PHYSICS

Isilon Systems, the leader in clustered storage, today announced that Tricon Geophysics, Inc. has deployed Isilon IQ to power new breakthroughs in seismic data processing. Using Isilon IQ, powered by Isilon's OneFS operating system software, Tricon Geophysics has unified vast stores of seismic data into one, seamlessly expandable, shared pool of high performance storage to streamline workflows and dramatically accelerate seismic processing operations in the global race to discover new sources of energy. "The individual productivity of each of our geoscientists is our most important metric. Utilizing Isilon clustered storage improves that metric and helps give Tricon a competitive edge. Tricon is poised for substantial growth over the next five years and we need a solution that offers us the speed and ease of use that the Isilon provides," said John Contino, Executive VP, Tricon Geophysics. "With the price of gas currently hovering at more than $3.50 per gallon on average in the US alone, the demand for new oil and gas reserves is at an all-time high, leading to an increased demand for the seismic processing services that drive discovery of these incredibly valuable natural resources," said Brett Goodwin, VP of Marketing, Isilon Systems. "Successful seismic processing entails analysis of vast amounts of seismic data, which, in turn, requires a storage solution designed specifically for this class of data. By deploying Isilon IQ to power its seismic processing operations, Tricon has removed the burdensome management constraints of traditional storage systems and is fully prepared for its next phase of growth and expansion." The processing of raw seismic data is an intense process involving massive land, marine and transition zone data sets, as well as reprocessing 2D seismic data sets. Tricon Geophysics provides the entire range of seismic processing services required to extract value from raw seismic data, including 2D and 3D seismic imaging, pre-stack time migration and pre-stack depth migration, and integrated reservoir services. By leveraging Isilon IQ, Tricon has been able to insert valuable, previously disparate data back into its primary operations, eliminate the need to maintain costly, legacy storage systems, and maximize the opportunities of its rapidly growing business. "As the oil and gas industry reaches unprecedented levels of exploration and production, our business is expanding with new customer acquisition, while, at the same time, our current customers are returning more frequently with larger projects," said Bryan Matthey, Corporate IT Director, Tricon Geophysics. "With this dramatic growth comes a massive increase in the amount of raw and processed seismic data we need to efficiently store and access on an around-the-clock basis. Isilon IQ provides the high scalability, performance and unmatched ease of use we require to keep pace with our business and data growth and speed our operations, while also reducing IT cost and complexity." Powered by OneFS, Isilon IQ delivers the industry's first single file system that unifies and provides instant and ubiquitous access to the rapidly growing stores of digital content and unstructured data, eliminating the cost and complexity barriers of traditional storage architectures. OneFS is a unified operating system software layer that powers all of Isilon's award-winning IQ family of clustered storage systems including the Isilon IQ 200, 1920, 3000, 6000, Accelerator, and EX 6000. Isilon also provides a robust suite of software applications including SnapshotIQ, SmartConnect, MigrationIQ and SyncIQ that leverage OneFS and clustered storage, providing the highest levels of data protection and automated data management.