Do You Want Disks With That?
By Dan Ragle
September 1, 2006
NAS Gateways provide a front end to your existing storage
infrastructure, providing (typically) a NFS/CIFS based file system
overlay to an FC SAN backend.
But using a NAS gateway presumes, of course, that you already
have a storage infrastructure.
For those that don't (or just want to expand) ONStor this week
introduced their new Pantera Series Clustered NAS platform, which
combines their existing Bobcat NAS Gateways with your choice of
SAS or SATA disk arrays. The platforms are targeted to deployments
requiring scalable expansion, as both the filers (up to 8) and disk
arrays can be added to the platform non-disruptively and high
availability features are offered that allow active/active N-way
clustering among the filers. According to ONStor, the platform can
scale up to "petabytes" of data. The new platform includes and
complements the vendor's flagship Bobcat NAS Gateway line and is
our featured new product of the week.
And elsewhere in the
Enterprise IT Planet Product Guide
universe: D-Link introduces a two-disk network storage enclosure with built
in rights management and support for RAID 1 disk mirroring; while Oakley
Networks' new CoreView offering hopes to detect insider threats at
the network communications level.
Jump to:
- Security
- SureView / CoreView
Bio-Plugin
IMAuditor
TrustedPear
- Networking:
- ExcelliPrint
AirCard
NetOp Remote Control
- Storage
- Bobcat NAS Gateway / Pantera Clustered NAS
DNS-323
PetaBox
Featured Security Products:
SureView / CoreView
Oakley Networks, Inc.
Insider threat monitoring and alerting platforms for the desktop activities (SureView) and network communication (CoreView) layers.
Bio-Plugin
M2SYS Technology.
Biometric (fingerprint) authentication platform is specifically targeted to developers looking to incorporate specific fingerprint devices and SDKs into their applications.
IMAuditor
FaceTime Communications, Inc.
Platform allows for the monitoring and management of IM use in the Enterprise. New version expands support to JabberXCP 5.1, LCS 2005, MSN 8.0, Yahoo 8.0, more.
TrustedPear
Trusted Pear Communications.
Java based service allows for private, encrypted communications between "trusted" pairs of individuals or groups. Now generally available.
Featured Networking Products:
ExcelliPrint
Brooks Internet Software, Inc.
Allows you to print IPDS jobs from IBM mainframes on Windows PCL printers or (Premium version) save to disk in multiple formats. Standard version now available.
AirCard
Sierra Wireless.
Cards are targeted primarily to cellular providers and provide data access to cellular networks from laptops or devices. New cards to support ExpressCard, USB connectivity.
NetOp Remote Control
Danware A/S.
Remote control tool supports multiple host O/S platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, Solaris, and Linux. v9 now available in the US.
Featured Storage Products:
Bobcat NAS Gateway / Pantera Clustered NAS
ONStor, Inc.
Gateway appliance features virtual NAS server capabilities and management, and can centrally manage FC storage from multiple vendors. Clustered platform combining filers and arrays now available.
DNS-323
D-Link Corp.
Network storage enclosure for small/home offices, workgroups, etc. Can hold up to two 3.5 inch SATA drives and supports RAID 1 disk mirroring.
PetaBox
Capricorn Technologies, Inc.
Line of disk-based storage modules can be purchased individually or in populated, aggregated racks. New module boasts 3 TB per node.
More Security, Networking, and Storage products and downloads at http://products.enterpriseitplanet.com.
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