Hitachi Data Systems is expected next week to roll out a high-end storage array that runs long-promised data pooling and replication software that will let users support multi-vendor storage systems from one interface. Universal Storage Platform, dubbed Lightning 3, is set to be unveiled at an event in New York. The company declined to comment on its plans. Virtualization, or pooling of data on arrays from different vendors, has been a desire of customers who want to consolidate their storage platforms and manage them together.
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