Maxtec Limited, a dominant player in the local storage system market, has announced the release of the new Sagitta Fibre-Fibre RAID Subsystem which is now available in South Africa through Maxtec.
The UK storage specialist, Sagitta Performance Systems focuses on high performance disk solutions and has actively been designing and implementing Storage Area Networking (SAN) solutions for over four years. It is considered the leading independent provider of SAN in Europe. "With the technical skills Maxtec has access to through its 20% interest in the Sagitta, we have a significant advantage over IBM`s competitors," states managing director George Talbot.
This advantage is strengthened by Maxtec`s excellent SAN product range that features products from the industry-leading Fibre Channel connectivity manufacturers Brocade, Gadzoox and Vixel.
The new Salient Fibre-Fibre RAID subsystem solution is an excellent addition to Maxtec`s SAN product range and provides 36 GB to 6 Terabytes of protected disk storage. A scaleability that is unmatched in the industry. One of the only end-to-end fibre solutions, the system is able to provide cost effective storage that dramatically improves application productivity through unparalleled performance.
The product is particularly suitable for organisations running databases and other transaction-based applications such as banks, airline and railway reservation systems, government departments and utilities and telecommunications.
Today all storage products are either SAN-enabled or have a definitive SAN migration path.
SAN is scaleable manageable storage that is ultimately a more intelligent storage strategy. The basic concept underlying SAN is that it allows machines to directly access storage resources, improving availability, resilience and productivity through improved performance. This is achieved by creating two networks to move data, the LAN for messages and the SAN for user data. The net result to the customer includes the fantastic / phenomenal / astonishing improvement in data movement performance.
Other benefits of SAN strategies include reduced IT costs through storage consolidation and investment protection through SAN scaleability.
"The speed, flexibility, manageability and connect-ability of the Salient Fibre-Fibre RAID subsystem with SAN bids this product enormous potential in the South African market," concludes Talbot. "Ultimately, this marvel puts Maxtec at the forefront of storage and networking technology."
The product`s recent launch overseas has had tremendous success, with installations up and running in the UK, servicing the broadcasting and video industries.
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