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DataDirect Networks Debuts the S2A9550
S2A9550 Delivers Up to 3 GB/s and 560TB in a Single Storage System -- DataDirect Networks today unveiled a new storage solution, the S2A9550. The S2A9550 storage system is specifically designed for high performance, high capacity network storage applications. Delivering up to 3 GB/s, enhanced and automated data protection, and 560TB in a single storage system, this 7th generation product provides optimal block level and file system performance for highly scalable, open system computing environments. The S2A9550 storage platform is based on DataDirect's Silicon Storage Appliance (S2A) technology which fully integrates a parallel, non-blocking architecture with SAN functionality in one simple, easy to use intelligent device. The S2A delivers high performance storage solutions. 
This optimal block level and file system performance design supports a broad range of NAS and SAN solutions powering compute clusters from IBM, Dell, HP, Cray, SGI, Bull and others. Unique to the S2A9550 is its innovative hardware RAID 6 and double parity protection for enhanced data availability without impacting solution performance. "We've designed the S2A9550 to conquer the performance, availability, scalability and management challenges in deploying cluster NAS architectures with parallel or shared file systems and storage," said Alex Bouzari, CEO of DataDirect Networks. "The S2A9550 can scale as fast and large as you need without expensive re-architecting while providing the highest levels of Quality of Service for consistent, predictable data delivery to real-life application environments." "The ever-increasing market acceptance of our S2A storage technology is a testament of our ongoing commitment to providing the best-in-class scalable storage solutions for compute intensive environments," concluded Bouzari. "We will continue to drive innovation with industry leading products like the new S2A9550 while further investing in our technological leadership to better serve our customers."
This optimal block level and file system performance design supports a broad range of NAS and SAN solutions powering compute clusters from IBM, Dell, HP, Cray, SGI, Bull and others. Unique to the S2A9550 is its innovative hardware RAID 6 and double parity protection for enhanced data availability without impacting solution performance. "We've designed the S2A9550 to conquer the performance, availability, scalability and management challenges in deploying cluster NAS architectures with parallel or shared file systems and storage," said Alex Bouzari, CEO of DataDirect Networks. "The S2A9550 can scale as fast and large as you need without expensive re-architecting while providing the highest levels of Quality of Service for consistent, predictable data delivery to real-life application environments." "The ever-increasing market acceptance of our S2A storage technology is a testament of our ongoing commitment to providing the best-in-class scalable storage solutions for compute intensive environments," concluded Bouzari. "We will continue to drive innovation with industry leading products like the new S2A9550 while further investing in our technological leadership to better serve our customers."