Enhance Technology Brings Out Dual Controller 8Gb FC Video RAID

Enhance Technology, Inc., developer of professional storage solutions for digital content creation, announced the UltraStor DS316F8.

It’s a new dual controller, 8Gg FC video storage platform designed for high resolution editing, grading and visual effects creation, delivering reliability, redundancy and performance for mission-critical, post-production workflow.

An active-active, dual 8Gb, 8-channel, FC controller system design provides users with continuous availability of media files at data transfer rates up to 1,800MB/s in RAID-5 mode.

A dual-port, 6Gb SAS expansion bus offers growth capabilities by adding multiple 16-disk expansion nodes (up to 192TB).

The DS316F8 features a self monitoring thermal controlled cooling system that provides a balance of cooling and fan-speed noise for sensitive studio environments.
 
Performance, SAN-ready, FC solution for mission critical post production workflows make the DS316F8 the centerpiece of editing, color grading or visual effects Facility.

UltraStor DS316F8 gives users the ability to spend more time being creative and less time optimizing computer technology to meet their workflow demands. Empower your SAN with the speed and reliability needed for high-resolution post and VFX workflows. Achieve smooth, real-time playback of complex visual effects compositions, preview projects at native resolution and gain higher track counts in the edit process – all while enjoying fail-safe, redundant RAID protection of digital assets.

The DS316F8 Features:

• Dual-controller, 8Gb FC Storage Array for Post
• Features 8 FC SFP Ports for Data Rates up to 1,800MB/s in RAID-5
• Dual 6Gb SAS Expansion Ports Offer up to 192TB of Total Capacity
• Designed for Editing, Grading, VFX and Finishing Workflows
• Supports Mac OS, Windows and Linux workstations & servers
• 3-Year Factory Warranty with 1-Year Advanced Replacement

DS316F8 ships July 2012.