The search for an affordable digital archive has led IT managers at leading media broadcasting and entertainment companies to the StorageDirector Z Series SAN/NAS. Powered by NexentaStor™ Enterprise, the StorageDirector Z brings together next-generation ZFS technologies and a hybrid storage strategy on an open storage platform to increase the productivity of video professionals at a reasonable cost.
At a Glance
• Next-generation ZFS platform that's optimized for digital video archiving
• Hybrid storage pools for breakthrough storage performance and economics
• Efficient archiving from unlimited snapshots, deduplication and compression
• Open storage solution that's up to 40% less than closed-platform legacy SANs
• Scale-out as needs grow with unlimited storage capacity – over 576TB |
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Hybrid Storage Model l Maximize Cache & Capacity Needs
• Hybrid storage pools to accelerate sequential reads – an operation critical for storing and retrieving digital assets on-demand
• Native SSD support holds frequent read/write cache-based task on ultra-fast SSDs while storage capacity needs are held on dense, yet cost-effective, HDDs
• Combined SSD/HDD storage technologies deliver breakthrough performance and economics
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Efficient Archiving l Next-Generation Storage Capabiltiies
• Built around ZFS, the NexentaStor™ enables file-compression and data deduplication to save valuable
storage space
• Unlimited snapshot capabilities ensure recovery of videos in the event of an end-user (or system)
mishap
• Seamlessly archive video across multiple locations with 6GB/s networking for improved bandwidth, ideal for frequent storage and retrieval |
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Open Storage Platform l Enterprise Storage Without the Price
• Open storage solution that's up to 40% less than closed-platform legacy storage technologies
• Unified platform for transfering digital assets over NFS, iSCSI, CiFS and Fiber Channel networks
• Multiple network protocol support allows simultaneous access to the same storage pools from different locations |
Getting Started
Take advantage of the following resources to learn more about how to efficiently archive digital videos at a reasonable cost with the StorageDirector Z.
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Pogo Storage, a Division of Pogo Linux, offers a wide range of network storage solutions for just about every IT project or budget. From a digital video archive to a highly-available SAN solution, Pogo Storage helps IT departments dramatically reduce cost with a hybrid storage strategy and breakout storage technologies. Discover how network storage is made easy by emailing sales@pogolinux.com or calling (888) 828-POGO (7646) to speak with a trusted storage advisor.
