NexGen Storage Expands n5 Series Storage Systems With PCIe SSD

NexGen Storage, Inc. announced the expansion of its n5 Series of storage systems with new PCIe solid-state offerings.

The n5 Series offers several solid-state configurations that deliver a range of performance levels and price points, and each n5 system offers 10GbE and 1GbE network options.

With higher performance and capacity in a compact, 3U footprint, the new offerings provide:

• 5x to 10x lower $ per GB than all-SSD arrays with equivalent performance (Based published capacity and list prices from all-SSD array vendors averaged out to $34 per GB raw, vendor prices vary.); and
• 10x more IOPS per rack unit versus disk-based storage systems (Assuming 1 disk drive delivers 210 random small block mixed workload IOPS performance after RAID configuration and a standard system supports up to 10 disk drives per rack U.)

With its offering, the company makes enterprise solid-state storage capabilities available and affordable for mainstream customers to meet targeted performance requirements in mixed workload environments.

"There is tremendous end-user value to be gained from judiciously employing solid-state storage as part of an overall storage approach. Our research indicates a clear shift toward end-users viewing solid-state technology as applicable for increasingly broad data center deployment and usage, and not just for specific applications or isolated workloads," said Mark Peters, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "By offering high-end solid-state capabilities at affordable price points, NexGen’s n5 Series solutions are well-positioned to bring that solid-state storage value into mainstream data centers."

Each n5 Series storage system provides active-active HA and delivers the power of NexGen’s capabilities, including:

• Predictable Performance with Storage QoS. Provides predictable, guaranteed application storage performance. IT administrators can set performance levels for all applications and manage performance as easily as capacity.
• Service Levels for Total Control. Automatically shifts resources from non-critical to mission-critical applications as needed to ensure performance is maintained for an organization’s more critical applications, even if the system is compromised.
• The Lowest $/GB and $/IOP. Moves data real-time between high-performing solid-state and economical disk drives to offer price/performance.

"NexGen’s innovative solid-state storage systems and Storage QoS allow us to deliver extremely efficient, high quality IT services to our organization," said Robert Samples, senior systems engineer at Kansas City Urology Care. "NexGen’s n5 systems have a very small footprint compared with my existing storage, which chews up a ton of power, takes up roughly 15U of rack space and costs a fortune every year in maintenance and support. By comparison, the NexGen n5 takes up only 3U of rack space and utilizes about one-third of the power."

"Organizations can achieve higher storage efficiency along with more consistent performance levels through smart, right-sized solid-state storage deployments," said Rick Merlo, VP of sales, NexGen Storage. "NexGen’s n5 Series gives organizations the ability to meet varying performance, capacity and price point requirements."

Pricing and availability
The n5 Series n5-100 and n5-50 systems will be available on August 20, 2012 and the n5-150 system will be available September 30, 2012 through authorized resellers. List pricing will range from $55,000 to $108,000.