The podcast for today is abstracted from an article from InfoWorld Test Center (10.17.05) written by PJ Connolly and Mario Apicella.  The article is entitled "Storage Area Networks (SANS): X Marks the Sweet SAN Spot – Apple Xsan offers industrial-strength performance and stability at a low, low price."

In summary the Apple Xsan 1.1 scored an ‘8.4 or Very Good Score’ with high marks 8 or better for performance, scalability, ease-of-use, setup, and value.  It got two 7 scores for manageability and interoperability.  It is best suited according to the article "as a solution for accessing massive amounts of data without shelling out massive amounts of cash."

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