Trebia's Harper, however, says that the SNP-1000 delivers very low CPU utilization. "It provides more than enough iSCSI hauling capacity to match FC endpoint performance, with negligible additional host CPU load," he says, insisting that utilization of the CPU is less than 1 percent.
Analysts say Trebia's testing indicates that it has developed IP storage technology that matches, or outruns, traditional Fibre Channel. Concerns over slower performance and bottlenecks have been a hindrance to migration from Fibre Channel technology to cheaper iSCSI, says Jag Bolaria, a senior analyst with the The Linley Group.
"This is significant in the sense that it says were able to provide the same performance as Fibre Channel, and at a good price point," he says.
But no matter how great the performance is, he continues, mass adoption of iSCSI is still a ways away. "Right now, theres not a whole bunch of volume in iSCSI," he says. "The whole iSCSI house hasnt come together yet. The volume ramp on that probably wont happen before the second half of 2004."
That's a serious concern for the Acton, Mass.-based startup, whose VCs had been rumored to be seeking a buyer as recently as a few months ago. The company has since announced that it received more funding from its existing investors and hired a new CEO, Ruediger "Rudi" Stroh. A shakeup at Trebia in February resulted in the departure of much of the previous management team, including former CEO Bob Conrad (see Trebia Ousts CEO and Trebia Gets Second Wind).
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