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NetApp enhances E-Series platform

Kirsten Doyle
By Kirsten Doyle, ITWeb contributor.
Dublin, 14 Nov 2012

NetApp has enhanced its E-Series platform, designed for high-performance applications and data-intensive workflows.

According to the storage giant, the updated platform forms a foundation for highly available, high-capacity, performance-optimised application workflows in critical vertical markets, including healthcare, security, media and entertainment, and high-performance computing markets such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and government.

New features include the addition of SSD cache for improved performance, a broadening of network interface support for the E5400 storage system for increased connectivity and network flexibility, and new mirroring and replication services for greater data protection.

The company says businesses that deal with large, complex datasets can accelerate their workflows with new SSD cache capabilities. SSD cache allows customers to automatically store blocks of "hot" data on solid-state drives for rapid access that improves application performance.

For capacity or retention requirements, data that is accessed less often is stored on more cost-effective, larger-capacity HDDs. SSD cache also allows intelligent storage tiering and provides faster access to critical application data and cost-effective density for longer retention periods.

Flexible infrastructure allows companies to adapt as infrastructure needs change, says NetApp. Other E-Series updates mean customers and OEMs can now use new 10Gbps iSCSI and 6Gbps SAS network interfaces on NetApp E5400 systems, providing the broadest network interface selection available for dedicated workload solutions.

These interfaces optimise the customer environment for connecting hosts and extending replication capabilities between E-Series systems.

In addition, enhanced data protection features help E-Series and OEM customers deliver a dedicated, highly available, application-specific infrastructure. Updates include additional mirroring, copy service techniques and dynamic disk pools to secure data.

These technologies not only add security, but allow big data customers to maintain business operations and reduce storage systems costs.

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