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Product Reviews

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.
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."
InfoWorld
A Compelling SAN Story
December 2006

"Compellent's Storage Center has a terrific mix of high-end features and impressive flexibility."
SAN Management Via Virtual Disk Blocks
October 2006

"Compellent alters the SAN value proposition by restructuring storage virtualization to start at the data block."
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."
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."
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."
Compellent Storage Center
May 2006

"Compellent puts an interesting new twist on ILM as its Storage Center aims to provide a solution that removes all the hassle of data classification."
Tiered SAN Means Better Storage
March 2006

Storage Center's methods of data management and expandability bring network storage to a whole new level.
Compellent Storage Center Review
February 2006

Compellent Storage Center is more mature than the Magnitude 3D 3000c System and shows it.
InfoWorld
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.
InfoWorld
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.
eWeek
IT Product Guide Top Rated Products
August 2005

Compellent's Storage Center QuickStart scores a rating of "9.2 - Excellent.
InfoWorld

Compellent Spotlight
Introducing Fast Track 
Reduces drive counts up to 30% without sacrificing performance.



Compellent Wins 2008
“SAN of the Year”
“The Best SAN we’ve tested.”
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