IBM to Unveil New Version of High-End XIV Storage System

Computerworld — On Wednesday, IBM is expected to announce the third generation of its high-end, grid-based XIV Storage System, which offers improved performance for virtualized server environments, analytics and cloud computing.

With this release, IBM moves from Intel Nehalem processors to the latest Westmere chips. It as well upgraded from a gigabit Ethernet backbone to an InfiniBand interconnect and moved from 4Gbit/sec Fibre Channel to 8Gbit/sec Fibre Channel front-end ports.