Texas Memory Partners With NetApp (2)

Texas Memory Systems has partnered with NetApp to certify interoperability between its RamSan-500 solid state disk and the V-Series storage controller. The RamSan-500 is the highest performance cached Flash Solid State Disk (SSD) system on the market. The V-Series is an open storage controller. The combination of the RamSan-500 and V-Series enables enterprises to greatly improve the return on investment (ROI) of their storage infrastructure, with sub-millisecond performance, simplified data management, and better utilization of their resources.

"IT departments are under unprecedented pressure to boost performance while leveraging their existing storage architecture," said Woody Hutsell, Executive Vice President at Texas Memory Systems. "Adding the RamSan-500 and the V-Series makes perfect sense at this time, because together they can accelerate applications, reduce operating costs, and extend the useful life of legacy storage by integrating seamlessly into existing SAN and NAS deployments."

The RamSan-500 delivers 100,000 I/Os per second (IOPS) and two gigabytes per second of sustained random read or write bandwidth while consuming only 300 watts of power. This roughly equates to the performance of a comparable hard-disk based RAID system with hundreds of disks. Additionally, the RamSan uses significantly less power and a fraction of the rack space.

The V-Series storage controller and Data ONTAP software enables enterprises to consolidate and virtualize all of their data in order to protect their storage investment and reduce costs through simplified, effective data management. Administrators can easily partition networks and storage, including Tier-0 RamSan-500 SSD. The RamSan-500 can be utilized as a large, fast networked cache, or otherwise partitioned to maximize storage efficiency. The V-Series’ thin provisioning and end-to-end de-duplication capabilities can further reduce costs.

"Together, NetApp and Texas Memory Systems are offering customers the best combination of performance, data management, and storage efficiency features available in the storage industry today," said Patrick Rogers, Vice President of Solutions Marketing at NetApp. "Customers with the most demanding performance requirements can rely on Texas Memory Systems and NetApp to meet their needs and stand squarely behind them with certified interoperability and comprehensive post-sales support."

NetApp and Texas Memory Systems have worked closely together over the past year to ensure that this joint solution meets the needs of customers in terms of functionality, value, and robust interoperability. Both parties have cooperated extensively in the areas of engineering, testing, certifications and support. Mutual customers provided invaluable input and field testing with proof-of-concept deployments. The solution is available immediately.