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    <periodOfReport>2007-08-27</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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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-08-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>12500</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.8949</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2987664</value>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-08-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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                    <value>12500</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.794</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2975164</value>
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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 &quot;Amount&quot; and &quot;Price&quot; disclosed in this Column 4 reflect the aggregate amount of securities and the average sales price (ranging from $9.75 to $10.06 per share) in connection with the following dispositions: 100 shares at $9.75; 100 shares at $9.76; 300 shares at $9.77; 500 shares at $9.78; 500 shares at $9.79; 605 shares at $9.80; 393 shares at $9.81; 402 shares at $9.82; 100 shares at $9.83; 1,100 shares at $9.85; 700 shares at $9.86; 900 shares at $9.87; 300 shares at $9.88; 500 shares at $9.89; 363 shares at $9.90; 1,000 shares at $9.91; 537 shares at $9.92; 1,100 shares at $9.93; 100 shares at $9.94; 100 shares at $9.97; 216 shares at $9.98; 284 shares at $9.99; 700 shares at $10.00; 500 shares at $10.01; 400 shares at $10.02; 500 shares at $10.03; 100 shares at $10.04; 100 shares at $10.06.</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 &quot;Amount&quot; and &quot;Price&quot; disclosed in this Column 4 reflect the aggregate amount of securities and the average sales price (ranging from $9.64 to $9.90 per share) in connection with the following dispositions: 100 shares at $9.64; 900 shares at $9.65; 2,030 shares at $9.70; 270 shares at $9.71; 700 shares at $9.74; 200 shares at $9.75; 600 shares at $9.76; 500 shares at $9.77; 200 shares at $9.78; 400 shares at $9.79; 200 shares at $9.80; 2,400 shares at $9.85; 1,500 shares at $9.86; 1,400 shares at $9.87; 700 shares at $9.88; 200 shares at $9.89; 200 shares at $9.90.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Keenan Conder, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
