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	May 27, 2005 EMC Plunges Into Storage Virtualization by Galen Schreck with Laura Koetzle, Thomas Powell

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Executive Summary

EMC has finally taken the plunge into network-based storage virtualization. Previously code-named Storage Router, the new offering — called Invista — is an out-of-band controller that uses the capabilities of intelligent Fibre Channel switches to create the necessary layer of abstraction. EMC's Invista competes against a variety of in-band virtualization products from other tier-one storage vendors like Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, and Sun Microsystems. The Invista ships in Q3 of this year and will include basic virtualization of popular EMC, HDS, HP, and IBM gear. Later releases will add remote replication, mirroring, and broader hardware support.

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