Dataram introduces RAID-Ready(TM) Technology; Innovative new storage systems provide high-performance, low-cost solutions at less than $1.00 per megabyte today, allow companies to add RAID protection in the future.PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1994--Dataram Corp., a leading manufacturer of RAID storage subsystems, today announced the release of a new line of RAID-Ready(TM) products, which give users the ability to purchase high-capacity storage subsystems at a much lower cost per megabyte, and to add RAID and 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 to the system as they see the need. RAID-Ready systems are based on the same modular, flexible design that characterize Dataram's DATARAID(R) line of RAID storage systems. In their initial configurations, RAID-Ready systems provide a modular enclosure that can contain up to seven 2 or 4 GB drives--up to 30 GB maximum. The DATARAID family gives administrators the ability to configure the drives in virtually any combination--as independent drives, as multiple logical units, or as a single logical unit. Moreover, RAID-Ready units have the ability--unique among high performance storage systems--to integrated independent isolated connections with multiple host systems via Single-ended 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. , Differential SCSI See SCSI. , or DSSI DSSI Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. DSSI Digital Storage Systems Interconnect DSSI Dead Sea Scrolls Institute (Trinity Western University, Canada) DSSI Digital Small Storage Interconnect . With this combination of high capacity, low per megabyte cost, and unmatched flexibility, RAID-Ready systems can be integrated easily and cost-effectively in virtually any computing environment. RAID-Ready systems also give administrators the same flexibility in implementing a data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. strategy. Administrators who are currently using host-based mirroring can configure the drives in a RAID-Ready system as mirrored sets to provide full data duplication. With the simple plug-in addition if the DATARAID RAID controller A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. , the system gives users the ability to implement full data protection (RAID 3 or RAID 5) for up to 28.5 GB. Data striping See disk striping. (storage) data striping - Segmentation of logically sequential data, such as a single file, so that segments can be written to multiple physical devices (usually disk drives) in a round-robin fashion. (RAID 0) is also available for performance-intensive application requirements. To ensure total availability, RAID-Ready systems are outfitted with redundant fans. Redundant power supplies, and in some cases a redundant Raid controller, are also offered, providing a complete high-availability solution. "Companies today know that data protection is important--but they have serious issues to consider in terms of the price and performance of RAID systems based on each application environment," said Rich Vito, Dataram's Storage Program Manager. "RAID-Ready allows users to respond to changing demands for storage--from individual disks to a full RAID solution--within the same enclosure. The DATARAID family is already the most modular subsystem on the market, and the flexibility of RAID-Ready will ensure users' ability to optimize their total storage investment." In conjunction with the introduction, Dataram also announced promotional pricing on selected RAID-Ready configurations at an unprecedented price of less than $1.00 per usable megabyte. The promotion also includes reduced charges for future RAID upgrades for early RAID-Ready customers. Founded in 1967, Dataram Corp. has been making high-quality memory and storage products longer than the combined total of nearly all other manufacturers. Today Dataram offers a broad range of memory and storage products for workstations, servers, and microcomputers in the open systems environment. Dataram is headquartered in Princeton, with offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe and in Asia/Pacific. The company's stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol DTM DTM dermatophyte test medium. . CONTACT: Dataram, Princeton Carol Battaglia, 609/799-0071 |
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