EMC Centera Launch

EMC introduces Centera, a content-addressable storage (CAS) system designed for archiving and compliance. It was an early commercial product to implement object-like storage principles.

Significance

Centera validated the commercial viability of content-addressable storage for specific use cases like archiving, proving a market for storage systems that moved beyond traditional file or block paradigms. While proprietary, it showed the potential for simplified, scalable storage of immutable data.