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Scale8 Unveils Advanced NAS
System
Scale8 Inc. announced the N2200 network-attached storage (NAS) system, a
high-
capacity file storage system with exceptional economics. Combining Scale8's
Distributed Storage Software (DSS) technology with off-the-shelf components,
the N2200 brings the simplicity of NAS systems to customers requiring access
to terabytes of data.
"Reference data, or fixed content, will represent more than half of all the
digitized data on the planet by 2006. The growth rate for this type of content
is in excess of 90 percent annually," said Steve Duplessie, senior analyst
with the Enterprise Storage Group. "The product criteria for success with this
dynamic is pretty straightforward -- users need cheap, really smart storage
that is effectively a plug it and forget it device. Scale8 has figured this
out and can make waves in this growing market."
"Truly distributed systems like ours have the power to solve critical
customer
problems," said Bo Ewald, chairman and CEO, Scale8. "The N2200 addresses
specific customer needs to expand capacity online while retaining high
availability and lowering storage costs."
About the Scale8 N2200 NAS System
The N2200 is a high capacity NAS system that delivers the following
customer
benefits:
- Seamless Expansion: N2200 NAS Systems can be modularly expanded from 6
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108 terabytes without system downtime, enabled by Scale8's unique Distributed
Logical Volume Manager (DLVM) technology.
- Easy Integration and Implementation: N2200 NAS Systems use standard NFS
protocols and require no third-party software. In addition, management is
simplified as compared to traditional NAS systems, since up to 108 terabytes
can be managed as one virtual storage system.
- High Availability: N2200 NAS Systems provide resiliency for multiple
disk
failures within and between nodes, enabled by Scale8's unique Dual Data
Protection capability.
- Cost Efficiency: N2200 NAS Systems provide exceptional economics,
enabled
by off-the-shelf components and high-density disk drives. In addition,
simplified management of a large-scale NAS system provides low overall total
cost of ownership.
Details, Pricing and Availability
The N2200 will be generally available in March 2003. Pricing for a base
configuration of 6 terabytes starts at $105,000. Pricing for a 12 terabyte
configuration starts at $145,000.
About Scale8
Scale8 provides file storage solutions based on patent-pending distributed
systems technology. Scale8 delivers this technology in its Network-Attached
Storage (NAS) product family and via its Global Storage Service, which has
served Fortune 500 companies around the world since October 2000. The company
is headquartered in San Francisco, with facilities in the United States,
Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Web site: www.scale8.com
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