Dell network storage server provides easy-to-use, flexible solution for growing organisations, workgroups

Dell today announced the PowerVault 745N, a network-attached storage (NAS) server designed to help small businesses, corporate workgroups and branch offices address increasing data storage needs.

This next generation storage server provides enterprise-class capacity of up to 4TB of external SCSI-attached storage along with Dell trademark value and ease of use features that are critical to the entry-level market.

In addition to new levels of expandability, the system`s management features and performance capabilities deliver advanced functionality for critical business tasks such as data consolidation and backup. Powered by Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 and the latest Intel processors, it can be deployed quickly and easily onto virtually any network.

"Our customers continue to ask for flexible, affordable storage servers that offer enterprise capabilities," said Tiny Maubane, Enterprise Product Manager of Dell South Africa. "The Dell PowerVault 745N delivers on all of this and more - for example deployment has been simplified to take as little as 15 minutes."

The 1U rack-optimised PowerVault 745N offers customers a choice of Intel Celeron or Pentium 4 processor with speeds up to 3.2GHz and storage capacity ranging from 160GB to 4TB, ensuring that storage systems can scale to accommodate business growth.

The PowerVault 745N also comes with advanced software options that help ease system administration and increase data protection. For example, customers can take snapshot copies of their data, a critical data protection feature that allows them to quickly revert back to previous versions of data in the case of software issues or accidental file deletion.

Dell status reporting tools and Web-based management tools provide real-time system utilisation and performance information and enable remote monitoring from a central console. The PowerVault 745N also supports Dell PowerVault tape backup devices and data protection software from VERITAS and Yosemite Technologies for fast, simple backup to disk and tape capabilities.

The PowerVault 745N storage server, available in SA from April 2004, supports Windows, Linux, NetWare, Unix and Macintosh environments. Dell also offers a full suite of services to help further enhance customers` networked storage solutions, including ROI assessments for consolidation initiatives, design and deployment, and training and support. For more information on Dell storage, please visit http://www.dell.co.za/storage.