200 Promise VTrak Subsystems at CERN

PROMISE
Technology, Inc. announces the
availability of a new case study outlining the deployment of over 200 PROMISE
VTrak storage subsystems (as of 2012) at CERN,
the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

It is one of the largest and most respected scientific research centers in
the world and is home to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest
and highest energy particle accelerator that is used to study fundamental forms
of energy and matter to further increase human knowledge of the universe.

To help tackle the challenge of providing
storage capacity for the tremendous amount of data generated annually by the
fascinating research at CERN, including 25PB each year from the LHC, it
requires storage solutions that are flexible, reliable, and minimize the
complexity of hardware deployment and operation. Additionally, power efficiency
is a critical component as CERN IT must match the growing demand for more disk
capacity with the electric power and cooling available for the equipment.
PROMISE was able to fulfill the requirements of both CERN and their
suppliers with the VTrak J830s.

"During
a significant two-year deployment ramp-up, the flexibility and reliability
provided by the PROMISE VTrak J830s units met our expectations," said
Olof Bärring, technical responsible for procurement of servers and storage, IT department, at CERN. "We are able to
use them both for our bulk storage as well as in HA configurations for critical
services."

"PROMISE
is thrilled to release this success story regarding the VTrak deployment at
CERN," said John van den Elzen, MD of PROMISE EMEA. "CERN has an outstanding tradition of
excellence and we are very excited that our VTrak solution is a part of the
storage infrastructure that helps facilitate some of the most incredible
research in the world. We are proud that we are able to work together with the value
add partners who are standing close to CERN and help us to develop the most
outstanding storage solutions."

PROMISE
has showcased its portfolio of storage solutions, including
VTrak, during CeBIT 2013 in Hannover, Germany.