Nexsan, an independent provider of disk-based storage systems,
announced the first two models of the E5000 Family of NAS storage
systems, the E5110 and the E5310. Both models utilize the FASTier
cache, which utilizes multiple SSD technologies that work transparently
to boost performance for random I/O workloads including applications
that are run on top of virtualized computing environments such as
VMware, Xen and Hyper-V.
The E5000 Family is the latest addition to Nexsan's Flexible Storage
Platform. It is designed to fill the need for NAS storage,
complementing the E-Series Fibre Channel and iSCSI block storage
systems and the CAS-based Assureon archive and cloud storage systems.
The E5110 provides a NAS system with 8TB to 62TB of capacity in 3U to
6U of rack space. The E5310 is a 3U high availability NAS head, which
leverages the storage density of the Nexsan E-Series block storage
systems to provide 9TB to 720TB of storage in 19U of rack space.
Features include reservation-less snapshots, replication, quotas, AD
and LDAP integration, and thin provisioning.
"Companies of all sizes require the flexibility to efficiently scale
their storage capacity without high expense or added IT management
burden," said Terri McClure, senior analyst at IT analytics firm
Enterprise Strategy Group. "Nexsan has built a very innovative approach
to solving the increasing storage needs of today's midsize enterprises.
The E5000 Family matches the advanced features of their Flexible
Storage Platform with the simplicity of a plug-and-play NAS device for
truly flexible and reliable storage, while the new management interface
is ideally suited to the allow the IT generalist to get even the
advanced features up and running quickly."
Each member of the E5000 Family offers Nexsan's E-Centre graphical
user interface for deployment and ongoing management of multiple
dispersed systems from a single pane of glass. E5000 storage pools
feature virtualized, online capacity expansion so administrators can
add capacity as needed without any disruption to users or applications.
"We are impressed by the advanced features and ease of use of the
E5000 system," said Steve Bishop, CTO of Veristor, a provider of
virtual infrastructure, enterprise storage solutions and services. "The
new system provides high availability for mission critical environments
while delivering the density leadership and efficiency we've come to
expect from Nexsan."
All Nexsan E-Series storage systems feature centralized storage
management software for simplified deployment, management and support
and offer a range of features including system redundancy for high
availability and powerful performance for demanding applications. The
Nexsan E-Series integrates Nexsan storage hardware and E-Series
intelligence.
"Nexsan continues to deliver the innovative, high performance
storage solutions our customers are demanding," said Scott Mellegaard,
solutions architect with 3RP, a Nexsan value added reseller. "With the
E5000 Family Nexsan is really hitting the market with the right
solution at the right price. It gives customers everything they are
looking for in terms of capacity, scalability and virtualization
support. It is a true complement to their E-Series SAN storage
solutions for customers that need an end-to-end storage solution."
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