Accusys Demonstrates "Up to 5.6GB/s" PCIe SAN

Accusys, Inc. demonstrated the ExaSAN at NAB in Las Vegas.

ExaSAN is a SAN solution designed for collaborative workgroup applications, including but not limited to editing and other Post Production finishing tasks for the Apple platform. It is a storage implementation that boosts collaborative productivity through shared data access and performance, without the complexity or cost of conventional FC SANs.

ExaSAN is built for performance, cost-effective deployment of storage. Using PCIe technology, ExaSAN puts the benefits of shared, scalable, and high-performance storage within easy reach of post production shops conscious of budgets. ExaSAN solutions offer a performance levels and storage capacities that scale to meet the needs of small to mid-sized organizations. Integrated design, centralized administration and monitoring, and suite of management tools mean you don’t need a staff of experts to install and maintain an ExaSAN for your workgroup.

According to Susyan Huang, president of Accusys, Inc., "ExaSAN, based on Intel’s PCIe architecture, provides a complete SAN storage solution that is ideally suited for Apple Post Production applications. Unlike Fibre Channel SANs that use a layered protocol to support data transfer among systems and storage, ExaSAN employs PCIe serial communications to achieve highly efficient, point-to-point data transfer between devices. ExaSAN then adds scalability through a unique PCIe switching network to connect workstations and storage." Continuing, Huang, said that "at NAB, Accusys will be demonstrating three different storage systems interconnected to the ExaSAN PCIe SAN."

ExaSAN hardware consists of integrated PCIe RAID, HBA, PCIe switch, and cable components that have been optimized for sustained performance up to 5,600 Mbytes/second and easy expansion up to several terabytes.

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