Sun Unveils RAID-Less Storage Appliance 249
pisadinho writes "eWEEK's Chris Preimesberger explains how Sun Microsystems has completely discarded RAID volume management in its new Amber Road storage boxes, released today. Because it uses the Zettabyte File System, the Amber Road has eliminated the use of RAID arrays, RAID controllers and volume management software — meaning that it's very fast and easy to use."
Re:Sun shoots, and... well, you already know. (Score:5, Funny)
I suppose I must trust them to somehow find a customer who's willing to pay exorbitant prices for an otherwise good idea.
Have you worked with any of Sun's customers recently? I believe P.T. Barnum was involved in the development of their business strategy.
Re:No RAID? (Score:3, Funny)
"All of the new unified storage systems include comprehensive data services at no extra cost, Fowler said. These include snapshots/cloning, restores, mirroring, RAID-5, RAID-6, replication, active-active clustering, compression, thin provisioning, CIFS (Common Internet File System), NFS (Network File System), iSCSI, HTTP/FTP and WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning)."
Note that this system includes "RAID".
(overheard in the Sun IT break room)
"You know that fucking clueless Marketing guy? Yeah, he asked me to write up something for the new RAID-free array. Heh, I hooked him up."
Re:Sun shoots, and... well, you already know. (Score:5, Funny)
It's SUN.
They're goal is to stay relevant, their strategy is to make headlines.
It's like a cross between a child acting up for attention and an emo cutting themselves.
Re:Sun replace RAID with RAID (Score:5, Funny)
"Sun replace RAID with RAID"
No, they replaced it with "RAD"; they took the "I" right out of it.
Re:RAID-Less how??? (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe instead of an array of disks it is a hash or maybe even a linked list.
Re:Sun shoots, and... well, you already know. (Score:1, Funny)
With the same level of assurance that the solution will operate, first time - every time?
Where are you getting your Sun hardware?
Re:Sun replace RAID with RAID (Score:4, Funny)
No, they replaced it with "RAD"; they took the "I" right out of it.
It's all fun and games until someone loses an "I".