Rorke Data today announced at Storage Networking World that its new Galaxy Aurora IB InfiniBand RAID storage solution will leverage Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.'s ConnectX 20Gb/s InfiniBand Host Channel topology. With an MSRP starting at less than two dollars per gigabyte of storage, the Galaxy Aurora IB uniquely integrates Seagate Enterprise-class SAS drives with Mellanox HCAs to deliver high-performance capability of over 1,700 MB per second. This performance capability makes it the most cost-effective solution available for a diverse range of markets such as HPC, Enterprise Data Centers, Satellite/Seismic Imaging and High-Resolution Content Creation. "Rorke Data is setting a new standard in price and performance for InfiniBand-based storage solutions. Galaxy Aurora IB will enable wider adoption of InfiniBand by introducing a solution in line with SMB and departmental budgets," said Joe Swanson, president of Rorke Data. "Galaxy Aurora IB is our highest performance product and -- with the addition of Mellanox's ConnectX adapter -- it delivers breakthrough low cost of ownership with the industry-leading performance of InfiniBand network topology." Mellanox's ConnectX 20Gb/s and 40Gb/s InfiniBand adapter cards deliver low latency and high bandwidth for performance-driven server and storage clustering applications. Clustered data bases, parallelized applications, transactional services, and high-performance I/O applications will achieve significant performance improvements with InfiniBand I/O technology, resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per operation. "Rorke Data is a well-known provider of high-performance storage systems, and we are proud that they have chosen the speed, simplicity and cost savings of InfiniBand for their top-of-the-line storage server," said Gilad Shainer, director of technical marketing at Mellanox Technologies. "Mellanox's ConnectX 20Gb/s InfiniBand adapters help the Galaxy Aurora IB provide superior application performance at a SMB price point." A unified InfiniBand cluster for computing and storage achieves significant cost-performance advantages over multi-fabric networks. Standard block and file access protocols leveraging InfiniBand RDMA result in high-performance storage access. Data reliability is improved through the use of T10-compliant Data Integrity Field (DIF). Fibre Channel (FC) over InfiniBand (FCoIB) features enable the use of cost-effective bridges for connecting to FC SANs. InfiniBand's high bandwidth, low latency, dedicated I/O channels, QoS, and RDMA features can lower capital expenses and operating costs -- making it an excellent choice for storage and fabric consolidation. Available with a complete suite of service deliverables including onsite installation and 24 x 7 support, Galaxy's RAID and NAS storage solutions can be purchased at www.rorke.com and also through Bell Microproducts. Please visit its Web site or call 1-800-800-1513 for more information.