Explore all the reasons why companies of all sizes have turned to the
StorageDirector Z for an economical way to grow their network storage.

Explore all the benefits of an open storage platform of the NexentaStor-powered StorageDirector Z to provision or expand network storage, or deploy an off-site disaster recovery initiative at breakthrough cost-savings.

1. Nexenta Certified Platform
From the OpenSolaris kernel and Linux user-land management GUI for ZFS built into NexentaStor, to the industry-standard hardware that supports it, the StorageDirector Z Series is an open and robust storage approach that eliminates platform dependency and vendor lock-in. [Learn more]

2. Enterprise-Class Features without the Price
Whether you're an SMB trying to benefit from enterprise-grade storage capabilities without spending your entire IT budget, or a large organization looking to reduce overall storage cost with a tiered storage model, the StorageDirector Z delivers breakthrough cost-savings.

3. Storage Virtualization Ready
Dramatically simplify the storage management of VMware® vSphere, Microsoft® Hyper-V or Citrix Xen virtualized infrastructures over NFS or iSCSI networks. Streamline administration, like setting-up of storage policies, clone or migrate virtual machines, and more, from a point-and-click interface. [Learn more]

4. Pogo Complete Maintenance Plan
Protect your IT investment and extend value throughout your organization with the Pogo Complete Care maintenance support package – standard with to any StorageDirector Z Series system order. Get a comprehensive list of support options designed to maintain system up-time. [Learn more]

5. Powerful and Reliable Hardware
Each StorageDirector Z systems is populated with ultra-fast SSD and highly-dense SAS hard drive options with redundant power supply.  In addition, you'll get the high-performance to serve demanding, data-intensive applications from Intel® 5600 Series processors.

6. Unified Storage for All Environments
Satisfy multiple network protocol needs with a single storage solution.  The StorageDirector Z Series platform – powered by NexentaStor – supports the major network protocols, including NFS, CiFS, iSCSI and Fiber Channel.

7. High-Availability without the High Cost
Finally, SMBs can experience the benefits of business continuity at a lower price-point than closed platform SAN technologies.  The StorageDirector Z2 HA Cluster system eliminates a single-point of failure  with dual-head systems mirrored for an active-active pair without eliminating your IT budget. [Learn more]

8. Improved Utilization from Thin-Provisioning
Traditionally, if a network app is forecasted to consume a dedicated amount of storage, the entire amount is deployed. With thin provisioning, enough space is allocate, while aggregating the unused storage capacity into a virtual pool that can be shared across the organization.

9. Scale As Your Storage Needs Grow
Expand any NFS, iSCSI or Fiber Channel network with up to 192 terabytes, by simply adding a storage shelf to the base-configuration of any StorageDirector Z2 Foundation or StorageDirector Z2 HA Cluster.

10. Simplified Yet Elegant Management
Get everything you need to create, grow, deploy, import/export and manage large storage volumes!  Take unlimited snapshots, create policies, perform indexing and boolean searches of snapshots, and generate service reports – with an easy-to-use, all-in-one management tool.