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CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL] vs SGI IS5000 [EOL] comparison

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CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL]
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
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SGI IS5000 [EOL]
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
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David Hammink
System Administrator at Reuter GmbH
It worked fine and was very reliable, though the throughput tended to be a bit slow
Our first storage in our first steps towards virtualisation. It worked fine and was very reliable, though the throughput tended to be a bit slow. We used it for another four years after the service agreement ended We went from 24 hardware servers to four hardware ESX hosts. All 24 servers were…
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Also Known As

CLARiiON CX4 series
IS5000
 

Overview

The EMC CLARiiON CX4 series delivers industry-leading innovation in midrange storage with the fourth-generation CLARiiON CX storage platform. The unique combination of flexible, scalable hardware design and Advanced Storage Efficiency products enables the CX4 series systems, powered by Intel Xeon processors, to meet the growing, diverse need of today's midsize and large enterprises. Using the CLARiiON system's new simple and efficient features, you no longer have to compromise on performance or price. CLARiiON CX4 can now automatically balance performance and capacity, optimizing your storage investment and addressing your data's dynamic needs. Now you can get more out of your arrays with fewer resources, less time, and less money.
Dell Technologies

SGI InfiniteStorage 5000 (IS5000) is a RAID storage system that combines leading edge hardware with a choice of host interfaces and drive technologies in an affordable external storage platform. IS5000 provides a cost effective path to consolidated storage with 6 Gb/s SAS back-end technology and ultra-low power consumption. IS5000 delivers performance, flexibility and scalability without sacrificing simplicity and availability. IS5000 complements SGI UV server and Rackable rackmount server environments.

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