Infortrend has added 6Gb/s SAS end-to-end storage systems to its entry-level product line, the EonStor DS : family. Featuring next-generation, high-performance SAS interface technology, the new EonStor DS systems can enhance performance by more than sixty percent when compared to systems based on 3Gb/s SAS. Infortrend's new storage systems are ideally suited to helping SMBs create a more efficient DAS (direct-attached storage) infrastructure -- while staying within budget parameters.

The new EonStor DS systems provide broad configuration choices, and are available with single or dual controllers and 2U/12bay, 3U/16bay, or 4U/24bay form factors. With two 6Gb/s SAS host ports on each controller they deliver superior throughput power to effectively handle the most demanding workloads. The EonStor DS systems can be installed with 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, and can be scaled up to 112 drives through expansion enclosures. By combining high-performance SAS drives with cost-effective, large-sized SATA drives in an installation, users can achieve the highest ROI from their storage capacity -- while fulfilling data requirements. Priced affordably, the EonStor DS systems allow SMBs to manage explosive data growth with minimal management overhead.

The latest 6Gb/s SAS end-to-end EonStor DS systems, like the entire EonStor DS family, are designed to provide advanced data protection functionality. Supporting storage-based snapshot and volume copy/mirror, the easy-to-use EonStor DS storage systems help SMBs achieve uncompromised availability for mission-critical applications. Users can create differential and full copies of critical data sets and leverage these to carry out quick-service restarts should the storage be damaged by logical or physical errors.

According to James Hsieh, vice president of global marketing at Infortrend, "As businesses grow, IT complexity generally grows too. Infortrend's EonStor DS storage systems are designed to help SMBs handle a more complex IT environment, enabling them to efficiently manage information, while increasing flexibility and reducing costs. For users that base their IT environment on a DAS configuration, the new EonStor DS models offer increased productivity and upgraded performance."