A company named Active Storage is teasing the above image for several days. According to 9 to 5 Mac, the company is about to unveil a hardware replacement for the Xserve, which Apple is discontinuing in just a few days.
If that’s accurate, it would mean system admins could run OS X Server — with Apple’s blessing, perhaps. While I don’t think whatever is under that sheet can run OS X Server, it could be setup to run virtual OS X Server boxes. I really don’t know what to expect. All I know is that a Mac Pro (or the Mac mini) is no match for an Xserve, especially in an enterprise environment.
While the idea of Apple recommending a third-party hardware solution may seem strange, it wouldn’t be the first time. Back in February 2008, Apple discontinued the Xserve RAID and now recommends the Promise RAID to its customers.
I guess we’ll all find out soon enough. In the meantime, I’m going to go hug the Xserve hanging in my network closet at the office.
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Apple doesn't like to do the whole Enterprise thing. Which is to say, the notion of public product roadmaps and utter predictability go against their entire MO. Which isn't to say they don't see the value of Enterprise hardware, but low-margin, niche businesses that demand an entirely different approach than the other 99% of their other products is kinda a drag for them.
I know they abhor licensing OS X, but this is a special situation, and isn't going to threaten their bottom-line in any appreciable way. Mac OS desktop clones hurt Apple because they were cannibalizing the company's bread and butter. Apple doesn't make much from server hardware, and they'd probably rather invest their R&D dollars to something with a much-higher ROI.
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