Best Storage Hardware Product
Editors' Best
GOLD: Hyper ISE • XIO Storage • www.xiostorage.com
SILVER: Drobo B1200i • Data Robotics • www.drobo.com
BRONZE: StorSimple Appliance • StorSimple • www.storsimple.com
Why It Won:
At a turning point in the trajectory of the storage industry, XIO Storage-with its awesome Hyper ISE-is pioneering a unique path that focuses on
performance rather than capacity.
"Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) hardware-testing projects are designed to put maximum stress on systems so that customers can have the
utmost confidence in deploying them in support of business-critical functions," says David Hayes, director of the MPSC. "In such a demanding context,
XIO Hyper ISE performed beyond our wildest expectations with the [hard disk drive/solid-state drive] solution that we tested. Where most storage
systems have underperformed before, we felt like we hardly put a dent in the Hyper ISE performance potential. We estimate it would take an increase of
workload by a factor of 10 to push the Hyper ISE we tested to its actual performance threshold. We're looking forward to deploying it in the MPSC
environment."
Community Choice
GOLD: ioDrive• Fusion-io • www.fusionio.com
SILVER: EMC VNX Family • EMC • www.emc.com
BRONZE: Dell EqualLogic SAN• Dell • www.dell.com
Other hot products in this year's survey …
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HP's StorageWorks solutions
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EMC's VMAX
"Fusion-io is the future!"