Atto FC Technology Selected by Facilis

ATTO
Technology,
Inc.
announced that its 16Gb/s
Celerity FC HBAs
have been selected by Facilis
Technology,
Inc.
to provide high-performance connectivity for their shared storage
products.

By incorporating Celerity HBAs, the
TerraBlock Shared Storage and the Shared File System are able to
achieve performance, reliability and flexibility to help users
increase productivity.

"As
3D and 4K workflows become more prevalent, it’s crucial that
facilities have a high-bandwidth solution in place to facilitate
playback of these large frame-based formats. Using ATTO’s 16 Gb/s
Celerity HBAs in conjunction with TerraBlock Shared Storage provides
the ideal solution,"
said Facilis VP James McKenna. "With
ATTO’s 16 Gb/s advancements, our customers are able to leverage much
higher throughput without the software and hardware overhead of
spanning ports."

The 16Gb FC HBAs are
based on the PCIe 3.0 technology to deliver high bandwidth and
low latency, as well as scalable connectivity with twice the
maximum throughput of previous solutions. They address the needs of
streaming media content creation with faster and more efficient data
transfers with Advanced Data Streaming technology for Mac OS X,
Windows and Linux environments. Combining the ATTO’s Celerity HBAs
and TerraBlock provides an solution for all types of collaborative,
cross-platform post-production environments.

"Facilis’
selection of our 16Gb/s Celerity FC HBAs for their
TerraBlock product line reinforces ATTO’s role in delivering the
leading storage infrastructure solutions for the media and
entertainment industry,"
said Wayne Arvidson, VP of marketing at ATTO "For
nearly ten years we have worked together to provide solutions that
power high-performance audio and video workflows. We look forward to
continuing to develop productivity – enhancing solutions as new
technologies emerge from both companies."

"The
unique combination of Facilis’ and ATTO’s development of technology
specifically for this market creates a tremendous solution to solve
the challenges facing today’s creative media professional,"
added McKenna.