Apple is building on its forays into servers with the Xserve and Xserve RAID hardware, introducing a new storage area network (SAN) system that it claims is destined for wider enterprise use beyond its traditional audience of video and media professionals. The company said the Xsan — priced at less than half the cost of alternatives from IBM, SGI and Avid — meets demand from Apple’s loyal video professionals but also will be hard for IT buyers to pass up at $999 per system.
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Apple Rolls Out Xsan Software
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 20, 2004 09:33 AMApple is building on its forays into servers with the Xserve and Xserve RAID hardware, introducing a new storage area network (SAN) system that it claims is destined for wider enterprise use beyond its traditional audience of video and media professionals. The company said the Xsan — priced at less than half the cost of alternatives from IBM, SGI and Avid — meets demand from Apple’s loyal video professionals but also will be hard for IT buyers to pass up at $999 per system.