Infortrend EonStor DS 1000 and DS 2000 Gen2 Series

Infortrend Technology, Inc.  has launched their general purpose storage solutions EonStor DS 1000 Gen2 and EonStor DS 2000 Gen2 series, complete with support for the standard 12Gb SAS interface on drive sides to speed up data transfers and meet new storage standard for SMBs and entry level storage customers.

By replacing the previous generation 6Gb SAS, the 12Gb SAS interface has become the new standard as it offers better performance and bandwidth. The EonStor DS 1000 Gen2 and DS 2000 Gen2 series deliver performances that support up to 4,000 exchange email boxes or 500 IP cameras; while scalability can expand up to 444 drives with a raw capacity of up to 4.3PB, which is for backup applications.

Furthermore, EonStor DS 1000 and DS 2000 Gen2 storage systems provide enterprise data services such as SSD cache and automated storage tiering, and SMB-friendly price points all while featuring the 12Gb SAS technology not only for the drive side, but host side and expansion enclosures as well.

“We are pleased to launch the new EonStor DS Gen2 series with support for the 12GB SAS drive interface. In this rapidly changing business environment, it is vital for us to provide products that feature the latest technology to make sure entry level storage users and SMBs can enjoy them too,” said Thomas Kao, senior director, product planning, Infortrend.