IBM Introduces IBM System Storage N5000 Series Gateway to Bolster SMB Portfolio

IBM Introduces IBM System Storage N5000 Series Gateway to Bolster SMB Portfolio

IBM today expanded its lineup of storage solutions for small and medium businesses and extended its landmark relationship with Network Appliance (NetApp), by introducing a new NAS gateway solution, the IBM® System Storageâ„¢ N5000. The new solution acts as a “storage bridge” between Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) environments designed to deliver SMB customers greater access to their data as well as disaster recovery capabilities.

The IBM System Storage N5000 Series Gateway is the latest product in a series of offerings resulting from IBM’s strategic relationship with Network Appliance. Earlier this year, IBM announced it would offer the IBM N series Gateway to customers with Fibre Channel storage networks. Today’s N5000 Series Gateway is designed to help companies address their information on demand needs by bringing the network consolidation advantages of a Gateway offering to clients who wish to connect their IP storage solutions to their Fibre Channel storage networks.

“The IBM and Network Appliance relationship has surpassed our expectations and is helping both companies reach new clients in new industries,” said Bob Mahoney, Business Line Executive NSeries, IBM System Storage. “Through the relationship, IBM is able to provide its customers one of the broadest portfolio of midrange products and services that are designed to make connections across the enterprise and that help them to build a fully integrated business and technology environment.”

“NetApp is pleased to continue to partner with IBM to bring the benefits of our data management solutions to IBM customers,” said Patrick Rogers, vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. “Together, NetApp and IBM are continuing to expand and provide a best-in-class portfolio of storage solutions that helps customers integrate storage resources on their own terms, according to their own needs, and without compromise.”

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