Microsoft prepares for backup role
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft has had a busy year in storage, in a quiet sort of way. The company partnered with Tacit Networks to offer wide area file services (WAFS) as an add-on to a Windows Storage Server foundation. It added high-end features to its iSCSI initiator. And at last spring's Storage Networking World, it launched the Microsoft Windows Simple SAN Program. The idea is to help Windows customers reduce the cost and complexity of their storage infrastructures by allowing them to easily install, deploy and manage networked storage.