The biggest hurdle, I think, is just them being known in the storage business as an array vendor, says John Webster, senior analyst at Illuminata. That does take time, although they have the Hydrastor [grid storage device] out there that is making a name for NEC storage.
RAIDs rebranded NEC D3 offerings are available now, with pricing from under $1 per Gbyte, depending on the configuration.
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