What to do when EMC announces that your storage array is “end of support.”

EMC, like many hardware manufacturers, would much rather you replace your old storage array with a shiny new one. To encourage you to do this, they gradually end support on other products. Currently their Clariion range is the target for this process. Anyone with a CX3, CX300, CX4 or CX400 series Clariion array should take a look at the tables below and make note of the EMC end of support dates. However, not everyone is has the budget, or desire to replace their Clariion array. it may be performing perfectly well and meeting the needs of the business. In this case, 3rd party support is a good option. 3rd party EMC maintenance providers, like Abtech Technologies, can provide high quality hardware maintenance to extend the life of Clariion storage arrays. They have large parts inventories and highly skilled engineers, in most cases trained by EMC themselves.