Hitachi Ships Small Form Factor Enterprise Hard Drives.Ultrastar C10K147 Hard Drive's Compact Size Optimized for Space & Power for Data Centers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Timed to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the fast ramp of small form factor (SFF (Small Form Factor) Refers to a device that is smaller than others in its field. For example, a miniature display on a cellphone is an SFF device because displays can be extremely large on monitors and TVs by comparison. See form factor. ) enterprise hard drives in 2007, Hitachi announced today it has shipped the Ultrastar[R] C10K147 hard drive, the company's first SFF enterprise product. The 10,000 RPM Ultrastar C10K147 hard drive was developed specifically for high-performance and low-power requirements of servers, delivering up to 147GB1 of capacity and 3Gb/s 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. ) interface. With the Ultrastar C10K147 hard drive, Hitachi expands its enterprise segment participation with a broad and expanded portfolio. Along with the SFF hard drive, Hitachi's portfolio includes the 15,000 RPM 3.5" Ultrastar 15K300 and 10,000 RPM 3.5-inch Ultrastar 10K300 hard drives for mission-critical storage and the 7,200 RPM 3.5-inch Ultrastar A7K1000 one-terabyte hard drive for lower duty-cycle enterprise applications. All three products are shipping now. Space, Power Requirements Drive Small Form Factor Transition Enterprise customers are increasingly seeking solutions to reduce space and power requirements in data centers. Coupled with a new interest in establishing government mandates for "green" data centers, a transition to small form factor hard drives from the traditional 3.5" drives previously used in servers is gaining a new sense of urgency. 2007 has been predicted by industry analysts as a turning point in the volume ramp of small form factor enterprise hard drives. The Ultrastar C10K147 hard drive provides a 50 percent smaller foot print and a 40 percent reduction in z-height over traditional enterprise hard drives. This compact size provides optimal space and power efficiencies while still delivering high performance with 10,000 RPM spin speed, high-speed SAS interface and 16MB data buffer In computing, a buffer is a region of memory used to temporarily hold data while it is being moved from one place to another. Typically, the data is stored in a buffer as it is retrieved from an input device (such as a keyboard) or just before it is sent to an output device (such . These features combine to make the Ultrastar C10K147 hard drive ideally suited for blade servers A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and and 1U and 2U rack-mounted servers See rack server. for mission-critical applications. "With volume availability of our Ultrastar C10K147, we have delivered on our expanded 2007 enterprise product portfolio. The introduction of a small form factor enterprise hard drive and our milestone one-terabyte drive add depth to our enterprise HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive line-up and allow us to further penetrate this segment with a broader range of solutions to address our customers' needs," said Currie Munce, vice president, Enterprise HDD Business Group, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. Summary Hitachi purchased IBM's hard disk drive division, integrated their own HDD operations, and launched the company in 2003. . To learn more information about Hitachi's entire 2007 enterprise hard drive portfolio, listen to our Enterprise HDD Podcast with Doug Pickford, director, marketing and strategy, Enterprise HDDs, at: http://www.podtech.net/home/corporate/2744/hitachi-gsts- doug-pickford-on-the-storage-infrastructure-high-effiency-drives (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. 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Technical Specifications: Ultrastar C10K147 147 / 73 GB (GB = 1 billion bytes, accessible capacity may be less) 137 billion bits per square inch maximum areal density 4 / 2 platters, 2 / 1 recording heads 1057 Mb/s max. media data rate 3.7 ms average seek time (excludes command overhead) 10,000 RPM, 3.0 ms average latency 3Gb/s SAS 16 MB data buffer 14.8 mm in height (max) 227g in weight (max) 300 G/2 ms pulse non-operating shock 9.0 / 8.4 watt operating power (typical) 2.9 Bels typical idle acoustics 5 to 55 degrees C operating temperature 11 GB = one billion bytes, accessible capacity may be less About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Hitachi Global Storage Technologies develops advanced hard disk drives to store and preserve the world's valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value, high-capacity storage in formats suitable for the office, in the home or on the road. With vertically-integrated research, design and manufacturing capabilities, Hitachi delivers leadership technology and quality to its global customer-base. With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi offers a comprehensive range of hard drive products for desktop computers, high-performance storage systems and servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.hitachigst.com. About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT)(TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion yen ($86.8 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com. |
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