PoINT Storage Manager is a software solution, which implements a tiered storage architecture by policy-based data management with automated and transparent file migration and storage as well as migration between various tiers. According to defined policies inactive data stored in expensive primary storage devices as part of the performance tier is migrated to the cost-effective secondary storage in the capacity or archive tier. In this case the current release of PoINT Storage Manager also supports the unified storage solution of EMC as primary storage of the performance tier.
Inactive Data – these are usually up to 80% of the total data volume – is migrated to cost-effective secondary storage by the PoINT EMC FileMover Agent and replaced by so-called “stubs”. By this concept a homogeneous standardized file system access (“Single Path Access”) to the overall storage system is available for users and applications.
Storage devices configured in the archive tier are used by PoINT Storage Manager for long-term archiving, e.g. EMC Centera as a CAS-System. Files stored in the archive tier are protected against modifications from the perspective of the primary storage (WORM mode). Files to be archived are packed in so-called containers per archive job, which in turn are stored as files in the archive storage. Depending on the configured archive storage system the files to be archived can optionally be stored in native format, too.
By the extended support of EMC storage products PoINT Software & Systems GmbH could win Orchestra Service GmbH located in Gilching near Munich as a distributor for DACH. Orchestra has the largest team in Europe for the support of EMC software products.
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Green House has lately introduced a brand new solid condition drives (SSD), the GH-SSDxGS-2MC. Recently drive is really a 2.5-inch form factor and depending on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND expensive memory.
The Green House SSD is going to be available four storage capacity options – 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. It’s provides read/write speeds as high as 250/90 Megabytes/s for 32GB model, 230/150 Megabytes/s for 64GB, and 230/210 Megabytes/s for 128GB and 256GB versions.
Green House GH-SSDxGS-2MC is support TRIM and Wise feature, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) technology. It’s becomes mid-range solid condition drives and it has features 128MB of cache (mobile-DDR DRAM), SATA 3. Gbps interface, an 8-funnel design, along with a a million hrs of MTBF. Cost of Green House GH-SSDxGS-2MC mid-range solid condition drives is vary from $194 to $943.
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Super Talent revealed a new external hard disk drive with USB 3.0. Available in 500GB capacity disk storage and the speed 90MB/s which is faster 10x than USB 2.0 port.
This 2.5-inch small drive Super Talent USB 3.0 also can be used/compatible with USB 2.0 and you can have it with price $909. Pretty expensive!
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has just introduced its new Travelstar Z5K500 hard drive which is the second generation 7mm, 5400 RPM with capacities ranging from 250GB to 500GB. The drive is using Advanced Format technology, which increase of the sector size from 512 to 4,096 bytes.
With its slim profile and high capacities, the Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 drive family delivers the best cost per gigabyte and gigabyte per cubic millimeter (GB/mm3) when compared to solid state drives (SSD), and 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch 9.5mm HDDs. The Travelstar Z5K500 drives are also available with optional bulk data encryption (BDE) technology for drive-level data security, and a version will also be available for Enhanced Availability applications.
Travelstar Z5K500 delivers the right balance of capacity, power-management and design flexibility to meet the needs of mobile applications. he 500GB G-Technology G-DRIVE slim will be shipping to retailers in early Q1 2011. Pricing has not been set.
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Kingmax has just announced its stylish sporty look USB Flash Drive that called the Kingmax PD-30 and the Kingmax PD-33. PD-33 comes in the capacity of 2GB to 32GB with the color of sparkly orange and eagle gray.
The Kingmax PD-30 flash drive available only in 4GB and 8GB and having three colors options such as White/Lightning Green, White/Silver, White/Sparkly Orange. Here is the Kingmax PD-30 and PD-33 specifications:
* Automotive H8R35DJGYWQ5 color (refinish coatings) of the body
* Capless slide-out retractable USB connector
* 4GB and 8GB storage capacities (Kingmax PD30)
* 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB storage space (Kingmax PD33)
* Compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0
* Windows 7 compatible
* ROHS compliance
* Dimensions: 59.4 x 19.1 x 11.4 mm
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Nikon, Sony and SanDisk, the flash memory manufacturer, have proposed to the CFA (CompactFash Card Association) a new set of technical specification for what they hope will be the next generation of professional grade memory cards. The goal is to answer to the ever growing need of storage space and data transfer speed. Nikon, Sony and SanDisk have worked on their own card format and transmitted their technical specs to the CFA in order to give birth to a standardized card format.
The main assets of the new pro card format will be speed and capacity. The transfer rate targeted by the three industrials is no less than 500 MB/S which is huge in comparison with the maximum writing and reading speed of the latest CompactFlash card specification (CF6.0 dated November 2010) with 167 MB/s ! In addition to that, maximum capacity should exceed 2 TB. 2TB is the storage space the SDXC card format was to reach but we all feel like we'll never see such SDXC cards.... Actually the next generation memory card format will not emphasize its compacity prefering the form factor of the actual CompactFlash card.
November 30, 2010 - SanDisk Corporation, Sony Corporation and Nikon Corporation today announced the joint development of a set of specifications that address the future requirements of professional photography and video markets. The three companies proposed the specifications to the CompactFlash® Association (CFA)*, the international standards organization, with the intent to standardize the format.
Professional photography and High Definition (HD) video applications require a new generation of memory cards capable of processing significantly larger files. To address the imaging industry’s future speed and capacity demands, SanDisk, Sony and Nikon proposed a new card specification whose performance and storage capabilities surpass those of existing memory cards. Once accepted, the new format will enable exciting new possibilities in the professional imaging and video markets.
The proposed specifications achieve data transfer rates of up to 500 megabytes per second (MB/sec) (theoretical maximum interface speed) using the highly versatile PCI Express interface. The increased speeds will enable imaging and video applications that could not be accomplished using the current CompactFlash specification’s Parallel ATA (PATA) interface. CF6.0, released in November 2010, offers maximum performance of up to 167MB/sec.
The new specifications’ faster speeds enable continuous burst shooting of massive RAW images. The enhanced performance also allows users to quickly transfer storage-intensive high-resolution photos and videos from the card to a computer. The specifications combine high-speed data transfer with low power consumption via a power scaling system to extend battery life.
In addition to industry-leading performance capabilities, the new memory card specifications also meet the future capacity and durability requirements of professional imaging applications. The proposed new specifications has the potential to extend theoretical maximum capacities beyond 2 terabytes (TB), making it especially useful for high resolution images and HD video applications. Similar in size to a CompactFlash® card, the new specifications’ access control function and highly durable form factor produce a combination of physical ruggedness and reliability that is indispensable for professional usage models.
“This ultra high-speed media format will enable further evolution of hardware and imaging applications, and widen the memory card options available to CompactFlash users such as professional photographers,” said Mr. Shigeto Kanda, Canon, and chairman of the board, CFA. “This next generation format is expected to be widely adapted to various products, including those other than high-end DSLRs.”
“The ultra high-speed media, which will be realized by this new card format, will expand the capability of digital SLR cameras and other professional digital imaging equipment,” said Mr. Kazuyuki Kazami, operating officer, vice president and general manager, development headquarters, imaging company, Nikon Corporation.
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