Fortune 2,000 customers with an online presence, as well as new Internet retailers and Internet service providers, are accumulating data faster than ever. These companies want to rein in the data on distributed storage systems before additional growth makes managing information nearly impossible. The company, which is moving most of its applications to a Web architecture, expects to double its data requirements within the year. The company is testing Symmetrix storage tied to dozens of Unix and Windows NT servers using EMC's new high-performance Fibre Channel switch, the Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network System. Connectrix is key to EMC's Enterprise Storage Network because it enables multiple LANs and remote data to be supported by a single Symmetrix system.
Software offers IT staff detailed views of switching activity.
The Connectrix switch solves another problem for Travelers. Before, distributed storage wasn't always backed up, and sometimes was lost-along with business opportunities that having access to the right data presents. The Enterprise Storage Network lets us service all servers, not only a select few. At least for now, EMC is meeting the market's needs, says David Hill, a senior analyst with the Aberdeen Group. Croweak at Travelers agrees.