Xyratex Jumps to 8-Gig FC RAID

HAVANT, U.K. -- Xyratex, Ltd. (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of enterprise-class data storage subsystems and storage process technology, today announced significant performance and data protection enhancements for its OneStorTM Extensible Storage Platform (ESP) family. OneStor is a modular, standards-based architecture designed to drive diverse workloads leveraging extreme storage density, 8Gb/s throughput, intelligent platform management and power efficiency in the industrys most versatile, adaptable storage system design.

The introduction of the third member of the OneStor family, the SP1212s; a 2U, 12-drive storage system; joins the IOPS-optimized SP1224s and the capacity-optimized SP1424s family. This versatile trio of storage enclosures complements the introduction of RAID data protection and high-performance 8Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) host connectivity across the entire RAID product family. The OneStor ESP family enables server and storage OEMs investment protection and reduction in time to market by up to 50 percent.

"Xyratex has been a trusted partner for many years as our storage supplier, delivering highly reliable, innovative product designs that provide our customers a competitive edge," said Billy Russell, manager, solution architects, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. “The announcement of the 6500 series storage from Xyratex is key to strengthening our relationship, and we look forward to adopting this technology for our Professional Services business."

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