Enterprise Linux Today: IBM’s Introduces New Enterprise Storage Server Standards

“IBM today announced the delivery of the first industry standard
interface for the IBM Enterprise Storage Server (codenamed ‘Shark’)
based on ‘Bluefin,’ a specification designed to help customers more
easily manage storage systems in a multi vendor storage
network.

“IBM is also expanding storage support for mainframe customers
running the open Linux platform, one of the fastest growing
customer segments…

“As the use of Linux across customer’s e-business infrastructure
expands, storage needs will grow, especially in mainframe
environments. IBM’s ESS now supports IBM eServer zSeries customers
running the Linux operating system with new FICON attachment for
increased throughput, FlashCopy support for copying data and Peer
to Peer Remote Copy support for disaster recovery…”

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