As promised a few weeks ago, EMC re-architected its VMAX enterprise and VNX mid-range legacy storage product lines with all flash. EMC says the new VMAX and VNX mid-range and high end lines now feature “all flash, all the time” to keep up with the times. My only reaction, “What took them so long?”

Fragmented Architectural Approach

Storage is a competitive business, as everyone in the industry knows. Despite being a leader in enterprise storage, EMC suffers from a fragmented architectural approach across market tiers. That’s because its product lines were assembled from a list of acquisitions not only in flash but older technologies as well. EMC’s VMAX and VNX systems were developed to work with traditional hard disk drives but then were later retrofitted for SSDs. In announcing the move, EMC’s executive said the revamped systems will include substantial technological improvements to take full advantage of new flash technologies.

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