TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 7th, 2013 – Infortrend® (Public TPE: 2495) today announced the release of four 10Gb/s iSCSI EonStor DS G7i models. These arrays include advanced new hardware and improved virtualization features aimed at SMEs looking to meet the most pressing demands of today’s IT environment such as ever-increasing performance, scalability and usability.
Reacting to the growing need for higher performance, Infortrend’s new EonStor DS G7i systems feature an advanced new hardware design with modular architecture including a dual-core processor that provides a 75-80% improvement in performance compared to previous models.
In addition the EonStor DS G7i is VAAI (vStorage API for Array Integration) ready, supporting features that allow for more efficient usage of network resources and enable significant improvements in virtual machine operations such as hardware assisted locking, block zeroing and full copy.
The EonStor DS G7i systems provide sustained high performance levels, making them ideal for I/O-intensive environments such as HPC, database applications, virtualized systems, cloud datacenters, media and broadcasting. The EonStor DS G7i’s powerful features enable SMEs to efficiently meet their ever-increasing data storage demands without breaking the bank.
Thomas Kao, Director of Product Planning at Infortrend, stated “In the current IT landscape performance is never enough and more features are on the wish list of most end users who want to meet all their requirements even when, as is the case with the majority of SMEs, they have more modest budgets.” He added: “Infortrend’s new 10Gb/s iSCSI EonStor DS G7i models, with their advanced hardware and virtualization features, represent the best choice for SMEs looking to meet their present IT demands and to prepare for future ones as well.”
There are four 10Gb/s EonStor DS G7i models available with the following features:
With Dual-redundant Controller Configuration:
S16E-R2251: 10 Gb/s iSCSI host interface, 3U/16-bay form factor.
S12E-R2251: 10 Gb/s iSCSI host interface, 2U/12-bay form factor.
With Single Controller Configuration:
S16E-G2251: 10 Gb/s iSCSI host interface, 3U/16-bay form factor.
S12E-G2251: 10 Gb/s iSCSI host interface, 2U/12-bay form factor.
For more information about Infortrend’s solutions, please visit www.infortrend.com.
Founded in 1993, Infortrend Corporation (Public TPE: 2495) is a leading provider of high performance networked storage solutions focusing on quality, reliability, choice and value. Fueled by a depth of technological expertise and system level knowledge, Infortrend storage solutions have been widely deployed on a variety of demanding applications by multiple users across commercial and industrial markets. Its core brands include the ESVA, EonStor DS, EonStor and EonNAS product families. For more information, please visit www.infortrend.com.
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