02 March 2008

264 TB should just about be enough storage!

A RAID Storage company I used to work for, Infortrend, recently launched a 24-bay RAID array with a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface, the EonStor® A24S. According to their release, string three of these RAID subsystems together, and a further 12 EonStor® S16S JBODs, fill each bay with a 1.0 TB HDD and voila, you have 264 TB. That should just about do it for me.

According to Infortrend.

"These RAID arrays are the latest in business-class storage, enabling new applications while boosting scalability and performance."
(Original Press Release: INFORTREND SHIPS FIRST 24-BAY RAID ARRAY WITH SAS INTERFACE)

Now, before you get too excited, remember these are business-class storage systems, and the price tag would be pretty hefty. And to think my current work notebook only has 30 GB!

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