Here\u2019s a roundup of some of some of this week\u2019s headlines from the storage industry:<\/p>\n
SGI Unveils InfiniteStorage Gateway<\/strong><\/a>. SGI<\/strong> introduced the\u00a0InfiniteStorage Gateway, a virtualized data management solution, which reduces the runaway costs and complexity organizations face when managing exponential data growth. While creating a virtualized storage fabric that can include disk, tape, object and cloud storage the gateway\u00a0provides a way for users to see and access all the data all the time, no matter what might be happening to the storage infrastructure in the background.\u00a0Because the storage infrastructure is virtualized, as requirements change, the type of storage deployed can also evolve, with no interruption to users.\u00a0SGI InfiniteStorage Gateway includes up to 276 terabytes of onboard capacity, and is deployed as a factory-integrated solution in the 4U SGI MIS storage server, powered by Intel Xeon processors.\u00a0”As data growth has continued to sky-rocket, IT organizations increasingly face the problem of infrastructure fragmentation, and the fact that their most expensive primary storage arrays are often used to house mostly inactive data,” said Laura DuBois, program vice president, IDC Storage Systems, Software and Solutions. “Data management is not only about the performance of active data today. It also must provide a seamless long-term strategy for all data that keeps costs at a minimum and reduces IT administrative burden without impacting users.”<\/p>\n Violin Flash Memory Arrays Certified with SAP Sybase<\/strong><\/a>. Violin Memory<\/strong>\u00a0announced that\u00a0its 6000 Series Flash Memory Arrays\u00a0are now certified for interoperability with\u00a0SAP<\/strong> Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP Sybase ASE), delivering reliability and accelerated performance across a range of enterprise applications. Violin Memory is now an SAP software solution and technology partner in the\u00a0SAP PartnerEdge program.\u00a0\u201cThe Violin Flash Memory Arrays integrated with SAP Sybase ASE are a key solid-state storage component for the acceleration of business-critical applications from SAP,\u201d said Kevin Ichhpurani, senior vice president, Business Development and Ecosystem Innovation, SAP.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe certification process showed that the arrays can deliver significant performance improvement over traditional disk-based systems, delivering substantial value to customers. In fact, during preliminary internal testing, we have seen 10x improvement in the performance of SAP Sybase ASE running on Violin Flash Memory.\u201d<\/p>\n