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Mini-SAN released

Fujitsu Siemens competes with HP

Following a similar move by Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu Siemens has announced a packaged storage area network product aimed at small and medium-size businesses.

The bundle will comprise Fujitsu Siemens’ FibreCAT SX RAID storage devices, switches from Brocade and host bus adapters from Emulex.

Business-class data protection has traditionally been expensive and difficult to deploy, so many smaller businesses have shied away from SANs.

The bundled product, which customers can order under a single part number, aims to cut down on the complexity of choosing components to put together a SAN.

It also aims to simplify installation and operation, according to Fujitsu Siemens.