There are several different variations on this theme being explored by companies of different size and focus. A key marketing question is whether these devices should be called RAID, MAID, SPAID or how about BOID (Brick of Independent Disks)?
Let's also not forget the hybrid disk drive that via packaging appears as tape, or that supports removability that is traditionally associated with tape. Products like those from Quantum (GoVault), Iomega (Rev), Imation (RDX, Odyssey, Ulysses), Prostor (RDX), and others come to mind.
Given enough holiday cheer, I suppose we could consider VTLs, along with optical DVDs front-ended by NAS or a tape emulator as hybrid storage. Aw heck, in the spirit of the season, lets call any storage virtualization solution in general a hybrid, and let the creative marketeers come up with new tiers or classifications of hybrid storage.
Next Page: Parting Thoughts
Let's wrap up with a few things to consider regarding hybrid storage:
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