DataDirect Networks (DDN), a specialist in HPC and big data, has released what it describes as the world’s densest storage solution with capacity of more than 5PBs in a single rack.
As the exponential growth of big data continues to put significant strain on IT infrastructures and budgets, organisations are looking for a long-term solution to successfully ingesting, storing, processing and distributing data.
While performance remains a key storage requirement, increasingly HPC, financial services and large enterprise customers are also looking for solutions that help reduce data center sprawl, power consumption, administrative overhead and overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Tuned for these critical needs of these markets, the recently launched DDNTM ultrahigh density SS8460 disk drive enclosures, in conjunction with the SFA 12K and SFA7700 storage platforms, can apparently now handle up to 84 drives with 6 TB drives in just 4U rack space.
By nearly doubling the amount of storage in a single rack than was previously available, DDN claims to offer up to 40% more density as compared to even the highest density storage array offerings available in the market today, thereby slashing Operational Expense by half and delivering unprecedented levels of performance and scalability for organizations looking to solve their Big Data challenges.
Molly Rector, CMO, DDN, said: "In a world where data growth is outpacing the power and space needed to store and manage it, customers are relying on the vendors that continually innovate to maximize data centre footprint and power utilisation.
"DDN’s rich history in delivering market firsts is reinforced in this latest generation of storage enclosures which is designed to specifically meet customer requirements for massive density, performance and value. With this latest 5 PB offering, we continue to maintain our density lead in the market, as well as our position as the de facto choice for high performance storage for HPC, FSI and large enterprise customers."
