Comments on: Disk vendors driving toward SAS in enterprise storage http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/disk-vendors-driving-toward-sas-in-enterprise-storage/ A SearchStorage.com blog. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:40:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dell excited over SAS, DAS — Storage Soup http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/disk-vendors-driving-toward-sas-in-enterprise-storage/#comment-7149 Dell excited over SAS, DAS — Storage Soup Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:35:41 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/06/04/disk-vendors-driving-toward-sas-in-enterprise-storage/#comment-7149 [...] Small form factor drives allow for denser enclosures and reduce power consumption, but capacity is the main inhibitor for enterprise SANs. The new Dell enclosure holds 24 drives that are either 10,000 RPM 146GB or 15,000 RPM 73GB models. Shoobe expects the tipping point to come when 300-gig SAS 2.5-inch drives are shipping. Seagate has announced a 300GB drive that should begin shipping in systems later this year. Shoobe says Dell will incorporate them into the MD1120 when they’re available. [...] [...] Small form factor drives allow for denser enclosures and reduce power consumption, but capacity is the main inhibitor for enterprise SANs. The new Dell enclosure holds 24 drives that are either 10,000 RPM 146GB or 15,000 RPM 73GB models. Shoobe expects the tipping point to come when 300-gig SAS 2.5-inch drives are shipping. Seagate has announced a 300GB drive that should begin shipping in systems later this year. Shoobe says Dell will incorporate them into the MD1120 when they’re available. [...]

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