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Winchester Systems and FlashDisk In the News

Winchester Systems' customers do a great job of telling their story, and of course, our story. Click on why “Storage Speeds Database Applications at Brooktrout Technology” or why the U.S. Army chose FlashDisk for their all terrain mapping system. You'll learn more about us from those who rely on us daily for fast data access and more about our products from those who review high technology products every day. The following collection includes .pdf files of published magazine articles or direct links to articles in a publication's online archive.

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Scalable Storage & Connectivity Let Businesses "Pay-As-They-Grow"
Processor.com - September 2003
FlashDisk OpenSAN storage products from Winchester Systems are attractive options for mid-sized to enterprise-class network environments that require a high level of scalability, yet offer straightforward connectivity.

What I Did Instead of Buying a SAN
SysAdmin - September 2001
One IT Manager found that FlashDisk could deliver much of the value of the "ultimate SAN" at reasonable cost and fit well into typical server-centric storage models. This is a detailed, in-depth article on the deployment and performance of FlashDisk.

Government Computer News
June 2001
The U.S. Army selects FlashDisk RAID array as an integral part of their Digital Typographic Support System (DTSS). What was once housed in a 5-tontruck now fits in the back of a Humvee land vehicle.

Convolving Linux Systems
Jack Fegreus - January 2001
Open source moves from easy availability to high availability and data integrity for commercial applications built on relational databases. In this review, OpenBench Labs examines Convolo Cluster by Mission Critical Linux and Winchester Systems' FlashDisk RAID Array for performance, functionality and reliability.

How to Select a Raid Disk Array
Joel Leider- July 13, 2000
RAID can be a confusing technology to master. Follow these guidelines to shop for the RAID disk array that's right for your storage needs.

Storage System turns Latino Research Center into publishing powerhouse
Elizabeth Ferrarini - June 2000
FlashDisk houses publications as well as web pages.

Building a SAN to service two worlds
Jerry Namery - April 2000
SCSI and Fibre Channel combine to create a high-performance SAN

Multinode Clustering: NetWare Cluster Services Expand On Reliability
Information Week - March 2000
Multinode Clustering: NetWare Cluster Services Expand On Reliability With up to six host channels, FlashDisk SAN-In-A-Box supports all SCSI clusters including Netware, SteelEye, Veritas Cluster Server, Microsoft MCSC and Redhat Advanced Linux Server. This article from Information Systems focuses on multinode clustering and how it provides increased data availability.

A Dream Come True
Communications News - January 2000
FlashDisk has helped the Logistics Department at Tropicana increase the performance of its legacy data warehouse.

Storage Speeds Database Applications at Brooktrout Technology
Storage Management Solutions - Winter 1999
Articles profile how FlashDisk made routine Oracle transactions and jobs run anywhere from 24 to 50 times faster than they had been running.

Affordable RAID for HP-UX HP
Professional - December 1999
This product watch profiles how a technology company got a good return on a FlashDisk OpenRAID system for use in a high-end HP 9000 server.

“Against the Grain” - Ultra SCSI Lives Despite New Fibre Channel Kid on the Block
Enterprise Systems Journal - November 1999
Jerry Namery, Chief Technology Officer, Winchester Systems, Inc. clarifies a number of fibre channel misconceptions to support why SCSI is still a strong interconnect standard.

 


Articles with Links

Storage Networking World
August 2004
Storage Vendor Goes Where Dell and EMC Dare Not Tread
When it comes to storage, how much risk should companies be willing to take? "...The risk would have been easy to overcome, if the company's two main technology suppliers - EMC and Dell - were willing to cooperate. But it took a small firm called Winchester Systems in Burlington, Mass., to step in and find a resolution."
Storage Networking World

Enterprise Systems
January 2002
SAN-In-A-Box Simplifies Storage
Winchester Systems' FlashDisk SAN-in-a-Box matches a FlashDisk OpenRAID disk array with six Ultra160 SCSI host ports. The result? A fibre-free SAN solution that provides a shared storage pool that can be accessed simultaneously by as many as six servers.
Enterprise Systems

SysAdmin
September 2001
What I Did Instead of Buying a SAN
One IT Manager found that FlashDisk could deliver much of the value of the "ultimate SAN" at reasonable cost and fit well into typical server-centric storage models. This is a detailed, in-depth article on the deployment and performance of FlashDisk.
SysAdmin

Government Computer News
May 28, 2001
Army puts data center on wheels
Not Long ago, a 1TB storage system meant a huge data center. The army now drives around with that much disk space.
Government Computer News

Government Computer News
April 17, 2001
How's this for trunk space? Army fits 1T in a Humvee - Patricia Dounkantas
Not Long ago, a 1TB storage system meant a huge data center. The army now drives around with that much disk space.
Government Computer News

T.H.E. Journal
April 2000
T.H.E. Journal
Storage System Facilitates Transition From Print Publishing to Electronic Publishing
T.H.E. Journal

Imaging & Document Solutions
November 1999
Best Tips - Checklist for Installing RAID
Click here for eight quick tips for getting the most out of your RAID installation.
Imaging & Document Solutions

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