A Comparison of EMC CLARiiON and the Network Appliance FAS Array: A Detailed Review

Overview

The CLARiiON line of storage systems from EMC and the Network Appliance FAS series are both positioned as shared storage platforms for customers interested in Fibre Channel and iSCSI solutions. Network Appliance positions FAS as a general purpose storage system to satisfy a wide range of application needs. Even the smallest IT shops want reliable, highly available systems that will perform consistently as their storage needs grow. This paper describes why CLARiiON storage systems provide superior performance, availability, flexibility, and features when compared with NetApp's FAS series.