Fujitsu Incorporates sTec SSDs Into Eternus DX Storage

Fujitsu Limited has selected
sTec Inc.‘s SSDs with the SAS
interface and MLC technology as the core storage for its ETERNUS
DX series storage systems.

The sTec s842 (formerly
ZeusIOPS) drives in the ETERNUS DX series mark Fujitsu’s deployment
of the company’s MLC SSDs and validates sTec position as provider of
solid-state storage solutions to global system makers.

"As our customers’ data storage and management demands have
increased dramatically over time, so too have their needs to manage
heavy workloads," said Yasuhito Arikawa, SVP, storage systems business unit, Fujitsu. "By implementing
sTec’s MLC s842 drives, we’ve developed a cost-efficient storage
solution with high endurance and reliability. sTec has demonstrated
that it is a key technology partner to help us meet our customers’
ever-growing storage requirements."

The drives enable
enterprise applications to realize sustainable IOPS to relieve
performance bottlenecks of servers and storage systems. They
breathe life into existing storage infrastructures, increase server
utilization, and reduce the TCO of SSD-based storage systems.  It
deliver performance and reliability, reduction in heating and power
requirements and integration with existing enterprise storage
infrastructures.

The ETERNUS DX are designed for server message block and distributed
environments requiring reliability, availability and
serviceability. The rack-mounted storage systems can accommodate
up to 3,072 drives.

As part of this deployment the systems are equipped with sTec’s
CellCare
technology to improve endurance of the SSD solutions. It is a
patented set of technologies for creating SSD endurance and
reliability using high-density MLC NAND flash memory. It extends the
life of MLC flash media as much as 13 times longer by applying signal
processing techniques to adapt and tune how flash media is accessed
to reduce the wear out. It eliminates a cost barrier to deploying
high-performance SSDs and enables enterprises to accelerate
applications and data access.

"We have more than two decades’ experience in meeting the
most exacting enterprise storage demands for global leaders such as
Fujitsu and look forward to extending our partnership with that
company," said Michael Burnie, SVP AsiaPac sales, sTec. "We
continue to focus on the three pillars that define SSD excellence –
endurance, reliability and performance – in order to
keep pace with the rapid growth of big data and the need for instant
access to it."

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