By Pia Heikkila, 3 December 2001 17:15
NEWS Self-proclaimed storage king EMC has so far refused to support an emerging storage standard as its rivals rushed to sign up with it. The Storage Performance Council (SPC) today unveiled the first industry-standard storage benchmark of its kind for direct attach (DAS) and network storage subsystems. The long-awaited SPC-1 benchmark gives storage users a vendor-neutral process to compare and configure storage technology. The standard is expected to be released to vendors' disposal early next year. The SPC is responsible for benchmarks for the storage industry and its members include major vendors such as Adaptec, Compaq, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, Sun, Unisys and Veritas. Some sources have suggested EMC is still reluctant to co-operate with other storage vendors. At its much trumpeted AutoIS software launch, the company said it will be making software for other hardware vendors, such as IBM. The Council has also begin the development of a benchmark suited for network attached storage (NAS).
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