For Immediate Release
Pogo Linux and Nexenta Announce New StorageDirector Z-Series Storage Solutions, Featuring NexentaStor(TM)
Delivers Leadership ROI by Leveraging ZFS for Enterprise Storage
Manageability, Scalability, and Reliability
PORTLAND, Ore. and PALO ALTO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Pogo
Linux, a Seattle-based storage server manufacturer, and Nexenta Systems,
developer of NexentaStor(TM), the leading open storage solution based upon
the revolutionary file system ZFS, announced the immediate availability of
a new set of storage appliances featuring NexentaStor at this week's OSCon
2008. These storage appliances, called the StorageDirector Z-Series,
deliver enterprise class NAS functionality built upon the ZFS based
NexentaStor software on integrated Pogo Linux hardware platforms.
"NexentaStor with ZFS delivers a new paradigm of scalability, ease of
use, and data integrity to enterprise NAS deployments," said Brian
Babineau, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Customers are looking
for scalability without complexity, and today's announcement means Nexenta
and Pogo Linux are extremely well positioned to meet these demands
effectively and economically."
The StorageDirector Z-Series NAS appliances leverage NexentaStor and
the ZFS file system to offer many advantages including inherent
virtualization to pool storage resources, improving scalability and
utilization. In addition, customers can scale without limits as, unlike
legacy storage solutions, there are no limits on file system sizes or on
the number of incremental back-ups. The appliances also include search
capabilities to manage highly granular backup policies, and end to end data
integrity to eliminate the risk of silent data corruption that impacts many
SATA based solutions.
"NexentaStor delivers commercial-grade reliability and value, giving us
a dramatically lower-cost approach to leverage open storage," says Joe
Little, Principal Architect of Stanford University. "We have so far
deployed over 50TB of first and second tier storage at Stanford using
NexentaStor, with PogoLinux providing a stable deployment platform."
"Many of our clients have asked us to deliver a pre-installed hardware
appliance that is optimized for our NexentaStor NAS software," says Evan
Powell, CEO of Nexenta. "Pogo Linux came highly recommended for their open
storage expertise, manufacturing efficiency, and customer service and
support. The integrated solutions we are announcing today will enable our
customers to enjoy the benefits of our ZFS file system based NexentaStor on
an enterprise-grade, reliable, and affordable hardware platform."
"We have worked with many storage companies over the years but Nexenta
is the first to offer a comprehensive set of enterprise features with the
convenience of off-the-shelf storage," says Erik Logan, President and CTO
of Pogo Linux. "We are excited to combine our many years of storage
hardware expertise with Nexenta open storage software to create this
powerful integrated storage appliance."
Pogo Linux's nine years' experience in deploying and supporting NAS in
heterogeneous environments, as well as the feedback gained from Nexenta's
3,000+ installations of NexentaStor, helped Nexenta and PogoLinux design
the new StorageDirector Z-Series NAS appliances to provide enterprise level
capabilities at breakthrough costs.
Three configurations are currently available:
- StorageDirector Z100 NAS Appliance: 1TB of raw storage, starting at $3,555
- StorageDirector Z300 NAS Appliance: 5TB of raw storage, expandable via
SAS, starting at $6,999
- StorageDirector Z400 NAS Appliance: 10 TB of raw storage, expandable
via SAS, starting at $8,999
The StorageDirector NAS appliances are shipping immediately, and can be
purchased through the Pogo Linux website. An online demo is also available
on the Nexenta website for customers who want to test-drive NexentaStor.
For more information, please visit: www.pogolinux.com or
www.nexenta.com
Customers can configure their own Pogo Linux StorageDirector Z series here. |
