[Fed-Talk] Cisco Systems Chooses Mac OS X, Xserve, Xserve RAID and Xsan
[Fed-Talk] Cisco Systems Chooses Mac OS X, Xserve, Xserve RAID and Xsan
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] Cisco Systems Chooses Mac OS X, Xserve, Xserve RAID and Xsan
- From: Dave Hale <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:20:06 -0500
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/01/11.8.shtml
Cisco Systems Chooses Mac OS X, Xserve, Xserve RAID and Xsan
by Bryan Chaffin, 10:30 AM EST, January 11th, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Cisco Systems, the world's largest networking
equipment manufacturer, chose Apple's Mac OS X, Xserve, Xserve RAID,
and Xsan networking software for an e-mail archival system.
Digital Strata, an Agile-IT development firm in the Enterprise space,
implemented the system for Cisco Xsan is a DIY (Do It Yourself) grid
software tool for putting together Mac OS X-based networks using
Xserve and Xserve RAID. The system also used Cisco's MDS 900 Series
SAN Switches.
"We are harnessing Apple storage systems in best-of-breed solutions
that offer twice the capacity at half the price compared with other
enterprise storage vendors," said Dan Fischler, President of Digital
Strata, in a statement. "By combining Apple's latest enterprise
software and hardware systems with our Agile-IT services, we can
deliver the adaptive, extensible and flexible solutions that enable
our customers get the most from their IT budgets."
The system was developed using early-release versions of Xsan, as well
as early-release versions of Apple's most recent Xserve and Xserve
RAID versions. It marks one of the first such Enterprise scores for
Apple using Mac OS X.
In December, Oracle chose Xserve RAID to be the storage component for
a new networking implementation, but Cisco's network uses Mac OS X,
Xserve, and Xsan, too.
Apple has been quietly building its Enterprise tools and products for
the last several years. Cisco has enormous clout in the networking
market, giving Apple a fairly significant feather in its cap.
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