89th U.S. Patent for Dot Hill

Dot Hill Systems Corp. has patented a method for improving the performance of AssuredSAN storage systems in real-world environments.

The technology enables the storage system to monitor itself, and over time, provides valuable information and makes suggestions to the storage administrator to ensure optimal performance, with less manual monitoring and administration tasks.
 
"Dot Hill differentiates its AssuredSAN storage solutions with patented technologies that make storage smarter and faster in real-world situations," said Ken Day, CTO, Dot Hill. "This latest innovation improves storage performance without human intervention. By continuously improving Dot Hill storage technology with autonomous features, we are able to deliver systems that are easier to maintain and troubleshoot in the field."
 
Company’s 89th U.S. patent, numbered 8,312,454, "System administration method and apparatus", describes technology that provides a system, device, and method for managing one or more storage systems.

Providing automated maintenance of a storage system and gradual change of management policies, this innovation is capable of changing the configuration of the storage system and maintaining a log of generated commands for later reference by a system administrator. In addition, this technology can manage the storage array and accomplish specific goals based on the system’s dynamic nature or behaviour.