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Re: [Veritas-bu] Tape Robot Comparison

2009-08-07 12:43:05
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Tape Robot Comparison
From: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz AT lucidpixels DOT com>
To: Steve Jenkins <Steve.Jenkins AT SPARROW DOT ORG>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:39:56 -0400 (EDT)
The iscaler 2000(?) is supposed to be a competitive product and IBM also 
has some libraries as well.  (I was in a similar situation).  Went 
SL500(s) due to their expandibility.  The price diff between SL8500 and 
SL3000 is not a lot if you are building big systems.

On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Steve Jenkins wrote:

> Looking for info on comparisons between tape robot technology.  We've
> been using a Sun/Storagetek L700 for about seven years.  It's been
> running spectacularly.  We're getting ready to add a second robot and
> we're looking at a Sun/Storagetek SL3000 with eight LTO4 drives.  My CIO
> asked me if I had looked at competitive robots and I had to answer no,
> and now I'm being asked to do due diligence, but I'd prefer not
> contacting new resellers, as then my phone will be ringing
> nonstop......
>
> I'd be happy to solicit opinions from the mailing group though........
>
> Links to any info on this topic would also be appreciated, as cursory
> google's didn't yield much.
>
> Thanks,
>      Steve
>
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