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Namespace

In computer languages, the context in which a term can have only a single meaning. For example, two files may not have the same name within a directory. In this case, the directory forms the namespace for the files.

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You can scale up to dozens of nodes with multiple gigabytes per second<p>of throughput and petabytes of storage capacity, all in a single global namespace. <p>Performance scales linearly as you add additional nodes.

Scaling the storage barrier

Geotrace has developed a single global namespace for both its Unix and Linux-based cluster compute environments, streamlining seismic data access to reduce data processing times from weeks to days.

Geotrace increases speed of oil discovery with Isilon IQ

In addition, the storage system's appliance-like expansion capability, ease of installation and single global namespace attributes increase user and IT administrative productivity, maximizing ROI from clustered computing environments.

PANASAS/PENGUIN TO IMPROVE LINUS-BASED CLUSTERS

With global namespace technology, enterprises can expand the networked storage environment while keeping storage provisioning and management simple.

Virtualized storage

Revolutionary storage technologies have emerged to address file data management challenges, including Global Namespace. The technology allows users to access files without knowing their location, just as they access Web sites without knowing their IP addresses.

Achieving new levels of performance with File Area Network: as the number of file servers and amount of file-based data continue to grow across today's enterprises, organisations face new challenges in managing their data in the most cost-effective, efficient manner possible. The File Area Network (FAN) concept promises to streamline the management of file-based data

** Global namespace presentation and management is too complex

Network file Virtualization

"One of the things customers have been lusting after is a global namespace file system," Barrera said.

Big Blue promises Lodestone, Storage Tank this year. (Storage News Review)

You can scale dozens of nodes with multiple gigabytes per second of throughput and petabytes of storage capacity--all in a single, global namespace. Performance<p>scales linearly as you add additional nodes.

Agile by design

Once installed, the company began utilising the solution for its global namespace capabilities and data replication.

Shopzilla implements F5 Acopia from F5 Networks

Additionally, a single global namespace dramatically simplifies cluster management.