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NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network and
identity management solutions, today introduced the NEC D-Series storage
systems that set a new standard for massive scalability, high
performance and high availability.
Using the D-Series storage arrays, small to large enterprises can for
the first time non-disruptively and cost-effectively scale storage from
219 GB to 1.152 PB—upgrades that can be made
while the systems remain online. Non-disruptive upgrades are possible
with the NEC D-Series’ revolutionary design,
the first to unify the characteristics of mid-range modular and
enterprise storage architectures in a single system. With the D-Series
arrays, enterprises can also scale from 2 GB to 128 GB of cache, from
four to sixty-four 4 GB-per-second fibre channels, and from three to
1,536 disk drives. This broad, non-disruptive scalability provides
businesses with incredible flexibility in deploying a storage system for
today’s needs that can grow to meet tomorrow’s
demands.
"Customers across a broad range of industries are experiencing
tremendous growth in the storage capacity and performance needed to
support a successful business," said Brad Nisbet, program manager for
IDC Storage Systems. "Storage systems like the D-Series from NEC that
allow customers to non-disruptively scale capacity, performance,
connectivity and availability across a broad range of entry-points can
provide the flexibility and investment protection that customers are
seeking."
NEC D-Series is designed to meet the most demanding requirements of
enterprises’ mission critical applications for
scalability, availability and business continuity. In addition to online
upgrades, the new system offers unmatched functionality for maximizing
throughput and availability, including:
RAID Triple Mirror (RAID-TM): Only NEC offers RAID-TM, which
combines solid random access performance with continuous operation—even
in the event of two hard disk drive (HDD) failures. The D-Series also
includes RAID-6.
SAS disk drives: The NEC D-Series is the first tier-one storage
product to feature the superior-performance Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS)
drives in addition to Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
drives.
NEC Phoenix technology: NEC’s
patented Phoenix technology reduces HDD degradation, cutting the need
to do rebuilds by up to 50 percent.
Cache Mirror Continuity: New with the D-Series is
double-mirrored cache to maintain high response rates in the event of
a cache failure.
Double Redundant Power Supply: Double redundant power ensures
operational continuity in the event that multiple power supplies fail.
Scalability at Unprecedented Magnitudes: Starting at less than
219 GB and scaling to over 1.1 PB, users can mitigate the disruption
caused by constant changes to their storage infrastructure.
"Enterprises of all sizes must continually manage the growth, cost and
complexity of the storage systems that support their most critical
business operations,” said Matthew Wolken,
vice president, Fault Tolerant Servers and Data Storage of NEC
Corporation of America. “With our new NEC
D-Series, these companies’ decisions are
simplified by the unprecedented flexibility of right-sized storage
systems that can scale to support the most demanding operational and
transaction environments.”
NEC D-Series Features Five Models
The new NEC D-Series is available in five storage array models. The
D8-1010, D8-1020 and D8-1040 provide a non-disruptive upgrade path for
mid- to large-size enterprises through NEC’s
unified modular-monolithic design. The D1-10 and D3-10, which require
offline upgrades, offer affordable high performance for small to medium
businesses.
D8-1040 Storage Array. NEC’s
D8-1040 storage array provides high-end performance accommodating the
most demanding environments when both a large compliment of hosts and
considerable data storage is required. The four-node version features up
to 64 fibre channel ports, 1,536 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 128 GB cache.
D8-1020 Storage Array. NEC’s
D8-1020 mid-range model, positioned for medium-sized businesses or
enterprise business units, provides additional capacity and throughput
to handle more hosts and larger storage requirements. The two-node
version features up to 32 fibre channel ports, 768 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 64
GB cache.
D8-1010 Storage Array. NEC’s
D8-1010 mid-range model is designed for the medium-sized businesses or
enterprise departments. The single node array features up 16 fibre
channel ports, 384 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 32 GB cache.
D3-10 Storage Array. NEC’s
D1-30 entry-level model for small businesses or departments combines
excellent performance, and reduced TCO, with greater capacity and
throughput. It features up to 12 fibre channel ports, 144 SAS/SATA HDDs,
and 4 GB cache.
D1-10 Storage Array. NEC’s
D1-10 entry-level model for small businesses or work groups offers
excellent performance and TCO reduction. It includes 4 fibre channel
ports, 72 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 2 GB cache.
All of the D-Series models are backed by NEC's storage software suite,
which is designed to meet the data management and business continuity
requirements to compete in the global market place. NEC's data
management software portfolio offers products in the key areas of
business continuity, configuration management, performance monitoring,
load balancing, seamless capacity expansion and disaster recovery.
Availability
Pricing for the D-Series starts at:
D1-10: $15,000 – available
immediately
D3-10: $26,000 – available
immediately
D8-Series: Prices range from $43,000 to $153,000 –
available at the end of summer 2007
About NEC Corporation of America
NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network,
IT and identity management solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC
Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY), a Global 200 company founded in 1899, which
delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and
storage technologies, virtualization and digital cinema solutions to
biometric security, optical network, radio communications and IP voice
and data systems. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier, SMB and
large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more
information, please visit www.necam.com.
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NEC Corporation of America.