HP present a document on Storage grids. From the abstract:
The concept of grid computing promises an on-demand and highly utilized computing environment that appeals to many enterprises. Recent developments in server virtualization technologies enable server resources to be centrally managed and distributed – similar to the way a storage network partitions storage resources.
More on storage grids:
NetApp's take on Grid Storage…
IBM has something to say on Grid Storage open standards
January 23rd, 2006 at 12:43 pm
Andrew,
we are building a storage grid here.
We plan to store about 1TB safely using Open Source technology.
Is tehre a hardware/ software recommendation you have for us?
Jason Trafar