For NetApp, a partnership with IBM would give it a potentially huge new ally in its fight with EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC), which has been trying to increase the pressure on NetApp in the midrange NAS market (see EMC Massages Midrange NAS).
The NetApp gFiler, based on the company's Data OnTap operating system, is available in three models, which are able to handle between 3 and 48 Tbytes of storage. Currently, the gFiler is available only for HDS storage. A gateway can be attached directly (or through a Fibre Channel switch) to Hitachi's Lightning 9970V, Lightning 9980V, or Thunder 9570V storage systems.
Todd Spangler, US Editor, Byte and Switch
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