Enhance Technology Introducing Line of iSCSI and FC Arrays

Enhance Technology, Inc. announced availability of its ES2000 iSCSI and FC storage solutions that integrate new hardware and improved software capabilities to their Ultrastor family of products.

ES2000 delivers up to 2X more performance, 100% more capacity and efficiency than the previous Ultrastor RS solutions. Based on the Ultrastor GEN4 storage platform, the ES2000 includes DXE (performance optimization) hardware technology designed to deliver accelerated performance at the system level by reducing host resource utilization. It is available in 6-port 1GbE iSCSI and quad-port 16Gb FC models.

The ES2000 series combines a 3RU, 16 disk enclosure with enterprise-grade components for added reliability. A Gen4 storage controller provides 50% more processing power and adds hardware-based I/O acceleration to meet the demands of today’s mixed workload IT environments. Ultrastor ES2000 is available with SATA or SAS drive capacity options from 2TB to 6TB – offering up to 96TB in a single shelf with scalability to 384TB. Support for both 3.5″ and 2.5″ disk drives in one system gives users the ability to customize the storage array to meet performance requirements within a set budget.

The ES2000 offers a solution for SMBs., enabling customers to deploy a SAN that incorporates the simplicity of all Ultrastor storage products with the reliability and service at an entry-level price.

Ultrastor ES2000 exceeds previous entry-level solutions in power, efficiency,  and flexibility.

Technology highlights include:

• DXE Gen4 platform: Accelerate mixed workloads with 50% processing more power, 100% more capacity and integrated data offload hardware for maximum performance.

• Reliability: ES2000 offers high level of reliability and scalability for mission critical, business applications.

• Simplified management: The iSCSI storage arrays combine administration with system management. The Ultrastor web based interface helps manage and monitor the system via a standard web browser. Receive real time system notifications through email without installing additional software.

• Lower storage costs: Available in a range of disk and SSD capacities, the ES2000 delivers an lowest cost-per-terabyte. In addition, when deployed with ES2000JS JBOD expansion shelvesl for SMB applications such as virtualization, file servers, cloud computing and backup.