Bus-Tech's Mainframe Appliance for Storage Available through EMC Select Program; Program Provides Customers with a Single Source for Tape-on-Disk Solution.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Bus-Tech, Inc., the market leader in mainframe tape-on-disk controllers and data center connectivity products, today announced its Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) tape controller is now available through the EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Select Program. Through this program, customers can purchase complete mainframe tape-on-disk solutions for EMC Centera content addressed storage A storage technique from EMC for content that is in its final form (fixed content). CAS assigns an identifier to the files so they can be accessed no matter where they are located. (CAS) or EMC Celerra  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) directly from EMC. The EMC Select Program helps customers easily acquire all the required components to deploy an end-to-end Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) solution. In the case of the Bus-Tech MAS, customers can work with EMC for tape-on-disk with Celerra, and for fixed content applications with Centera. EMC will offer two versions of Bus-Tech's MAS as part of the EMC Select Program. The MAS-FX (FICON-based) and MAS-EX (ESCON-based) are bundled solutions which have EMC specific enhancements for optimal use with Centera and Celerra. These recently released models more than double performance of previous MAS models. Higher performance means greater value for customers looking to perform backups, store fixed content tape data, or replace aging 3995 optical media storage using MAS with Centera or Celerra. EMC Centera CAS provides an online enterprise archive for mainframe applications requiring long-term archival capabilities. Customers with applications that write to 3480/3490 tapes are able to take full advantage of the Bus-Tech/Centera integration. EMC Celerra NAS can help customers reduce their dependence on large-scale tape subsystems by providing low-cost disk-based backup solutions utilizing ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment storage to replace aging mainframe tape / optical storage. "Mainframe customers can now build tape-on-disk backup and archiving environments utilizing MAS with EMC Centera and EMC Celerra systems that reduce batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. times, improve business continuance and disaster recovery, satisfy new regulatory requirements, and enhance operational efficiencies", said Tom Joyce, Senior Director, Storage Connectivity Marketing, EMC. The MAS is a tape-on-disk controller that attaches directly to the mainframe FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. or ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. input/output channels. MAS uses standard Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. IP to attach to EMC Centera and Celerra storage systems. To the mainframe, MAS emulates 3480/3490 tape drives, allowing mainframe-based applications to transparently store data on Centera or Celerra by writing files to an emulated tape device. "We have been cooperatively selling these solutions with EMC for some time now," stated Al Brandt Bus-Tech's Vice President of Operations. "Now that customers can purchase these solutions from EMC under the Select Program, the acquisition process for the entire solution will be greatly simplified." With Centera and Celerra, customers are able to complete batch processing in less time because physical tape handling is eliminated. Deploying backup and archive data locally or remotely on 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. storage arrays enhances business continuance and disaster recovery. Regulatory compliance requirements are satisfied with Centera enabling the replacement of aging optical and WORM tape technologies. Dramatically smaller footprints, eliminated cartridge consumption, lower maintenance costs, reduced electrical expenses, and significantly reduced operator intervention combine to deliver unparalleled operational efficiencies. The two new models of the MAS are available immediately through EMC's Select Program. About Bus-Tech, Inc. Bus-Tech, Inc. founded in 1987 is the industry's leading provider of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions for the data center to Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company's powerful suite of adapter and platform solutions satisfies even the most rugged demands of data processing professionals for high-bandwidth, high-availability, and high-performance connectivity. With more than 15,000 installed sites worldwide, Bus-Tech is a recognized leader in the data center interconnect market. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, the company is privately held with locations around the world. For more information about Bus-Tech and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech World Wide Web site at http://www.bustech.com, send e-mail to info@bustech.com or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200. |
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