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Nexsan announced the latest member of its E5000 family of NAS storage systems, the E5510. Offering more than 1 PB of capacity in a small 27U of rack space, the E5510 combines support for both asynchronous and synchronous replication and includes Nexsan's revolutionary FASTier SSD caching technology. The new NAS system is ideal for capacity-intensive applications including backup, archiving and primary file storage.

"The E5510 features Nexsan's latest technological advancements for high capacity, synchronous replication, space efficiency and power conservation," said Gary Watson, CTO, Nexsan. "The new system offers the ultimate in storage flexibility with enterprise-class features and superior support for virtualized computing environments making it a compelling choice for any environment that needs exceptional scalability, efficiency and performance."

Newly featured on the E5510 is optional support for both asynchronous and synchronous data replication. The asynchronous data replication feature allows users to configure off-site data replication separately for each storage pool on the primary E5000 system. In addition, the asynchronous data replication feature allows for the manual transfer of data on the E5000 to an external storage device for offline replication. With the synchronous data replication feature, users can mirror all the data contained in a storage pool between a source Nexsan storage system and a target Nexsan storage system -- both of which are connected to the E5000 via Fibre Channel.

The E5510 is the latest addition to Nexsan's E5000 family of NAS storage systems. It provides a highly available NAS system with the flexibility of between 9 TB and over 1 PB of storage capacity and Nexsan's industry-leading storage density, power efficiency, and enterprise-class reliability. Powerful, yet easy to use features include reservation-less snapshots, replication, quotas, AD and LDAP integration, and thin provisioning.

Each member of the E5000 Family offers Nexsan's patent-pending E-Centre graphical user interface for easy deployment and ongoing management of multiple dispersed systems from a single pane of glass. E5000 storage pools feature virtualized, online capacity expansion so administrators can add capacity as needed without any disruption to users or applications.

As a provider of asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and transportation planning, Data Transfer Solutions (DTS) helps its clients automate their worlds, reduce their workload and organize their data through customized technology. Supported by Nexsan partner LH Computer Services, DTS chose the E5000 Series NAS storage system to more effectively and efficiently manage its storage environment.

"As a user of agile practices to guide our work, we selected the Nexsan E5000 NAS storage system for primary file storage. In addition to the superior storage density and operational efficiency it provided, we were especially impressed by the flexibility of the unit," said Trey Fragala, Chief of Operations, Data Transfer Solutions, LLC. "The system can be configured with a mix of SSD, SAS and SATA drive technologies depending on the performance and capacity requirements which allows for greater storage customization to meet application requirements."

All Nexsan storage systems feature robust centralized storage management software for simplified deployment, management and support and offer a complete range of enterprise-class features including system redundancy for high availability and powerful performance for demanding applications. E5000 NAS storage systems deliver an easy and quick out-of-the-box experience by integrating reliable Nexsan storage hardware and software intelligence. Advanced technologies for high density, energy efficiency and reliability are included with every E5000 storage solution.

E5000 NAS storage systems are available today through Nexsan's network of authorized channel partners, with pricing that starts at $15,000 MSRP.