Fujitsu, OnStor Partner

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced it is partnering with ONStor, Inc., a leading provider of scalable clustered NAS storage solutions for the enterprise, to deliver a highly scalable storage platform that will allow mid-sized to large enterprises to consolidate existing storage islands and simplify the management and protection of unstructured data. The combination of Fujitsu ETERNUS storage systems and the ONStor Bobcat™ NAS Gateway creates a highly reliable solution that employs innovative technology to ensure greater throughput, capacity and energy efficiency. As part of the agreement, Fujitsu will resell the ONStor Bobcat NAS Gateway models 2240, 2260 and 2280 with its ETERNUS4000 and ETERNUS8000 storage systems.

"Almost every area of the enterprise is experiencing rapid growth of unstructured data. Administrators are looking for more centralized solutions that will address this growth while improving overall data access and data protection," said Brad Nisbet, research manager for storage systems at IDC. "Solutions such as the one delivered by the combination of Fujitsu and ONStor create a reliable, cost-effective and high-performance solution that will facilitate a consolidation strategy designed to protect the company, add important levels of control over data, and help scattered data administrators sleep at night."

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