Extreme Consolidation

Taking Consolidation to New Extremes

The explosion of unstructured data has created a new set of performance and capacity requirements. Relying on conventional storage systems, that were designed specifically for small file database applications, to provide bandwidth performance or manage large capacities forces users to purchase multiple systems, creating isolated islands of storage, unnecessary cost, complexity and risk.

S2A Extreme Storage is purpose-built to provide the most cost-efficient platform to scale performance and capacity. A single S2A storage platform provides several times the bandwidth and drive management of conventional systems. In addition, our ultra-dense disk enclosures enable you to store 2.4PB in only two racks and manage multiple storage tiers by supporting the intermix of SSD, SAS and SATA in the same drive enclosure. Support NAS, SAN and DAS environments. These powerful enablers allow you to collapse multiple systems, simplifying your environment and reducing operational costs.

Extreme Storage means Extreme Simplicity. Scaling to 1.2PB with S2A means simply adding drive trays within a single rack. Conventional storage systems would require 3 racks or more for the same capacity, which means more switches, more power, more cooling, more floor space, more management and increased complexity throughout the data center. Scaling to 2.4 petabytes means adding only one more rack when it comes to S2A, as opposed to adding at least 3 more racks of conventional storage systems and their associated complexities.

Extreme Storage for NAS enables you to reduce the hardware sprawl of conventional NAS systems which make scaling so inefficient and complex. Conventional NAS systems create filer islands and consume significant amounts of unnecessary floor space, energy and networking components. With S2A Extreme Storage, you can reduce a multitude of filers by consolidating them into a single, centralized, massively scalable filer while at the same time significantly increasing filer performance.

S2A is a highly differentiated, enterprise-class, petabyte-scale storage platform that is changing the economics for organizations of all sizes. Extreme Storage has helped companies just like yours save time, money and eliminate headaches, which is why you can't afford to ignore our technology for managing the rapid growth of your unstructured data.