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| Zetera Unveils New NBOD Storage Solution for SMBs Zetera has unveiled a new line of networked storage solutions targeting the needs of small and medium businesses. The Zetera NBOD ("networked bunch of disks") family of networked storage solutions combines the benefits of SAN with the simplicity of direct-attached storage to bridge a gap faced by nearly all businesses during their progression into network storage. Server storage consolidation and data protection are challenges faced by nearly every business as it matures. According to many analysts, the requirement for storage capacity is growing at over 40 percent annually. Traditional options for storage consolidation and data protection include DAS and iSCSI SANs. While the benefits of SANs are appealing to small businesses, the cost and complexity required to deploy and manage them force many businesses to stay with DAS and its shortcomings. Zetera NBOD products are the first to offer SMBs a solution to bridge the gap between DAS and iSCSI SANs. NBOD solutions offer the networked benefits of iSCSI SANs, enabling one or more servers to share the storage of single or multiple NBOD devices. As individual servers require more storage, more capacity is allocated from the NBOD device. At the same time, NBOD solutions preserve the simplicity of DAS, requiring only general IT staff with basic skills in networking to easily deploy, configure and manage the storage system, regardless of its size. Zetera NBOD solutions provide unique benefits not often enjoyed with traditional storage technologies, including: - Networked benefits of SAN; - Simplicity of DAS; - Seamless integration with ordinary local area networks; - Easy allocation or addition of storage to one or more servers; - Investment protection through scalability with no additional software; - No special hardware requirements; - No special training requirements; - RAID-protected volumes within a single enclosure or across multiple enclosures. Zetera's NBOD family of solutions is based on its Z-SAN architecture. Unlike other storage architectures, Z-SAN technology simultaneously optimizes the four fundamental factors that drive the success of a network storage system – scalability, performance, reliability and cost. It uses Internetworking Protocol to deliver all of the networked benefits of a SAN without the expense or complexity. Z-SAN technology offers network storage that is simple enough to be configured and managed by non-technical users and cuts costs by eliminating expensive hardware. Products based on Z-SAN technology, such as Zetera NBOD solutions, are simple to install, configure and manage. In addition, they offer full native virtualization, delivering consolidated storage without the burden of complex and expensive virtualization software. Z-SAN technology allows volumes to be shared, spanned, striped or mirrored across any NBOD disks regardless of the physical location or enclosure where the disk resides. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Networking News :: home page |