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RAID Inc. Announces Support for 2TB SATA Drives, 8Gb FC Interfaces in Falcon Series
Archival Storage Line Upgrades Capacity, Performance Capabilities
| Source: RAID Incorporated
METHUEN, MA--(Marketwire - October 7, 2009) - RAID
Incorporated, a customized storage, services, and HPC solutions
provider specializing in leading-edge technologies, today announced the
qualification of enterprise 2TB 7,200 RPM SATA-II drives from Hitachi in
their latest Falcon IV
series of customized storage solutions.
The Falcon IV line is
available in 2U 12-Bay, 3U 16-bay, and 4U 24-bay base units, and is
scalable to a maximum of 112 SAS / SATA-II drives using redundant expansion
chassis. With today's announcement, users now have the ability to scale up
to 224 TB of raw storage capacity under one controller set.
In addition, the Falcon
IV line comes standard with an 8Gb FC host interface option, allowing
for connectivity to higher-end SAN solutions and throughput-intensive
direct-attached implementations. This is fully backwards-compatible with
any industry-standard 4Gb FC and 2Gb FC host bus adapters and switches. SAS
and SCSI host options are also available.
"As the capacity requirements of applications such as archiving and
disk-to-disk backup continue to grow exponentially, the release and
qualification of the 2TB SATA-II drive in the new Falcon IV series comes at
the perfect time," stated Tad Gambiza, Vice President of Engineering at
RAID. "After a great deal of anticipation this year, we are excited to
provide a high performing solution with 2TB drives that meet RAID Inc.'s
rigorous testing and quality standards."
About RAID Incorporated
Since 1994 RAID Inc. has provided true 100% customized storage and
computing solutions that best meet the unique requirements of HPC centers,
corporations, government entities and educational institutions worldwide.
From supercomputing to grid computing, RAID Inc. ensures the availability
of critical digital content in real-time, all the time. The company
guarantees this with the "RAID Approach," the industry's only concierge
service and support model that assures the highest level of personalized
support and resolution to any issue. StorageWatch®, the
industry's only real-time monitoring and managed storage service offering
which lowers total cost of ownership while increasing data availability,
was developed as part of the" RAID Approach" to better serve its customers.
RAID Inc.'s guaranteed "customer first" approach has made them an industry
leader in true 100% customized storage and the best service and support.
For more information about RAID Inc. visit www.raidinc.com or call
800-330-7335.