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Conference ssag::ask_ssag

Title:	Ask the Storage Architecture Group
Notice:	Check out our web page at http://www-starch.shr.dec.com
Moderator:	SSAG::TERZAN

Created:	Wed Oct 15 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	6756
Total number of notes:	25276

6583.0. "Competitive Info???" by SNOFS1::PENNYSIMON (Simon Penny - Storage BS, Sydney, Australia) Wed Apr 16 1997 00:48

    Folks,
    
    We appear to have got ourselves into a competitive situation where
    our TL810 is up against an ATL7100 silo from Dawn Technologies
    
    Can anyone point me to information about this silo and any information
    regarding how we can bid against it
    
    Thanks in advance
    Simon

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6583.1	Need a LOT more info...	SUBSYS::alcor.shr.dec.com::smith	Apps Engineer	`Wed Apr 16 1997 08:46`	16
	A little more info from you first might be helpful... You realize that ATL is the manufacturer of our TL81x/TL82x and the new TL89x devices, right? Also, do you really mean TL810, or do you mean TL812? Would a TL894 be a more appropriate solution? What drives is ATL bidding in thier 7/100, DLT4000 (TZ88-like) or DLT7000 (TZ89-like)? It sounds like they are viewing this in a different light since they are bidding a 7-drive/100 slot box and you are bidding a 4-drive/48 slot box... What is the environment you are putting this in? Are you bidding h/w only, or is it a part of a total storage/backup solution? Joe
6583.2		OTOOA::LAVIGNE		`Wed Apr 16 1997 12:27`	8
	What you may want to bid is 1 DS-TL896 or 2 DS-TL894. The first will offer more capacity but one less TZ89 drive or the second oprion which will offer the same capacity and 1 extra drive. More details on the entire solution will help us help you. Regards, JP Lavigne