COPAN Systems Extends Revolution 300 Series to Offer Unparalleled Storage Density.Increased Scalability and Performance Enhances Persistent Data Data that exists from session to session. Persistent data are stored in a database on disk or tape. Contrast with transient data. See persistent name. Storage Product Family LONGMONT, Colo. -- COPAN Co·pán A ruined Mayan city of western Honduras that flourished from c. 300 b.c. to a.d. 900. The ruins include the Hieroglyphic Stairway with nearly 2,000 glyphs. Systems (www.copansystems.com), the leader in persistent data storage solutions, today announced the availability of a series of enhancements to its Revolution 300 Series Platform providing increased performance and capacity to what was already the industry's densest and most cost effective storage solution for the long-term storage, protection and retrieval of persistent data. The Revolution 300 Series combines the energy efficiency of Enterprise MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks In computing, a massive array of idle disks (more commonly known as a MAID) is a system using hundreds to thousands of hard drives for near-line data storage. MAID is designed for Write Once, Read Occasionally (WORO) applications. ) with the power of data de-duplication See deduplication. to dramatically reduce acquisition and operational cost and complexity. With new drive configuration options introduced today, COPAN Systems provides additional flexibility for large enterprises to architect the most effective way to store and manage its rapidly growing volumes of persistent data - data that is typically written once but accessed infrequently. The Revolution 300 Series now offers up to 896 TB of raw capacity, or 8 PB of de-duplicated data - in less than a single square meter Noun 1. square meter - a centare is 1/100th of an are centare, square metre area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas footprint. In addition, with the new 40-drive VTL See virtual tape library. cache option COPAN Systems can now support over 1000 concurrent data streams. With this increased capacity and flexibility, the Revolution 300 Series expands the power efficiency and cost saving - as low as 25 cents/GB - long associated with its patented Enterprise MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) platform. "We are the Persistent Data Storage Platform with the only Enterprise MAID OS in the world. MAID does not equal spin down and the Revolution 300 series introduced the market to how true MAID and de-duplication delivers exponential ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). in managing the cost and complexity of persistent data - which represents the majority of data stored by companies today," said Chris Santilli, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , COPAN Systems. "As more enterprises understand the value of managing their persistent data on a single purpose built platform, we have continued to evolve to serve the most demanding data center environments. Our new enhancements today further extend COPAN Systems' lead in density and cost efficiency." Enhancements to the Revolution 300 Platform COPAN Systems now delivers the following new capabilities: Power Efficiency: New, larger 1 TB disk drive capacity makes the COPAN Systems' Platform 47 percent more power efficient on a per gigabyte basis. This delivers up to 896 TB of raw capacity in a single frame or 8 PB of de-duped capacity. COPAN Systems Enterprise MAID platform only powers on disk drives when needed delivering compelling benefits to customers including up to 85 percent reduction in power and cooling costs. Availability: A new enterprise-class 'hot standby' de-duplication option essentially provides a spare de-duplication engine that seamlessly replaces a failed unit, maintaining client access to critical data. 'Hot standby' complements COPAN's existing VTL Failover option which eliminates unscheduled unscheduled Adjective not planned or intended Adj. 1. unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" outages by re-routing backup traffic through alternate hardware in the system. This is increasingly becoming a must have for the large enterprise. 300 VTL Cache: The new 40 drive cache landing zone has been specifically designed for the de-duplication environment. Over 1000 concurrent streams can be supported on the 4 shelf version and is particularly well suited for those organizations de-duping on a daily or weekly basis. Data Security: New shredding functionality completely destroys any tape data. This feature utilizes U.S. DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. standard 5220.22-M to overwrite (1) A data entry mode that writes over existing characters on screen when new characters are typed in. Contrast with insert mode. (2) To record new data on top of existing data such as when a disk record or file is updated. the data. This is ideal for customers that are faced with high security needs dictated by federal compliance or corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. requirements. Tape Caching: Customers can integrate tape and VTL strategies seamlessly. Caching enables automated movement of data from a VTL system to physical tapes when they are required. This function automates the process of creating physical tapes when they are required. About COPAN Systems COPAN Systems is the industry leading Persistent Data Storage Platform company with the only Enterprise MAID OS in the world. COPAN Systems provide operative best practice for the long term or the long-term storage, protection and retrieval of persistent data. Purpose built for data rich organizations, its Enterprise MAID architecture dramatically reduces power, cooling and floor space costs in the data center. Expanding to well over 8 PB within a single chassis, COPAN Systems delivers unmatched density and scalability for large enterprise environments, including healthcare, financial, government, media and service provider industries. The company is privately held with investments by Austin Ventures, Globespan Capital, Pequot Ventures, Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the second-largest Swiss bank, behind UBS AG. and Battery Ventures. More information is available at http://www.COPANsystems.com. |
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