For
immediate release
SYDNEY, 4 December 2001 – Australian-based global IT research company, Ideas
International Limited (ASX:IDE), has been selected as one of two preferred
analysts for the US Storage Performance Council as it releases its SPC-1
benchmark test today – the first industry standard benchmark for enterprise
storage systems.
As a member of the Storage Performance Council for more than two years,
Ideas International participated in the establishment of the vendor-neutral
benchmark, which facilitates a more accurate comparison of the performance of
storage solutions.
Chief
Operating Officer of Ideas International, Ian Birks, said the storage market
has for many years been in need of a standardised and audited performance
metric:
“The SPC-1
storage benchmark is a major industry contribution for providers and buyers of
storage networking technology. It is characterised predominantly as a random
access environment for server-class computer systems and is modelled on the
most ubiquitous applications in the market today – web servers, database
servers and email servers,” Mr Birks said.
Ideas
International’s Principal Worldwide Storage Analyst, Chris Ober,
said: “As a leading provider of comparative hardware data, we are very excited
about the clearly applicable vendor-neutral comparison process the SPC-1
benchmark offers storage buyers. We are
pleased to have been a part of the process of the establishment of this
benchmark test.”
Looking
forward, Mr Ober added, “It will be an interesting
time ahead for the storage community, given the degree of change currently
occurring in the industry. In light of
this environment, the SPC has also created a working group to begin the
development of a benchmark suited for Network Attached Storage (NAS)
subsystems.”
The SPC has
formed a strategic alliance with Ideas International, and has announced it as
one of two worldwide preferred analysts for the organisation, together with The
Evaluator Group. This vendor-neutral evaluation and analysis is designed to
pave the way for end-users, resellers and integrators to rapidly and
confidently adopt SPC-1 as the standard for comparing storage solutions.
Ideas
International has been a supporting member of the Storage Performance Council
for more than two years, in association with other storage industry leaders
such as Adaptec, Compaq, Dell,
The SPC
membership reinforces Ideas International’s totally independent position on IT
products and services analysis, working for the storage market in a similar way
to the role that the company plays for server market by its contribution to,
and membership, of the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC).
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About Ideas International
Ideas
International is the leading provider of competitive product and pricing data
to information technology (IT) vendors and purchasers worldwide. The company
derives 99 per cent of its revenue from outside
About the Storage Performance Council
The SPC is the only industry standards organisation that defines and
promotes storage benchmarks as well as disseminates objective, relevant and
verifiable performance data and related test tools to the computer industry and
its customers. Its members
include Adaptec, Compaq, Dell, The Evaluator Group,
For further
information, please contact:
Melinda Apps,
Professional Public Relations,
Tel: + 61 (0) 2
9818 0950 or + 61 (0) 405 139 558
Email: mapps@ppr.com.au