Making the best use of SSDs
May 18, 2010
In a 2010 Network World lab test, the Compellent Storage Center SAN outpaced other SSD storage systems. “The Compellent system did not suffer from the write cliff, and the system was able to handle five servers running IOmeter without performance degradation, something none of the other systems in this test could do.”
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Thin Provisioning is the Key
November 5, 2009
The Compellent Storage Center is a very clever storage system with a highly efficient method of data storage. It saves on hard drives and energy. The management is also very user friendly.
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SANs tuned for virtualisation
October 15, 2009
The all-around winner is the Compellent system, with a combination of flexibility, sophisticated features, high performance, and superior ease of use.
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Cheap SANs boast high-end features
October 5, 2009
Network World proclaims the Compellent Storage Center is an easy-to-use, high-performing SAN for businesses of all sizes.
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Test Center: SANs tuned for virtualization pack nice surprises
October 5, 2009
InfoWorld Ranks Compellent No. 1 over HP and Dell EqualLogic in review of SANs ideal for server virtualization
InfoWorld ranks Compellent no. 1 in a review of storage arrays optimized for virtualization – Compellent takes top honors in review focused on virtualization interoperability, management, performance, scalability, reliability, and value.
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Compellent Storage Center 4.0 review
August 28, 2008
ZDNET.co.uk, calling the Compellent SAN “very intuitive,” rated Storage Center 4.0 as “Excellent” in its review, giving Compellent 8.5 out of 10, one of the highest scores ever given by the publication. "Storage Center 4.0 combines industry-standard hardware with Compellent's block-level virtualisation technology to create a very powerful, flexible and cost-effective SAN solution."
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NetApp, Compellent, HP, Dell top the field in 12-product test
July 28, 2008
NetworkWorld’s iSCSI SAN product review, which pored over 12 competing systems and considered everything from replication and backup capabilities to scalability and manageability, found that Compellent was consistently one of the leaders of the pack. Compellent won high marks for its ease of use, flexible snapshots and automated tiered storage. “Compellent has the best management console of any of the systems we tested, providing more control, configuration visualization and monitoring capabilities than its competitors.”
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On the fast track to tiered storage
May 30, 2008
InfoWorld, testing the Compellent Storage Center with the latest Fast Track feature, commends the system’s automation and innovation. “Data Progression is one of the most effective tiered storage management solutions I have seen…it's an easy, reliable way to reduce the clutter on your primary storage devices while making sure business access is not slowed down in the process.”
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A Compelling SAN for IT
May 24, 2008
"Compellent delivers one of the most intuitive interfaces we've seen. Storage Center's scalability, along with the integration of high-end features, makes it a viable competitor to all the major players."
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Compellent Storage Center
May 12, 2008
"Compellent's Storage Center offers an impressive range of unique data classification features with combined support for IP and FC SANs."
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Real Magic with Virtual Snapshots
March 3, 2008
Open Magazine, which tested the Compellent Storage Center with Data Instant Replay, Server Instant Replay, and Remote Instant Replay, found Compellent to be “astonishing” in its level of automation and was impressed with the “powerful synergy” Compellent fostered in a virtualized environment.
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Simplifying Virtual Server Management
February 25, 2008
Virtual Strategy, in their review of the Compellent Storage Center, found the Compellent SAN to be “a very advanced virtualization construct that results in a very remarkable value proposition.” Virtual praised the Compellent for the systems ability to use both time-tested solutions and innovate: Compellent “provide[s] the benefits of all three traditional snapshot techniques, while avoiding all of their limitations.”
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InfoStor Lab Review Compellent's DIR, SIR, and RIR
January 11, 2008
InfoStor reviewed the Compellent Storage Center SAN, praising the benefits of Compellent's block-based storage virtualization and how it enhances Server Instant Replay, Data Instant Replay, thin replication and VMware interoperability. The review showcases how Compellent’s interface makes everything easy – basic configurations, Replay scheduling, storage tiering with Data Progression and Boot from SAN. The story also builds a strong case for how Compellent's unique storage virtualization architecture and innovative applications lower TCO.
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Midrange SAN Masters High End Features
July 2007
InfoWorld gave Compellent the highest marks in a comparison of midrange SANs, and said the "Compellent Storage Center is the best SAN we've tested."
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A Compelling SAN Story
December 2006
"Compellent's Storage Center has a terrific mix of high-end features and impressive flexibility."
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SAN Management Via Virtual Disk Blocks
October 2006
"Compellent alters the SAN value proposition by restructuring storage virtualization to start at the data block."
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Tiers Answer Cry For Efficient Storage
October 2006
"The Compellent Storage Center is a smart ILM solution that is easy to deploy and makes light work of data migration using tiered Storage and a range of sophisticated data migration technologies. Capacity can be easily expanded as demand increases and it compares particularly well on price with the competition."
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A Fresh Approach To Storage
September 2006
"Compellent's tag line 'A storage solution every company can afford and any administrator can use' were clearly goals for the product during development because the phrase kept rolling through my head while I was using it."
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Lab Review Compellent's Storage Center
August 2006
"The Storage Center significantly reduces SAN total cost of ownership by obliterating a suprising number of storage management issues and tasks."
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Faster and Larger NAS - Part 3
June 5, 2006
"Compellent's partnership with ONStor delivers the market's first integrated SAN and NAS product, uniting the benefits of both block and file storage."
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Tiered SAN Means Better Storage
March 2006
Storage Center's methods of data management and expandability bring network storage to a whole new level.
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Compellent Storage Center Review
February 2006
Compellent Storage Center is more mature than the Magnitude 3D 3000c System and shows it.
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Storage Vendors Move Beyond Blocks And LUNs
January 2006
Compellent Storage Center is awarded Best SAN for it's "extensive management, strong performance and scalability, and great ease-of-use.
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Compellent Array Boosts Flexibility
August 2005
"Storage Center's flexibility allows IT managers unmatched leeway when it comes to upgrading systems to meet expanding needs." Henry Baltazar, Senior Analyst.
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IT Product Guide Top Rated Products
August 2005
Compellent's Storage Center QuickStart scores a rating of 9.2 — Excellent.
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