Fujitsu computers to offer CLARiiON`s full fibre channel disk arrays Europe-wideSouthboro 01 Sep 99 Tony Reilly, European Head of Server Marketing for Fujitsu, explains that Fujitsu is "focused on providing tier one solutions" and, to do that, needs corresponding tier one partners like CLARiiON to provide the storage component of a given solution. "We are very aware that storage is a central element of high-end server-based solutions, and we want to ensure that our customers are getting best of breed in that respect," he says. The Fibre Channel technology for which Fujitsu has signed up Europe-wide is the foundation for the deployment of Storage Area Networks (SANs), the widely accepted architecture for multi-host supported storage. CLARiiON Fibre Channel technology enables users to scale storage capacity and reliability as application requirements grow. CLARiiON's ongoing strategy to develop `open' SAN technology will ensure its storage solutions are compatible with those of other similarly committed server and storage vendors. Jim Dawson, vice president of CLARiiON European Operations, says that storage has become the core component of enterprise computing solutions: "This is a widely-held view throughout the industry; all major players are making moves to ensure they provide the storage architecture corporate customers demand. Partnership with a high-end, server-focused organization like Fujitsu testifies to our market and technology leadership." The modularity of the CLARiiON disk arrays, which are key components of the CLARiiON SAN architecture, is a direct benefit of Fibre Channel technology. It satisfies the diverse needs of the enterprise, allowing configurations to grow from tens of Gigabytes to multi-terabytes. Investments are protected without imposing the upfront purchase of oversized centralized equipment. A unique full Fibre Channel RAID storage processor within the CLARiiON array ensures data protection and throughput performance while freeing server CPU cycles.
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