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Gridstore Enhances Scale-Out NAS Lineup: Page 2 of 2

Specializing in scale-out network attached storage (NAS), Gridstore is releasing the second generation of its NASg system, which is targeted at small businesses and service providers and providing some information for the next two releases scheduled for Q4 2011 and Q1 2012, respectively. Founded in 2007, the Mountain View, CA-based company unveiled the beta of its first product at the end of 2009, a scalable storage grid costing about a third of similar solutions and started volume shipments las
March 22, 2011

For SMB/SME storage in 2011, half the battle will be cost, and the other will rest upon making the SME operationally lean, mean and easy while better matching data storage with the flexibility and easy growth unleashed by the SME's virtual infrastructure, adds Boles. "There are lots of innovators--big and small--focused on the SME market this year. Customer's will need to assess whether each new offering truly does measure up to the increasingly high bar competitors are setting in terms of features and capabilities, no matter who's name is behind it."

Network Computing contributor and analyst George Crump, Storage Switzerland, is intrigued by the implications for the mid-range data-center market and the managed services provider (MSP) angle. "What I like that's unique about Gridstore is that they're using off-the-shelf hardware, but not typical off-the-shelf--i.e., the Atom processor, that gives them some advantages over competitors. This is a solution that offers a lot of benefits for the mid-market data center."

The biggest challenge facing these customers is not the rampant growth in data to be stored, but in managing the additional storage, says Crump. "It's no longer about whether you can get the capacity. We can give you all the capacity you can possibly stomach. It's about whether you can manage that additional capacity. When you plug something else in, what does that do to you? That's part of the advantage Gridstore's scale-out solution provides ... the ability to add capacity almost infinitely without having to break the bank ... [and] without interrupting workflow."

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