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EqualLogic Expands PS Series Line of High-Performance iSCSI Storage Arrays

PS3700X Balances the Need for Capacity and High Performance for Priority Database, Email and Server Virtualisation Workloads with Higher Density SAS Drives

London, U.K.— 4 December 2007 — EqualLogic®, the leading provider of iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions that simplify storage for IT, today announced the highest density product in its high-performance line of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage arrays. The EqualLogic PS3700X provides an option for IT organisations to balance capacity and performance requirements for priority workloads such as Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, Oracle databases and server virtualisation projects.

With 6.4 terabytes of raw storage, the PS3700X provides more capacity than its predecessor, the PS3600X. The new offering lowers the cost per gigabyte while delivering performance based on EqualLogic’s virtualised and load-balanced architecture and Seagate’s new 10,000 rpm 400 gigabyte Cheetah NS disk drives.

The PS3700X seamlessly and automatically integrates with all other EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays, so an EqualLogic SAN can be scaled for performance and capacity through a single, simplified point of management. EqualLogic’s unique storage virtualisation and load balancing automatically optimise performance and capacity across multiple storage arrays.

Similar to all of EqualLogic’s SAS-based products, the PS3700X has a 16-drive chassis with fully redundant, hot-swappable enterprise hardware modules and embedded software functionality such as automatic load balancing, thin provisioning, application-aware snapshots, replication for disaster recovery, self-managing multi-path I/O software and consistency sets. The ease of deployment, self-management, automation and embedded enterprise features of the PS Series reduce the time and money businesses spend managing storage.

A single EqualLogic SAN can be segmented by performance level into multiple tiers, so an individual storage pool can be dedicated to serving the most demanding applications. Additionally, EqualLogic’s peer storage architecture with online data movement and thin provisioning lets managers adjust their storage implementation without disruption whenever needs dictate.

"EqualLogic remains committed to delivering the latest and most cost-effective drive technologies to our customers in highly reliable storage systems that include a comprehensive management software package at no extra cost," said Kevin Wittmer, director of product marketing at EqualLogic. "Addressing the market trend towards ‘greener’ data centers, the PS3700X improves the terabyte-per-kilowatt ratio for a more economical power profile, while delivering self-optimised performance."

Pricing and Availability

The PS3700X is currently shipping and available for purchase through EqualLogic resellers starting from £32,600.

About EqualLogic
EqualLogic® makes data storage systems that simplify the way mid-size and large businesses store and protect information. EqualLogic’s award-winning PS Series storage area network (SAN) solution provides sophisticated management capabilities that reduce the time and money IT staff spend on storage. EqualLogic serves thousands of customers in 35 countries from its headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire, and offices throughout Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.equallogic.com.


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