| Publisher | IBM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Date added | 01 Sep 2007 | |
| Topics | Storage Management, Tape Drives - Libraries, SANs | ||
| Downloads | 17 | ||
As a leading worldwide retailer of brand-name consumer electronics, PCs and entertainment software, almost every aspect of Circuit City relies on IT. The retailer wanted to build a scalable storage infrastructure that can keep pace with business growth; improve administrator productivity as well as application and server availability. Circuit City implemented a virtualized storage environment based on IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller, IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center software and IBM System Storage DS4500 and DS8100 disk storage systems.
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