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Brief
HP introduces disk arrays for medium businesses
HP has announced the launch of two new families of disk arrays, the HP StorageWorks
2000 Modular Smart Array (MSA2000), and the HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise
Virtual Array (EVA4400). The launch comes after HP conducted a research on the
requirements of the medium business. Both MSA 2000 and EVA 4400 offer high-performance,
and features like virtualization and advanced provisioning software, and will
be targeted at the medium business segment.
The MSA2000 family comprises of low-cost Fiber Channel and iSCSI disk arrays
for highly available, storage area networks (SAN) and is designed for virtualized
server environments. Though small and medium businesses would be the prime target,
according to HP, the product could also find takers in enterprises for their
remote office, departmental, secondary and tertiary storage needs. It also includes
optional management software for snap and clone capabilities to minimize the
risk of business interruption.
The EVA 4400 on the other hand, offers features that would help medium businesses
to cost-effectively manage large amounts of data in a SAN environment without
investing in deep storage experience. It comes integrated with virtualization
features that were previously available only on high-end arrays. It also has
a dual-redundant hardware architecture that supports local and remote replication
software, which eliminates single points of failure and helps ensure maximum
uptime.
“HP’s new suite of solutions caters specifically to the unique needs
of medium and growing businesses in India. Medium businesses have big expectations
for customization, which are often tempered by restrictions of time, budget,
power and staff. With these solutions, HP enables these businesses to take advantage
of the benefits that a bladed infrastructure delivers,” said Manoj Suvarna,
Country Manager, HP StorageWorks Division, Technology Solutions Group, HP India.
The price for the MSA 2000 starts from $ 5,800 and that for the EVA 4400 starts
from $15,000.
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