Xsan Release Delayed
In an article on CNET News Apple has said it will miss the deadline for shipping its Xsan storage management software. As recently as last month, Apple reiterated the software would ship in the fall of 2004. The delay in the software was previously rumored, along with possible upgrades to the Xserve line of Apple servers.
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93 months ago
I would suspect that this is something that's very difficult to write. Combine that with the very new hardware that they're working with and I would guess that some unexpected bugs have crept up.
Worst thing they could do is to release this with problems. You can't mess around with data integrity.
Worst thing they could do is to release this with problems. You can't mess around with data integrity.
93 months ago
That was supposed to be my Grandmother's Christmas present :( I already wrote the card and everything :mad:
93 months ago
I would suspect that this is something that's very difficult to write. Combine that with the very new hardware that they're working with and I would guess that some unexpected bugs have crept up.
Worst thing they could do is to release this with problems. You can't mess around with data integrity.
This stuff is pretty cutting edge, and to make it rock-solid *and* put a pretty face on it (ie. Apple style) I'm sure requires a ton of code audits.
When they add this to the supercomputing clusters...that will be nuts. The question is: will enterprises take notice of this "enterprise" solution?
93 months ago
Been in contact with apple constantly on this. Our business rep has no idea when it will be released cause up until 2 weeks ago he was swearing it was days away. He now tells us he hopes the end of January, but not much confidence in his voice. We are on the fence between that and some other fibre channel solutions so I know he is itching to get us the info...
93 months ago
Perhaps they plan to release it at the Stevenote, which is just a few weeks off now. They'll likely also release those 2.3 Ghz XServes which they'd previously limited to certain large-volume buyers: (read VT, Colsa). The upcoming XServe release is probably what's holding things up.
93 months ago
Would it be largely beneficial to Apple to delay the release of the software until they had it bundled with some hardware? That is, I can't see how the development process could be so out-of-touch that they couldn't get a working version out the door. I optimistically suspect that this is partially intentional, based on a delay from some hush-hush project.
93 months ago
hmm
haha do i see a post count comment :)
anyway, everytime apple sets a release date i never hold my breath, its like just ad 1 month or 2 to the release date cuz apple always hits delays and snags!!! and even if it is released, it doesnt mean its shipping on time haha
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