EqualLogic Expands High-Performance Serial Attached SCSI Product Line for Demanding Enterprise Applications with Higher Capacity Array.New PS3900XV Advances EqualLogic's Leadership in Delivering High-Performance iSCSI Solutions NASHUA, N.H. -- EqualLogic[R], the leading provider of enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions, today announced the third product in its series of high-performance Serial Attached SCSI See SAS. (SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. ) storage arrays. The PS3900XV extends EqualLogic's leadership in delivering high-performance SAS-based solutions that reduce the time and money businesses spend on managing storage. "We added the new SAS-based arrays to our existing EqualLogic SANs to handle our most critical and demanding random 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 and database applications," said Alan J. Hunt, manager of operations at Detroit, Michigan-based law firm Dickinson Wright. "In about 20 minutes, we added the new arrays and started to dynamically move booted volumes and databases to them. The tiered SAN environment we set up integrates three pools of storage, allowing us to strategically place information on the right storage tier based on the performance and capacity needs of each application." EqualLogic introduced its PS3000 Series SAS storage arrays last September. The PS3900XV strengthens that line with a high-capacity 15,000 rpm storage array delivering 4.8 terabytes of high-speed storage for demanding enterprise applications, such as VMware Infrastructure 3 environments, large Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. installations, Microsoft SQL Servers and Oracle databases. The PS3000 Series uses Seagate Technology's CHEETAH high-speed SAS disk drives and LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic's SAS 1068 chipset to deliver the highest performing iSCSI storage arrays available today. "EqualLogic continues to break new ground in delivering the latest high-performance, SAS-based storage solutions to customers requiring relentless data delivery and bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly reliability for mission-critical operations," said Sherman Black, general manager and senior vice president of Seagate's Enterprise Compute Business. "Seagate's robust enterprise CHEETAH 15K.5 hard drives serve as the backbone to support the intense application loads of EqualLogic's PS3000 Series systems." "Our research shows that end users want the support of different drive types within their storage systems," said Tony Asaro, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "We believe that EqualLogic is an innovator and implementer, and their continued support of SAS is another proof point of this. They were one of the first storage system vendors that supported 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 and designed their architecture to support SAS when the time was right--and they wasted no time getting it into their products. SAS and SATA complement one another providing an excellent balance of price and performance. EqualLogic challenges the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. via its iSCSI focus and using SAS drives, offering lower cost alternatives to legacy Fibre Channel." The award-winning and data-center-proven PS Series offers a comprehensive and fully integrated standard feature set at no additional cost. All three of EqualLogic's SAS arrays are fully compatible with all existing Serial ATA See SATA. Serial ATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) models of the EqualLogic PS Series family. Every EqualLogic array comes with fully redundant, fault-tolerant hardware and includes automatic storage-management and tiering software. Multiple arrays combine to form a scalable storage grid that expands in capacity as needed as needed prn. See prn order. without disruption. Pricing and Availability The PS3900XV ships in March with a U.S. list price of $67,000. About SAS Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is the logical evolution of the 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. computer protocol, including its long-established software advantage and the SATA electrical and physical connection interface. With enterprise storage requirements escalating and becoming more complex, factors such as larger capacity, greater density, security, scalability and accessibility are more critical than ever. Enterprise data centers must be online all the time, fulfill requests from numerous users simultaneously, allow for constant growth and expansion, and be maintained while in operation. SAS meets all these demands while providing the highest performance. The results of aligning SAS and SATA technologies to serve storage users who need large capacity at a lower cost will provide even greater choice to the storage industry. For more information, visit the SCSI Trade Association The SCSI Trade Association, or SCSITA, is an industry trade group which exists to promote the use SCSI technology. It was formed in 1996 [1]. As of 2006, major members include Adaptec, HP, Intel, LSI Logic, Seagate, and IBM [1]. Web site: http://www.scsita.org/. About EqualLogic EqualLogic makes data storage systems that radically simplify the way mid-size and large businesses store and protect information. EqualLogic's award-winning PS Series storage area network (SAN) solution provides sophisticated management capabilities that reduce the time and money IT staff spend on storage. EqualLogic serves thousands of customers in 35 countries from its headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. , and offices throughout Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.equallogic.com. EqualLogic is a registered trademark of EqualLogic, Inc. Other marks belong to their respective owners. |
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