NetApp launches the EF540-- the first all-flash storage array designed for performance-driven enterprise-class applications from the company.
It carries up to 19.2TB of storage in a 2U rack-mount space and delivers over 300000 IOPS with sub-millisecond latency. Built on the SANtricity OS, the EF540 is complete with fully redundant components and takes seconds to carry out out backups and disaster recovery.
The EF540 is not the only storage-related announcement from NetApp-- the company also reveals FlashRay, a new purpose-built all-flash storage architecture targeting scale-out flash arrays for file and block storage.
Set for beta-testing by mid-2013 (before launch in 2014), FlashRay products should include world-class file and volume management, scale-out foundation, complete data management capabilities and application integration features allowing optimisation for specific applications.
NetApp also releases 3 new platforms within the FAS6200 storage famiily-- the FAS6220, FAS6250 and FAS6290, increasing the performance and value of the high-end product line.
