Comments on: Dell-EqualLogic-EMC: three’s a crowd http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/ A SearchStorage.com blog. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:06:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dell moves to top of growing iSCSI market — Storage Soup http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/#comment-6822 Dell moves to top of growing iSCSI market — Storage Soup Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:50:17 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/11/05/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/#comment-6822 [...] It appears that a good chunk of the market share Dell gained came at the expense of its storage partner EMC. EMC, which co-markets Clariion systems with Dell, slipped from 18.2 percent to 15 percent of iSCSI market share in one quarter. Does that mean Dell customers are buying EqualLogic systems instead of Clariion AX iSCSI boxes? Maybe, although Dell still accounts for about one-third of overall Clariion sales. [...] [...] It appears that a good chunk of the market share Dell gained came at the expense of its storage partner EMC. EMC, which co-markets Clariion systems with Dell, slipped from 18.2 percent to 15 percent of iSCSI market share in one quarter. Does that mean Dell customers are buying EqualLogic systems instead of Clariion AX iSCSI boxes? Maybe, although Dell still accounts for about one-third of overall Clariion sales. [...]

]]> By: Joe http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/#comment-6821 Joe Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:43:19 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/11/05/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/#comment-6821 I'm always amazed at how LSI is always overlooked. Dell sells the MD3000i which is an LSI product. LSI is the biggest threat to EMC today at Dell. Their products compete with every Dell sells from EMC. They have their foot in the door and can offer much better pricing that EMC. EqualLogic is no threat to EMC; niche player at best. I’m always amazed at how LSI is always overlooked. Dell sells the MD3000i which is an LSI product. LSI is the biggest threat to EMC today at Dell. Their products compete with every Dell sells from EMC. They have their foot in the door and can offer much better pricing that EMC. EqualLogic is no threat to EMC; niche player at best.

]]> By: Joshua L Konkle http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/#comment-6820 Joshua L Konkle Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:48:19 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/11/05/dell-equallogic-emc-three%e2%80%99s-a-crowd/#comment-6820 Hey Dave Great points - living in the Round Rock, TX area I feel the ebb and flow of Dell in the housing market and roads :-) Lately the flow of cars is predicated by international business on the NAFTA highway. After reading your comments about EqualLogic, it reminded me of the group quietly running storage at Dell, ex-Zambeel folks Darren Thomas and Praveen Asthana. As for FCoE and iSCSI those are convergent not divergent :-) My thoughts on FCoE is to save money on cards. Overall, the networks stay separate due to cultural issues between storage and IP data management in organizations. Great points and it'll be interesting to see how the quietly successful ex-Zambeel folks work with the incoming EqualLogic teams. JK Hey Dave

Great points - living in the Round Rock, TX area I feel the ebb and flow of Dell in the housing market and roads :-) Lately the flow of cars is predicated by international business on the NAFTA highway.

After reading your comments about EqualLogic, it reminded me of the group quietly running storage at Dell, ex-Zambeel folks Darren Thomas and Praveen Asthana.

As for FCoE and iSCSI those are convergent not divergent :-) My thoughts on FCoE is to save money on cards. Overall, the networks stay separate due to cultural issues between storage and IP data management in organizations.

Great points and it’ll be interesting to see how the quietly successful ex-Zambeel folks work with the incoming EqualLogic teams.

JK

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