Promise Technology: Pegasus3 Symply Edition RAID Systems

Promise Technology Inc. and Symply, Inc. announced the Pegasus3 Symply Edition, the next generation of the Pegasus desktop RAID storage system.

These system combines 40Gb/s Thunderbolt3 performance with Symply’s storage management suite.

The Pegasus3 Symply Edition is a complement to the new MacBook Pro, optimized for performance and content protection. It delivers the speed needed for creative professionals generating high-resolution video and rich media content, and also the safety and security of  RAID protection.

The Symply software suite makes setup, optimization and management easy. The dual Thunderbolt3 ports provide fast connectivity and the ability to connect up to six daisy-chained devices on a single Thunderbolt3 port while adding management tools and support from the creative workflow experts of Symply, Inc.

Thunderbolt 3 provides throughput rates up to 40Gb/s, twice the speed of Thunderbolt2.

“Pegasus3 Symply Edition is the result of a tremendous amount of work to make Pegasus, the leading Thunderbolt RAID system, even better,” said Vijay Char, president, Promise Technology USA. “The new Pegasus3 lineup with Thunderbolt3 is ideal for users wanting to take full advantage of the incredible performance and capabilities of the new MacBook Pro. With the suite of management tools and support from the creative workflow experts of Symply, this is truly the best Pegasus system ever.“

“Pegasus3 Symply Edition is an immediate answer for creative users wanting the fastest and easiest to use desktop RAID storage. As the Symply solution family grows, Pegasus3 Symply Edition will continue to be an important part in the larger, shared creative workflows built around Promise and Symply solutions,” said Alex Grossman, president and CEO, Symply. “The Pegasus3 Symply Edition is not only the best experience for Mac users – it’s an important step in building out a larger, shared creative user workflow. Promise shares this vision with Symply, and this launch makes our relationship stronger as we serve the independent creative user.“

Pegasus R8

The Pegasus3 Symply Edition is available in three models – the Pegasus R4, Pegasus R6 and Pegasus R8 – delivering four, six and eight drive configurations of RAID storage. Each system is tested, performance tuned and ready to go ‘out of the box’ for Mac users with a 1m 40Gb/s Active Thunderbolt3 cable for connectivity.

Every Pegasus3 Symply Edition will include Symply’s macOS management App. iOS and Apple Watch apps to monitor the system remotely are coming soon. The Symply Management suite will support most earlier Pegasus systems.

The Pegasus3 Symply Edition includes a three-year warranty, tech support and 24/7 media and creative user support worldwide.

The lineup will be available on the Apple online store, at select Apple Retail stores, and at select resellers.