With Fujitsu ETERNUS, All-Flash Storage is Ready for Primetime

With Fujitsu ETERNUS, All-Flash Storage is Ready for Primetime

MUNICH, October 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Fujitsu today changes the dynamics of primary storage in enterprise computing
environments with the introduction of super-fast, all-flash storage systems. New ETERNUS
AF all-flash models are Fujitsu's fastest-ever storage systems, bringing all-flash
technology within reach of everyday applications to underpin business transformation.

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    While processor and network speeds have kept pace with the demands of ever faster
applications and continual data growth, traditional hard drive (HDD) storage technology
has fallen behind. Fujitsu is addressing this with the new ETERNUS AF all-flash storage
systems, using Solid State Drives (SSDs).

    ETERNUS AF combines system reliability with the ultra-low response times that today's
enterprise applications demand - with SSDs operating up to 500 times faster than
traditional disks - to deliver maximum performance for mixed workloads including databases,
VDI, analytics, and big data. The new ETERNUS AF family makes flash storage more
attractive than ever, thanks to competitive pricing and lower total cost of ownership for
all-flash systems, which need less maintenance and are more reliable than HDD-based
storage systems.

    Michael Keegan, Head of Business Line Products at Fujitsu EMEIA, comments: "We're
bringing ultra-fast, all-flash storage to the mass market, at new price points for both
purchase and operation that make the ETERNUS AF all-flash system an affordable, viable
mainstream business solution. As the economics of all-flash storage become ever more
attractive, we're enabling customers to create faster, more responsive IT environments
that are easily able to maximize the benefits of digital services and next generation data
and applications accessed from anywhere."

    ETERNUS AF storage systems enable customers to transform their data centers with
super-fast, easily expandable storage solutions that potentially deliver huge reductions
in overheads. IT teams also benefit from significantly simplified operations: Automated
Quality of Service features dramatically reduce administration and maintenance
requirements, freeing up system engineers from repetitive, mundane tasks.

    ETERNUS AF also ensures non-stop business operations, providing enterprises with
greater peace of mind. Mirroring of business-critical data eliminates risk of data loss,
while in the event of a system failure, the transparent failover feature instantly
switches to a secondary system. Fujitsu has also ensured that traditional ETERNUS DX disk
storage systems work seamlessly together with ETERNUS AF. As they venture in the world of
all-flash systems, organizations can combine the two systems, leveraging the benefits of
flash storage while continuing to extract value from existing data center infrastructure.

    Customers choosing ETERNUS AF also benefit from cost-savings - firstly thanks to
built-in data deduplication and compression technologies which ensure that the Fujitsu
ETERNUS AF system automatically optimizes data volume, helping reduce SSD capacity
requirements by an average factor of five. This is achieved through inline deduplication
that identifies and discards duplicates, then compresses data by removing all redundant
information. In addition, all-flash systems take up less space in a data center and
consume less energy for power and cooling, in comparison to traditional disk arrays.

    At launch, Fujitsu is offering two all-flash models. The top-of-the-range ETERNUS
AF650 boasts up to 256GB maximum system memory and a maximum of 96 SSD drives, providing
capacities of 368TB raw, 1843TB effective capacity. A second model, the ETERNUS AF250,
offers 64GB of system memory, up to 24 SSD drives and 92TB raw / 460TB effective capacity.
Calculations are based on an estimated data deduplication and compression ratio of 5:1.

    Pricing and availability 

    FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AF systems are available to order with immediate effect and
Fujitsu expects the first shipments in late October. Pricing varies according to country
and configuration.

       
         
        Media contacts 
        Isabell Horvath 
        Tel: +49(89)62060-4419 
        E-mail: isabell.horvath@ts.fujitsu.com 

     

    About Fujitsu: http://www.fujitsu.com/in/about/index.html

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