DataDirect Networks Introduces the Industry's Fastest Big Data Storage Platform - the SFA12KX Appliance Series

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DataDirect Networks Introduces the Industry's Fastest Big Data Storage Platform - the SFA12KX Appliance Series

DDN SFA12KX Series of Appliances Deliver Extreme Performance at 48GB/s, Helping Customers Accelerate Data Intensive Workflows and Consolidate Infrastructure to Slash TCO

DENVER, Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SC13 (Booth #1307) --

News Facts

    --  DataDirect Networks (DDN) maintains its lead in supporting the largest
        Big Data, High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud and data-intensive
        environments with the introduction today of its new SFA12K® X series
        (SFA12KX)], the industry's fastest family of storage appliance
        platforms.
    --  With this latest release, DDN is introducing two new models of its
        Storage Fusion Architecture® (SFA) technology - the SFA12KX and the
        SFA12KXE.
    --  The SFA12KX features the most advanced processor technology and a
        hyper-optimized operating system to deliver extreme performance at up to
        48GB/s and 1.4 Million IOPS from a single appliance, making it the
        industry leader in all categories of IOPS and bandwidth. This
        performance boost allows customers to deploy Big Data solutions with the
        least number of systems - dramatically lowering the total cost of
        ownership.
    --  The SFA12KXE leverages DDN(TM) In-Storage Processing® technology to
        power DDN's high-performance EXAScaler(TM) and GRIDScaler(TM) parallel
        file systems, as well as customer applications running natively within
        the storage array. The SFA12KXE delivers up to 23GB/s of file system
        performance and eliminates external servers and storage networking for a
        converged approach that yields significant acquisition and management
        savings.
    --  With new capabilities including DDN's SFX application-aware Flash
        caching, Real-Time I/O and a unique Storage Fusion Fabric® technology,
        the SFA12KX series provides customers a trusted foundation for building
        innovative storage systems that deliver superior performance for the
        most challenging Big Data workloads of tomorrow at the lowest overall
        TCO.
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SFK12KX Improves Performance, Reduces Cost and Complexity, and Accelerates Time to Innovation

    --  The SFA12KX appliances use the latest generation of Intel Ivy Bridge
        family of processors and a hyper optimized operating system to achieve
        extreme performance targets. This architecture enables customers to
        build file storage systems that scale to 1TB/s and beyond with as little
        as 21 arrays, allowing consolidation by as much as 10:1 when compared to
        competing technologies.
    --  The additional processing power also gives an added performance boost to
        virtualized applications running within the SFA12KXE, allowing customers
        to extract greater efficiencies from their I/O infrastructure, colocate
        their applications with their data and reduce the cost and complexity of
        storage by eliminating external server and storage networking layers.
    --  When combined with DDN's SS8460 enclosures, the SFA12KX reduces data
        center sprawl by up to 40 percent as compared to even the highest
        density storage array offerings and requires 58 percent less space than
        competing scale-out file storage offerings.
Availability

    --  The DDN SFA12KXE appliance will be available in Q4'13 and the SFA12KX is
        scheduled for general availability in early 2014.
Supporting Quotes

    --  Jean-Luc Chatelain, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Technology,
        DDN --(http://www.ddn.com/blog) "DDN's SFA12KX appliances are the foundation of
        many of the world's most demanding and data-intensive environments, each
        requiring massive performance and scale without high cost. With features
        such as application-aware Flash caching, Real-Time I/O and in-storage
        processing, our SFX12KX appliances will perform at up to 48GB/s, making
        this technology the ideal solution for organizations looking to
        accelerate Big Data applications and consolidate infrastructure while
        dramatically lowering the overall cost of data storage ownership."
Supporting Resources

    --  Connect with DDN at SC13
    --  SFA12KX Datasheet
    --  SFA12KXE EXAScaler Datasheet
    --  SFA12KXE GRIDScaler Datasheet
    --  SFA12KX Whitepaper
    --  Follow DDN via Blog and Twitter
DataDirect Networks
DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a leader in data center infrastructure for Big Data and Cloud Storage applications. Our data storage and processing solutions and professional services enable content-rich and high growth IT environments to achieve the highest levels of systems scalability, efficiency and simplicity. DDN enables enterprises to extract value and deliver results from their information. Our customers include the world's leading online content and social networking providers, high performance cloud and grid computing, life sciences, financial services, media production, and security and intelligence organizations. Deployed in thousands of mission critical environments worldwide, DDN's solutions have been designed, engineered and proven in the world's most scalable data centers to ensure competitive business advantage for today's information powered enterprise. For more information, go to http://www.ddn.com or call +1-800-TERABYTE (837-2298).

DDN, Storage Fusion Architecture, SFA12K, In Storage Processing, Storage Fusion Fabric, EXAScaler and GRIDScaler are trademarks owned by DataDirect Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

DDN Media Contact:
Dani Kenison

Sr. Director, Global Corporate Communications

Email: dkenison@ddn.com

Work: 408-990-2658

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