Greater Performance for Small Tree’s RAID 10GbE Customers

With Apple’s recent upgrades to the Mac Pro, Small Tree Communications, LLC‘s GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II 10Gb shared storage customers stand to achieve greater performance results.

These latest updates also open the door for customers to expand their post-production capabilities by adding GraniteSTOR TITANIUM Ethernet-based shared storage system to work in tandem with their ST-RAID II.

"The upgrades to the Mac Pro reiterate Apple’s commitment to that platform, which is excellent news for the thousands of post-production professionals reliant on Mac Pro’s unique offerings," said Steve Modica, CTO for Small Tree. "For Small Tree 10Gb customers, it means a performance boost and the option of moving the ST-RAID II server to a desk top after an upgrade."

ST-RAID II is the an Ethernet-based shared storage system to support 6Gb SAS/SATA protocol end-to-end. The system includes direct attached shared storage technology designed for Final Cut post-production professionals looking for economical, functional and easy to manage storage solutions.
 
Providing greater than 600MB/sec performance over Ethernet networks while offering cost-efficiency, ST-RAID II’s low latency ensures there are no dropped frames in SD or HD.

Available in 8-, 12- or 16-drive (1, 2 or 3TB drive) configurations, ST-RAID II produces higher video stream counts and storage capacity, as well as a more robust performance at a similar price point to its ST-RAID solution. It also offers flexibility, as more storage can be added for system expansion.
 
Small Tree’s TITANIUM is a performance, capacity dense, dedicated video editing shared storage appliance with file sharing capabilities enabling real-time collaboration. It supports Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Suite. The system is configurable up to 20 10GbE ports and storage capacity from 8TB to 240TB, while delivering up to 72 streams of ProRes 422.