Galileo Galileo.... Ahem.. So Apple and Intel have announced the new standard in I/O connectivity "Thunderbolt". As understated as always Apple have coupled the release of the I/O connectivity with the release of their new Mac Book Pro and I imagine that it won't be too long before the new standard is found on the Mac Pro (but not the Xserve, obviously). Thunderbolt is based on PCIe technology; this basically means that you connect, more or less, straight onto the PCIe bus itself. This, as readers may already know, means you can harness the sheer speed of the PCIe bus, up to 250MBs for each X1 connection. UD have been no stranger to PCIe technology, our HyperStar 9116/24 systems have been using similar connectivity for a couple of years now (at X4 with X8 - 6Gbs SAS available imminently) and we are delighted that an external PCIe standard has now been set. Going one better than USB 3.0 (10Gbs as opposed to 5Gbs) Thunderbolt is now the obvious choice for professional that require super high speed connectivity. The only issue with it at the moment is that there is only one computer that has it and two storage systems to choose from!! So that, at least, will give us and other storage manufacturers time to fully embrace the new standard. I imagine it won't be long...