Storage Array History Website

A comprehensive archive of enterprise storage arrays from DellEMC, IBM, HPE, NetApp, Hitachi, and Everpure (formerly Pure Storage).

📊 What's Inside

• 50+ Spec Sheets (45MB of PDFs)
• 6 Major Vendors covered
• 2000-2025 time range
• Searchable & Filterable interface

🔄 Historical Rebrand Notes

• February 2026: Pure Storage rebranded to Everpure
• Post-2016 Dell/EMC Merger: Major product line transitions:
  • Symmetrix → PowerMax
  • Isilon → PowerScale
  • VNX → Unity → PowerStore
  • Data Domain → PowerProtect

🚀 Quick Setup (Easiest Method)

Step 1: Create GitHub Repo

1. Go to https://github.com/new
2. Repository name: storage-array-history
3. Make it Public
4. Click Create repository

Step 2: Upload Files

Option A: Drag & Drop (Easiest)

1. Open your new repo on GitHub
2. Click "Uploading an existing file"
3. Drag the entire storage-array-website folder contents
4. Commit changes

Option B: Command Line

cd ~/Desktop/storage-array-website

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit: Storage array archive"

git remote add origin https://github.com/jp-moregain/storage-array-history.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

Step 3: Enable GitHub Pages

1. Go to repo Settings → Pages
2. Source: Deploy from a branch
3. Branch: main / root
4. Click Save
5. Wait 2-3 minutes

Step 4: Visit Your Site! 🎉

Your site will be live at:

https://jp-moregain.github.io/storage-array-history

📁 File Structure

storage-array-website/
├── index.html          # Main website
├── css/
│   └── style.css       # Styling
├── js/
│   └── app.js          # Search & filter logic
├── pdfs/
│   ├── DellEMC/        # 22 PDFs
│   ├── IBM/            # 7 PDFs
│   ├── Hitachi/        # 6 PDFs
│   ├── NetApp/         # 9 PDFs
│   ├── HPE/            # 3 PDFs
│   └── PureStorage/    # 3 PDFs
└── README.md           # This file

✨ Features

• 🔍 Search - Filter arrays by name, type, or year
• 🏷️ Filter - Show only Current or Discontinued products
• 📱 Responsive - Works on mobile, tablet, desktop
• ⚡ Fast - Static site, no server needed
• 🔗 Direct Downloads - Click any PDF to download

📝 Adding More Arrays

To add a new storage array:

1. Add PDF to appropriate pdfs/<vendor>/ folder
2. Edit index.html and add a new card:

<div class="array-card [current|discontinued]">
    <h3>Array Name</h3>
    <span class="year">YYYY</span>
    <span class="type">Type</span>
    <p>Description here</p>
    <a href="pdfs/Vendor/YourFile.pdf" class="download-link" target="_blank">
        📄 Download Spec Sheet
    </a>
</div>

3. Commit and push to GitHub
4. Changes go live in ~1 minute

🎨 Customization

Change Colors

Edit css/style.css:

:root {
    --primary: #2563eb;    /* Main blue color */
    --accent: #f59e0b;     /* Orange accent */
}

Add Custom Domain

1. Buy domain (e.g., storagehistory.com)
2. Go to repo Settings → Pages
3. Enter custom domain
4. Add DNS CNAME record pointing to jp-moregain.github.io

📊 Current Coverage

Vendor	Current	Discontinued	Total PDFs
DellEMC	3	19	22
IBM	2	5	7
Hitachi	2	4	6
NetApp	1	8	9
HPE	0	3	3
Everpure (Pure Storage)	3	0	3
Total	11	39	50

🔗 Links

• Live Site: https://jp-moregain.github.io/storage-array-history
• GitHub Repo: https://github.com/jp-moregain/storage-array-history

📄 License

Spec sheets are archived from public sources for educational purposes. Website code is MIT licensed - feel free to fork and modify!

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Created by @jp-moregain | February 2026

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