Sun Microsystems Inc. has unveiled its first JBOD storage appliances, calling them an expansion of its Open Storage initiative. The new Sun Storage J4000 product line of JBOD (just a bunch of disks, or non-RAID storage) appliances compete is a greenfield opportunity for Sun, which has never had a stand-alone JBOD offering, said Ray Austin, group manager of storage product management for the vendor. The new offerings, Sun Storage J4200, Sun Storage J4400 and Sun Storage J4500, are currently available.
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