Jamie Gruener, senior analyst at The Yankee Group, says that while the details so far are slim on the NearStore, its a promising concept. It may be close to being a new category, he says.
But Gruener adds that NetApp needs to clarify the details about how the NearStore system plays with other backup storage management systems.
NetApps Santora says its fully compatible with backup vendors, including backup management tools from Legato Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: LGTO) and Veritas Software Corp. (Nasdaq: VRTS).
Nevertheless, the NearStore product isnt fully baked just yet, so actual interoperability remains unproven. NetApp expects it to ship NearStore in the first quarter of 2001, and the vendor is currently beta testing the system.
According to Santora, Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) is testing out an 18-terabyte NearStore unit that is mirroring the data on 500 NetApp filers around the world.
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