Best Hardware: Storage Editors' Best
Gold: Intel SSD drives—Intel (www.intel.com)
Silver: nTier Deduplication appliance—SpectraLogic (www.spectralogic.com)
Bronze: DroboPro—Data Robotics (www.drobo.com)
"As the price of SSD drives continue to plummet, you'll need to seriously consider taking the leap. It's the most worthwhile upgrade you can make to any computer system these days, and the Intel drives are amongst the best SSDs available." —Michael Dragone, contributing editor,
Windows IT Pro
"Intel SSDs—along with the rise of virtualization and the boom in iSCSI SAN adoption—are undoubtedly contributing to a revolution of storage in the enterprise." —Jeff James, editor in chief,
Windows IT Pro
"The Drobo is exactly what today's IT pros need—automated, easy-to-use, plug-and-play backup functionality in the form of a cool gadget." —Jason Bovberg, senior editor,
Windows IT ProCommunity Choice
Gold: EMC Clariion—EMC (www.emc.com)
Silver: Dell EqualLogic PS5000—Dell (www.dell.com)
Bronze: NetApp FAS3100—NetApp (www.netapp.com)
Quotes from the Windows IT Pro
community about EMC Clariion …
"Easy-to-use, affordable networked storage."
"The new virtual-aware EMC Clariion is perfect for my VMware environment."
"Love the expandability."
Best High Availability/Disaster Recovery Product Editors' Best
Gold: everRun VM—Marathon Technologies (www.marathontechnologies.com)
Silver: DataKeeper Cluster Edition—SteelEye Technology (www.steeleye.com)
Bronze: Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation HA for Windows—Symantec (www.symantec.com)
"Marathon Technologies' everRun VM is a snap to deploy, is easy to use, and is loaded with features. If you need to protect your virtual infrastructure from an unforeseen mistake or mishap, everRun VM is a great choice." —Jeff James, editor in chief,
Windows IT Pro
"I really like the simplified approach that everRun HA takes to server availability: The completely automated setup and configuration makes it a unique product in the arena." —Jason Bovberg, senior editor,
Windows IT ProCommunity Choice
Gold: DataKeeper Cluster Edition—SteelEye Technology (www.steeleye.com)
Silver: Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation HA for Windows—Symantec (www.symantec.com)
Bronze: Acronis True Image Echo Server—Acronis (www.acronis.com)
Quotes from the Windows IT Pro
community about SteelEye's DataKeeper Cluster Edition …
"Very reasonably priced for what you get."
"A cost-effective and comprehensive DR solution.”