Hitachi Data Systems announced today that a disk less versions of its TagmaStore Network Storage Controller NSC55 is now available.
The disk less version of the NSC55 targets customers that want to deploy the virtualization features of the unit but have already enough capacity to satisfy their business demands, says Hitachi.
The disk less NSC55 maintains the same architecture of disk-equipped models and can be updated with internal drives when needed.
According to Hitachi, a disk less NSC55 can connect a variety of arrays including other vendors' products to its embedded FC ports, and manage a global capacity of up to 16 petabytes.
Taking advantage of the NSC55 Universal Virtualization Layer software customers can achieve more efficient utilization of existing arrays and add features such as tiered storage management and replication, Hitachi explains.
The disk less NSC55 starts at $90,000 in configurations with 16 FC ports.
Posted by Mario Apicella on April 24, 2006 08:16 AM
