As customers use software products from Gator.com, various log file information is sent back to the company that is stored in database format for data mining purposes. With a growth rate approaching 25 percent per month, which put pressure on both data collection and data storage capabilities, Gator.com could no longer rely on JBOD or network-attached storage solutions. Gator.com worked with IAS and StorageTek representatives over a nine-month period to install three 9176 disk subsystems totaling 11.5 terabytes of customer-usable storage.
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