Capricorn Technologies Introduces New PowerStore(TM) Data Storage Device.Leading Provider of Affordable, Power-Efficient Data Storage to Unveil High- Performance Device at Supercomputing 2006 SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Capricorn Technologies Capricorn Technologies is a low-cost, high-density, energy efficient data storage solutions provider based in San Francisco, California. The founder and CEO is C.R. Saikley. , leading the next data storage revolution by supplying low cost, low maintenance, low power consuming, high density data storage systems, today announced the release of the newest member of its' PetaBox[TM] family, the PowerStore. The official unveiling will take place at Supercomputing in Tampa, November 11-17, booth #447, where Capricorn, in association with the Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE), will demonstrate a full working rack of PowerStore devices. The PowerStore, like the PetaBox GB series, provides raw storage capacity ranging from 1TB to 3TB in a 1U form factor. But unlike the GB series of nearline storage Nearline storage (where Nearline is a contraction of Near-online) is a term used in computer science to describe an intermediate type of data storage. It is a compromise between online storage (constant, very rapid access to data) and offline storage (infrequent devices, the PowerStore has been built for performance. Equipped with SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. drives, duo-core processor, GbE, and support for hardware RAID, the PowerStore delivers access and read/write speeds up to 8X faster than the GB series. "Capricorn helped us design a rack that houses 24 PowerStore devices as disk depots connected to 30 clients to test our L-Store[TM] Logistical lo·gis·tic also lo·gis·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to symbolic logic. 2. Of or relating to logistics. [Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation Storage software," states Alan Tacket, Technical Director of ACCRE. "The results are impressive, to say the least. With this technology, we have achieved a sustained transfer write speed of 3GB/s (3,000MB/s) over a period of 30 minutes, moving a total of ~5.5TB of data. To put that in perspective, we are storing data at a rate equivalent to 4.6 CDROMs per second!" "The PetaBox PowerStore design was inspired by customer requests for a machine that could handle demands for faster data delivery and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output while maintaining the affordability and reliability of the GB series," remarks CR Saikley, Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Capricorn Technologies. "ACCRE's tests with the PowerStore have proven that our expectations for throughput with this box have been exceeded. Design features and components allow us to maintain the low entry cost, low power draw, and low failure rate that have been and will continue to be the hallmarks of Capricorn storage products." About the PowerStore PowerStore storage units are 1U devices designed to deliver performance, storage density, reliability, and scalability at a low cost and with a minimum power budget. Equipped with 4 x SATA drives, duo-core processor, GbE and hardware RAID support, the PowerStore is the latest generation of the PetaBox affordable, energy efficient data storage family and a building block for clustered datastores. PowerStore Availability PetaBox PowerStore technology is available immediately from Capricorn Technologies. For more product information, pricing, or to place an order, please contact: sales@capricorn-tech.com. About ACCRE The Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE) is built and operated by Vanderbilt faculty. ACCRE offers computing resources to enable high performance computing applications in a wide variety of research and education areas. Vanderbilt University is an Internet2 member and a participant in the Abilene network Abilene Network is the U.S. high-performance backbone network created by the Internet2 community. One of the project's aims was to achieve 100 megabit connectivity between every node by the end of 2006. . To learn more about ACCRE, please visit http://www.accre.vanderbilt.edu/about/index.php. About Capricorn Technologies Capricorn Technologies is proud to be a leader in the next data storage revolution. Founded in 2004, Capricorn supplies a wide range of storage options: from individual 1U rackable devices with capacities ranging from 1TB to 3TB, to petabyte-class storage solutions for some of largest data archives in the world. Our PetaBox technology provides low cost, low power-consuming storage solutions for data used in nearline and frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. storage systems. For further information, please visit www.capricorn-tech.com. All trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion