EMC releases new multiprotocol NAS array aimed at SMBs
The entry-level Celerra NX4 is a multiprotocol array that comes wth 4TB to 32TB of capacity using SAS and/or SATA disk drives and has ports for NAS, iSCSI and SAN-attached storage. The array comes with backup software that supports snapshot and thin provisioning functionality. Read more...

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