JDSU's Network Instruments Doubles Storage Capacity in GigaStor Expandable

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 26, 2014) - Network Instruments, a business unit of JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU), announced today it has increased the scalability of its popular GigaStor product by doubling the capacity of its GigaStor Expandable and 10 Gb Wire Speed appliances. Now capable of storing 96 TB of network and application traffic for analysis in a single chassis, the GigaStor Expandable scales to more than a petabyte with additional units.

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GigaStor network forensics, data retention solutions are used by network managers and engineers for retrospective network analysis and troubleshooting. Using GigaStor's analytics, network teams can navigate to the exact moment a problem occurred, view packet-level details around the event, and resolve the issue. This saves significant time troubleshooting and eliminates having to recreate the performance problem.

"As the only performance management company developing and manufacturing hardware and software in-house, our solutions are purpose-built to manage network and application performance for large enterprise environments," said Steve Brown, Director of Product Marketing for Network Instruments. "GigaStor established itself as a leading solution by being the first retrospective network analysis appliance to provide complete packet capture in fully-saturated 10 Gb networks and interfacing with 40 Gb networks. Our customers can rely on us to integrate the latest capture and storage technologies to ensure quick and accurate resolution."

GigaStor 10 Gb Wire Speed, optimized for out-of-box monitoring of saturated 10 Gb Ethernet links, now provides 288 TB of storage via three 5U enclosures. GigaStor Expandable capacities begin at 96 TB (increasing by 96 TB increments) to 288 TB, thereafter growing in 288 TB amounts to 576 TB, 864 TB, and more than a petabyte of packet capture storage. The Expandable product line offers in-the-field scalability to meet growing performance monitoring needs on gigabit, 10 Gb, and 40 Gb links.

About Network Instruments
Network Instruments, a JDSU Performance Management Solution, is an industry leader in application and network management. It provides products that optimize performance and speed problem resolution, helping ensure delivery of critical applications for businesses worldwide. Network Instruments delivers these benefits through a seamlessly integrated line of precision-engineered software and hardware systems for exact network monitoring and analysis. For more information, visit www.networkinstruments.com or follow on Twitter @netinst.

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