Compellent Storage Centre SAN with zNAS

The Compellent Storage Centre SAN with zNAS consolidates file and block storage on a single, intelligent platform, integrating next-generation ZFS software, high-performance hardware and architecture to provide a responsive, granular and automated storage system.

The Fluid Data architecture uses tools to classify and move data blocks to optimum tiers based on their usage, allowing users to have data that is provisioned, placed and protected with a balance of performance, cost and risk. This approach also reduces waste by maximising the use of available resources in addition to being based on a continually evolving platform that precludes forklift upgrades and escalating software licence costs.

Thin provisioning allows users to only buy capacity that’s needed and only move real data within the system.

Its snapshot capabilities can be used for ‘development and test’ copies, (remote) replication and CDP.

Users can apply block-level automated tiering, which also helps with power reduction via better usage of high-capacity drives as needed.

Its virtualised storage provides a pool of storage, which matches well with virtualised-server environments in which VMs require flexibility such as easy and rapid provisioning or recoveries.

Its extensive automation and single graphical user interface reduce training.

The single unified platform can incorporate a range of current storage technologies from primary to secondary storage - whether FC, SAS, SATA or SSD; SAN or NAS; and FC, FCoE, iSCSI or 10 GbE.