NetApp has offered this for some time now
NetApp filers (and their low-cost StoreVault line) have offered this for over a year now with their FlexVol feature introduced in ONTAP 7G around the end of 2005.
EqualLogic is the latest storage vendor to adopt thin provisioning, but unlike HDS which offers it on high-end Fibre Channel storage, EqualLogic is adding it to its midrange PS-series iSCSI arrays. The company said as well as including thin provisioning in new arrays at no extra cost, it will also be available to existing …
NetApp filers (and their low-cost StoreVault line) have offered this for over a year now with their FlexVol feature introduced in ONTAP 7G around the end of 2005.
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