A gang of new companies is readying hardware, software and services that will make it easier for customers to manage and access storage resources across corporate networks.
With names like 3ware, Crag Technologies and DataCore, the firms will roll out products ranging from Windows NT-based SANs-in-a-can to storage management tools and Fibre Channel devices.
Compaq Computer Corp.'s press release on storage was five pages long, followed by four pages of customer and analyst references, a 28-page presentation and a 14-page white paper. But in all that space, the server giant was unable to define what storage products and precise technologies would be forthcoming.
Enterprise storage vendor EMC this week announced enhancements to two of its storage management software offerings designed to ensure that end users can access data even in the event of a host computer failure.
3Com Corp. will jump into the storage-area network fray later this year when the company begins shipping its first Fibre Channel switches, hubs and PCI host bus adapters.