Xiotech Extends ‘Cash For Disk Clunkers’ Program

Catering to popular demand, Xiotech Corporation is extending its Cash for Disk Clunkers program through the end of 2009.

This allows current and prospective customers more time to realize immediate savings on the latest in storage technology, with no complicated formulas or lengthy approvals required.

The Cash for Disk Clunkers program allows organizations to trade in old, inefficient disk drives and receive $1,000 per terabyte toward the purchase of an equal amount of capacity on a new Emprise 7000, Emprise 7000 Edge or Emprise 5000 system, or VM Storage Solution. There is no limit to the amount of capacity organizations can trade in, and consequently no limit to the money they can save on their new storage systems. For more information on the Cash for Disk Clunkers program, please visit Xiotech’s Web site.

"Since we debuted the Cash for Disk Clunkers program in mid-August, we’ve seen a tremendous response from the industry, and we’ve helped many customers gain new value from inefficient old equipment," said Xiotech Vice President of Marketing Mike Hoch. "Our patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE) technology has emerged as a proven and advantageous alternative to traditional disk arrays, and this program allows customers an opportunity to take advantage of its low total cost of ownership and superior value in their data centers."

All of the Xiotech storage systems included in this program are built on ISE technology, which features a self-healing, high-performance architecture, 100 percent usable capacity and the industry’s only five-year hardware warranty.

These systems include:

• Emprise 7000: Supports up to 64 ISE (1,024 terabytes) and is managed by dual controllers. It includes Web Services-based storage management via ICON Manager, a distributed cluster architecture, Intelligent Provisioning and a suite of data replication solutions.
• Emprise 7000 Edge: Supports up to 10 ISE (160 terabytes) and can be easily upgraded as needs evolve to the Emprise 7000 system. It also includes Web Services-based management via ICON Manager, Intelligent Provisioning and a suite of data replication solutions.
• Emprise 5000: A self-enclosed, virtual storage system that can be attached to servers either directly or via a switch. Four storage tiers are available, with a maximum capacity of 16 terabytes. Performance scales linearly, so that two systems roughly double the performance of one.
• VM Storage Solution: Supports up to 64 ISE (1,024 terabytes), is managed by dual controllers and offers high-speed integration and automation with virtual machine environments. The customized virtual storage solution provides management of storage for virtual machines in one pane of glass, and automates virtual machine tasks with intuitive wizards.