[September 27, 2010] TwinStrata introduces CloudArray software as appliance Tweet (Worldwide Computer Products News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Cloud storage data protection solutions provider TwinStrata Inc announced on Monday that its CloudArray software is now available as an appliance. The company said its new SAN appliance offers all the features of its CloudArray software in a pre-configured, performance-optimised package that can be quickly installed in any data centre or colocation facility. CloudArray is an enterprise-class data protection solution that enables organisations to create affordable and secure data protection and disaster recovery plans that include online remote storage for backups, archives and critical business data. In the event of a disruption or outage, the data can be restored on-site, off-site or in the cloud. The SAN appliance is packaged in a 2U rack mountable enclosure and is available in two configurations. Model 1 is equipped with 8TB raw/6TB of configured RAID 5 storage for local copies and cache, as well as two 1Gb Ethernet ports. Model 2 can be configured with 16TB raw/12TB of Raid 6 storage, as well as either four 1Gb Ethernet ports or two 1Gb Ethernet ports and one 10Gb Ethernet port. The CloudArray appliance offers the following features: simple installation and setup; integration with applications, physical and virtual servers; flexible storage configurations; as well as data availability and security. The CloudArray SAN appliance is priced starting at USD14,995. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]