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    <periodOfReport>2007-08-16</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>false</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001373671</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Isilon Systems, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ISLN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001378830</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Patel Sujal M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ISILON SYSTEMS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3101 WESTERN AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SEATTLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>WA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>98121</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Technology Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-08-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>12500</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>8.7816</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3012664</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-08-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>12500</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.1138</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3000164</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The sales reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 31, 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The ?Amount? and ?Price? disclosed in this Column 4 reflect the aggregate amount of securities and the average sales price (ranging from $8.56 to $9.23 per share) in connection with the following dispositions:  200 shares at $8.56; 100 shares at $8.57; 100 shares at $8.58; 100 shares at $8.59; 100 shares at $8.62; 200 shares at $8.64; 100 shares at $8.65; 100 shares at $8.66; 100 shares at $8.67; 200 shares at $8.69; 600 shares at $8.70; 300 shares at $8.71; 100 shares at $8.72; 200 shares at 8.73; 700 shares at $8.74; 1,000 shares at $8.75; 1,500 shares at $8.76; 1,100 shares at $8.77; 500 shares at $8.78; 300 shares at $8.79; 1,100 shares at $8.80; 500 shares at $8.81; 700 shares at $8.82; 100 shares at $8.83; 500 shares at $8.84; 500 shares at $8.85; 200 shares at $8.86; 300 shares at $8.87; 300 shares at $8.93; 300 shares at $8.94; 100 shares at $8.98; 100 shares at $9.07; 100 shares at $9.16; and 100 shares at $9.23.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The sales reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 31, 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The ?Amount? and ?Price? disclosed in this Column 4 reflect the aggregate amount of securities and the average sales price (ranging from $8.89 to $9.44 per share) in connection with the following dispositions: 100 shares at $8.89; 100 shares at $8.96; 200 shares at $8.97; 200 shares at $8.98; 200 shares at $8.99; 200 shares at $9.00; 200 shares at $9.01; 200 shares at $9.02; 1,000 shares at $9.05; 700 shares at $9.06; 1,200 shares at $9.07; 200 shares at $9.08; 1,500 shares at $9.09; 100 shares at $9.10; 700 shares at $9.11; 400 shares at $9.12; 700 shares at $9.13; 562 shares at $9.14; 1,638 shares at $9.15; 600 shares at $9.16; 700 shares at $9.17; 100 shares at $9.18; 100 shares at $9.20; 100 shares at $9.21; 100 shares at $9.28; 100 shares at $9.30; 100 shares at $9.35; 100 shares at $9.37; 200 shares at $9.39; 100 shares at $9.40; and 100 shares at 9.44.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Keenan Conder, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
