Dot Hill Ships 4TB SAS HDD for AssuredSAN

Dot
Hill Systems Corp. announced its AssuredSAN
and AssuredSAN Pro storage solutions  are shiping with 4TB SAS HDD drives.

Supporting raw capacities of up to
384TB, the company’s arrays provide customers with lower cost-per-gigabyte
options.

"High capacity drives are
well-suited for the numerous vertical markets that Dot Hill serves,
such as media & entertainment, big data/data analytics, oil &
gas, and digital image capture," said Jim Jonez, senior
director of marketing, Dot Hill. "With the 33% increase in
maximum, raw capacity of 4TB drives, Dot Hill AssuredSAN arrays can
reduce customer price-per-GB by up to fourteen percent
from $.43/GB to $.37/GB on the AssuredSAN 2333 system."

The company has standardized on the SAS
interface for all HDDs and SSDs. SAS is a better high performance
controller option within the storage system compared to SATA. When
compared to comparable SATA alternatives, SAS 7K drives feature
advantages including: improved command queuing, dual port paths, full
duplex data transmission and more robust error detection and
correction.

In addition to savings in cost-per-gigabyte,
the arrays also are energy efficient. The solutions feature
eco-friendly enhancements such as drive spin-down capability and
595-watt 80 PLUS-rated (greater than 80% energy efficiency) power
supplies for reduced operating costs. Additionally, the arrays
features the patented EcoStor ‘green’ battery-free alternative for
cache memory, which leverages a combination of super capacitors and
flash memory that outlasts traditional batteries nearly fivefold.
Business benefits include lower maintenance and disposal costs and
reduced server and application down time due to scheduled battery
replacement and maintenance. 

Pricing and Availability

4TB drives are available for all
AssuredSAN and AssuredSAN Pro solutions. ASPs are expected to begin
at $17,684 for an AssuredSAN 2333 populated with twelve 4TB
drives.