themselves. J >> >> >> >> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >> >> >> >> *From:* N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:23 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions >> >> >> >> Probably not apples to apples but I had a quote for an 8TB EQ array for >> well less than 20 a few months ago. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:05 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions >> >> Yeah… but I have a feeling that the Compellent solution may be lower >> cost. J I got an MSRP on an Equallogic system… $42K for a 5 Tb useable >> system… No way I’m going to be able to afford two of those to do D/R. L >> >> >> >> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >> >> >> >> *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:53 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions >> >> >> >> *Lefthand (Bought by HP) and Equalogic (bought by Dell) play in this >> space as well. * >> >> * * >> >> *Thanks,* >> >> *Brian Desmond* >> >> *br...@briandesmond.com* >> >> * * >> >> *c - 312.731.3132* >> >> * * >> >> *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:28 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* SAN solutions >> >> >> >> Anyone know anything about a SAN manufacturer called Compellent? I just >> had a webinar with them and they seem like they’re pretty good. They have >> separate drive chassis and controllers, with the controller being >> essentially a server class machine. Anyway, just thought I’d ask in here if >> anyone had any experience with them. >> >> >> >> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2462 - Release Date: 10/27/09 >> 07:38:00 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2462 - Release Date: 10/27/09 >> 07:38:00 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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