Amdahl Announces 36.4-GB Disk Drive for the LVS 4600 and 4800; Higher-Performance and Capacity Disk Drive Provides Up to 3.64 TBs in a Single Data Center Cabinet.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- Amdahl Corp. today announced the availability of the 36.4-GB, 10,000-RPM disk drive for the LVS LVS Linux Virtual Server LVS Live Vaccine Strain LVS Las Vegas, New Mexico (Airport Code) LVS Low Voltage Switchgear LVS Logistical Vehicle System LVS Laser Vibration Sensor LVS Logistics Vehicle System (TM) 4600 and 4800 Open Systems Storage products. With the new disk drive, customers now have more choices than ever when satisfying their open storage requirements. The new 36.4-GB Ultra2 LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. disk drive extends the flexibility and scalability of the LVS 4600 and 4800 by providing greater performance and capacity in a smaller footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. -- up to 3.64 TBs of storage in a single LVS data center cabinet. The 36.4-GB 10,000-RPM drive offers a 25-percent performance improvement on average over the 50.1-GB 7,200-RPM drive. The new higher capacity drives can be intermixed with 9.1-GB, 18.2-GB, and 50.1-GB disk drives for a customer's investment protection. For extra assistance in managing I.T. budgets, the 36.4-GB drive also offers a cost savings of 18 percent in price-per-MB of disk storage capacity over the 18.2-GB drives. In addition, the higher performance of the 36.4-GB drive can support leading business initiatives such as web-hosting, e-commerce, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , and decision support. Now more than ever, the LVS 4600 and 4800 give customers the flexibility to grow their data storage capacity, add high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. features, and choose between SCSI or Fibre Channel performance. As customers' storage requirements change, they can add, adjust or re-deploy their open storage, thereby safeguarding their initial investment while taking advantage of improvements in disk drive technology. "The LVS 4600 and 4800 meet customer needs for mission-critical, high-performance, reliable storage for open systems environments across the storage spectrum, from the department to the enterprise," said David West David West is the name of several people, including
"With the introduction of the new disk drive, customers have even greater agility to compete effectively in the real world to help achieve their business objectives." About Open Systems Storage: http://www.eshopamdahl.com/lvs/index.html About Amdahl Corp.: http://www.amdahl.com/about/abtamh.htm For the Year 2000 compliance status of this offering and any others, visit the Amdahl Year 2000 Web site at: http://www.amdahl.com/y2k/ Note to Editors: Amdahl is a registered trademark and LVS is a trademark of Amdahl Corp. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. The information in this document may be superseded by subsequent documents. For details regarding delivery of specific products, features, and services, contact a local Amdahl representative. Amdahl news releases are available on the Internet at http://www.amdahl.com/, the Amdahl Corp. home page. The Amdahl site provides current, in-depth information on Amdahl offerings and solutions for enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. . |
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