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StorageTek Unveils Record-Breaking OLTP System at COMDEX Fall '99

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StorageTek, along with industry leaders like EMC, Microsoft, and Unisys, has unveiled the "Data Center of the Next Millennium" at COMDEX Fall '99, a full-functioning, enterprise-class electronic business environment that simulates the infrastructure demands of the Internet economy. This ambitious e-commerce demonstration is designed to process over 4,000 transactions per second and handle more than three billion Web hits per day, utilizing Microsoft Windows 2000 as its operating system. StorageTek's enterprise-class tape technologies have been integral in achieving record-breaking backup and restore times for this demonstration.

Key Takeaways:

  • StorageTek, in collaboration with industry leaders, has developed the "Data Center of the Next Millennium," a simulated electronic business environment that demonstrates the infrastructure demands of the Internet economy.
  • The system features a nine-terabyte data warehouse, the largest commercial database built using a single Microsoft SQL Server 7.
  • StorageTek provided three 9740 tape libraries, each housing 10 9840 tape drives, for the demonstration, offering industry-leading automation capabilities and backup capabilities of over one TB/hour.
  • During COMDEX Fall '99, a total of 14 terabytes of data will be archived to the StorageTek libraries, setting a record for data archiving in a single hour.
  • The demonstration will run live, 24 hours a day, throughout the conference, allowing attendees to interact with the simulated electronic business environment, "Interstellar Outfitters."
  • The system has been designed to break numerous records, including hits per day, commercial database size, and transaction power and volume.

Statistics:

  • The system will process over 4,000 transactions per second.
  • The system will handle more than three billion Web hits per day.
  • The data warehouse features a nine-terabyte capacity.
  • StorageTek's 9740 tape libraries have a backup speed of over one terabyte per hour.
  • During COMDEX Fall '99, a total of 14 terabytes of data will be archived to the StorageTek libraries.
  • The demonstration will run live for 24 hours each day, throughout the conference.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "StorageTek's Leading Tape Technologies Back World's Largest Microsoft Windows 2000 OLTP System with Unprecedented Performance" (Nov. 15, 1999)
  • StorageTek, "About Us," (www.storagetek.com, no date)

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