Utility Storage

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Utility Storage is a new category of high-end and midrange disk array. It is designed as the building block for Utility Computing. Utility Computing is the third generation of IT architecture that has emerged over the last few years to challenge traditional Mainframe and Distributed Computing (Client/Server) IT architectures. Utility Computing uses fine-grain virtualization and automation technologies built into server, storage and networking systems to allow organizations to achieve more with less. This in turn lets them improve service responsiveness while driving up utilization efficiency and driving down costs.

Utility Storage is a new type of disk storage platform that offers improved:

• simplicity through ease-of-use
• utilization efficiency
• massive scalability to hundreds of terabytes in a single system
• multiple tiers of storage Quality of Service in a single system

Utility Storage was introduced as a new category of disk array in 2002. Utility Storage vendors and platforms include:

• 3PAR InServ