Seagate and StorONE Deliver Next Gen of Hybrid Storage With Exos AP 5U84 Application Platform

Mainstream data centers require affordable performance and capacity.

Many storage vendors have left these organizations behind, even though they represent most data centers in the world. These vendors have also shifted perceptions on hybrid storage solutions in general and HDD-based storage in particular.

Seagate Technology plc and StorONE, Inc. are teaming up to deliver a series of next-gen hybrid storage systems that deliver performance and capacity at affordable prices.

Platform made for mainstream
The Seagate Exos AP 5U84 application platform is an enterprise storage solution offering high-density, high-capacity, and performance in an all-in-one, 5U package. It provides dual controllers for built-in HA and expandability over 1PB. Future-proofed, it supports a variety of deployments. Modular, interchangeable components mean upgrades and rapid innovations.

“Seagate Exos AP 5U84 Platform when combined with StorONE is an ideal solution for data centers of all sizes trying to consolidate workloads and reduce storage footprint,” said Gal Naor, CEO and co-founder, StorONE. “The Application Platform solution allows us to showcase our investments in the efficient utilization of storage hardware and our next-gen hybrid technology.“

Storage engine that unleashes Seagate innovations
Hybrid storage offers the performance that application owners require and the capacity that IT professionals need, at the price-point organizations demand. StorONE’s S1:Enterprise storage platform’s storage engine enables the Exos AP 5U84 deployment as a mainstream enterprise solution. When combined, the solution delivers over 200,000 IO/s and over1PB for less than $175,000. StorONE leverages the dual-controller architecture to provide active-active performance and HA.

Smaller data centers can enjoy the same hardware availability and enterprise feature set with the Exos AP 2U12 which is available in a 106TB hybrid configuration for $36,000.

StorONE’s vRAID technology allows organizations to enjoy HDD technology’s cost savings benefits while benefiting from sub-2-hour RAID rebuild times. The company’s next-gen hybrid technology enables the organization to use SSDs and HDDs together transparently, saving costs without compromising performance or increasing complexity.

StorONE’s IO Orchestration engine enables IT to use up to 90% of available capacity without performance impact and enjoy an uncompromising set of data protection features, including cache-less high-performance, integrated HA, unlimited snapshots, and cascading replication.

“Seagate continues to innovate in storage systems, flash SSDs, and of course HDD drives. We are pleased to partner with software companies like StorONE that enable our customers to enjoy the full benefit of these innovations,” said Iyer Venkatesan, senior product marketing manager, Seagate.

Transparent affordability
The Exos AP 5U84 application platform solutions are available on StorONE’s TRUprice site, enabling the customer to configure and price a solution to meet their needs in 4 clicks. The company is also transparent about performance. Complete performance results are available on the 5U84 next-gen hybrid product page, including vRAID rebuild statistics.

Resources:
Blog: What is SDS-as-a-Platform?
Blog: The Use Cases for Hard Disk Drives