Concurrent Computer OEM of Dot Hill
For video ingestion, storage and streaming applications
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on September 22, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Dot Hill Systems Corp.
has entered into an OEM agreement with Concurrent Computer Corp., in video and media data solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dot Hill will provide its
Dot Hill 3720 RAID
storage systems to Concurrent. Featuring a 2U24 footprint and 8Gb FC connectivity, these systems offer high bandwidth and
read/write performance, for applications such as video
streaming.
"Concurrent’s
MediaHawk VX solution is a software product deployed on industry-leading,
commercial, off the shelf hardware," said James Brickmeier, vice
president and general manager of Concurrent’s video solutions business unit.
"We evaluated storage products from
a variety of vendors and determined that the Dot Hill storage solution was
well-suited to address the demands of our customers. Dot Hill’s product
featured the carrier-class reliability, resiliency, scalability, and ultra-high
performance required to support our next-generation product initiatives,
including multi-screen video delivery, network video recording, and
cloud-hosted video storage applications."
"The 8Gb FC and Dot Hill patented SimulCache technology instantly and
simultaneously mirrors cache between RAID controllers," said Dana
Kammersgard, Dot Hill Systems Corp’s president and CEO. "This leads to significant performance
improvements over traditional implementations. Because of this, Dot Hill
storage solutions continue to be the first choice in the rich media market."
Kammersgard continued: "Concurrent is a recognized global leader serving cable,
telecommunications, and Internet companies. Our agreement with Concurrent
continues to foster the widespread adoption of the Dot Hill 3000 Series, which
combines high performance and capacity storage arrays with innovative and
comprehensive storage management."
Concurrent president and CEO Dan Mondor said: "We are pleased to announce our partnership
with Dot Hill. They have a solid platform for storage systems that we believe
will further enhance our product offerings and meet the demands of clients
around the world. We are excited to work with Dot Hill as we are always looking
for ways to provide our customers with a superior experience."
Dot Hill
AssuredSAN 3700
Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3700 8Gb FC SAN 2U12 and 2U24 arrays provide bandwidth and performance, and support remote replication for compliance
and business. Supporting mixed SAS, SATA, and SSD drive options, the AssuredSAN
3000 Series includes HA features – dual redundant controllers, fans and power
supplies – able to deliver 99.999 percent availability. The Dot Hill AssuredSAN
3000 Series of disk-to-disk data protection products combines robust storage capability with data protection software features
such as Dot Hill AssuredRemote data management software for remote replication,
AssuredCopy, Dot Hill’s volume copy technology, and AssuredSnap snapshot
capability to address many of today’s disaster recovery, BC and regulatory compliance requirements.