Analysts Center
Analyst Reports on IBM XIVNovember 2008
"IBM XIV: Storage Architecture Evolution for High Performance"
Taneja Group, Technology Brief, 10pp
Abstract: The XIV storage design team took the traditional approach to storage performance engineering, and turned the model on its head to deliver a truly innovative approach to high-performance, scalable storage. In this Technology Brief, we’ll take a look at challenges that drove the XIV design team to innovate, and the resulting XIV Storage System architecture.
-> Read the Taneja report
January 2008
"XIV: Storage 2.0"
Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), Data Center Transformation brief, 3 pages
Abstract: Today, the data center’s ability to meet or exceed the requirements of the business is being challenged like never before. Infrastructure “fluidity” is required at the server, communications and data layers in order to meet today’s demands while preparing for an increasingly unknown future. XIV has architected data layer infrastructure solutions specifically designed for the next-generation data center.
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