Adaptec has expanded its MaxIQ SSD Caching product portfolio with the launch of three new storage controllers, a new 64GB Cache Performance Kit, wider support for solid-state drives (SSDs) and enhanced management and analytics tools.
The company claims that the MaxIQ SSD Caching products can deliver up to eight times the I/O performance of hard disk drive-only arrays, and reduce capital and operating expenses up to 70%, allowing IT managers to build High-Performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs), data storage arrays consisting of both hard disk drives (HDDs) and SSDs.
According to Adaptec, the MaxIQ Storage Controller family is built on advanced data protection and high-performance architecture, and includes Intelligent Power Management (IPM) for energy-efficiency, as well as support for all mainstream SSDs including drives from OCZ Technology and STEC. The new Q-Series Storage Controller family includes MaxIQ 2405Q, MaxIQ 5805Q, and MaxIQ 5805ZQ.
All MaxIQ Storage Controllers feature 1.2GHz of processing power, 512MB of DDR2 write cache, Hybrid SSD read caching with support for multiple MLC and SLC SSD devices, and direct I/O connectivity for SATA/SAS SSDs, hard drives and tape devices, Adaptec said.
The company said that the new MaxIQ 64GB Cache Performance Kit can be paired with any Adaptec Series 5Z, Series 5 or Series 2 Storage Controller and includes a 64GB Intel X-25E Extreme solid-state drive.
In addition, SSD caching end-user tools are also available to analyse I/O data flows and predict performance. Plus I/O instrumentation allows for easy configuration, monitoring and management, making it easy for data centre and cloud computing customers to integrate HPHAs without disrupting existing operations, the company said.
Jared Peters, vice president of sales and marketing at Adaptec, said: “Our goal is to provide our customers with performance enhancing products that provide more flexibility and create greater operational efficiencies. Our enhanced Adaptec MaxIQ solutions meet all of these goals.
“As SSDs continue to prove their value in a wide range of enterprise, data center and other high-performance computing environments, the need for effective solutions that allow IT managers to take advantage of SSD performance benefits at the lowest possible cost is paramount.
