Meanwhile, Ahlbin says the Air Force went with Veritas -- instead of using Compaq's management software -- because it didn't want to be locked into a single vendor.
"They wanted a non-proprietary solution that went across multiple storage systems," he says. But AFMC is using only Compaq storage arrays, right? "Yes, but they don't want to be locked into that. As much as possible, the Air Force likes open systems, and Veritas is closer to that than the vendor solutions."
The SANs will be installed at the U.S. Air Force bases in Arnold, Tenn.; Brooks, Texas; Edwards, Calif.; Eglin, Fla.; Maxwell/Gunter, Ala.; Hanscom, Mass.; Hill, Utah; Kirtland, N.M.; Robins, Ga.; Rome, N.Y.; Tinker, Okla.; and Wright-Patterson, Ohio. [Ed. note: How 'bout that itinerary for racking up the frequent flyer miles? Oh, never mind -- it's the Air Force.]
Lockheed, which won the contract in March 2002, beat out nine other systems integration firms that submitted bids, including Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS), General Dynamics Corp., Northrup Grumman Corp., and TRW Inc.
Todd Spangler, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch
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