NetApp launches a pair of unified storage systems aiming at the high- and mid-tier markets-- the "extreme-performance" FAS8080 EX and the entry level FAS2500 storage array.
The FAS8080 EX beats the FAS6290 and FAS6250 as most high-end NetApp storage solution, with performance scaling up to 4 million IOPS with nearly 70PB of capacity and over 600 I/O connections.
Aimed at large enterprise customers including telcos, it is also available in an all-flash option with up to 4.6PB capacity or as a hybrid array with a 0.5PB flash cache.
Meanwhile the FAS2500 and offers "expanded" flash support to boost workloads by up to 46% and increase capacity by 48% in comparison to its predecessor, the FAS2200. NetApp says it is ideal for organizations with under 2500 seats wanting a hybrid solution, with the ONTAP storage OS handling data management across both data centre and the cloud.
NetApp also adds it has sold 18PB of flash in fiscal Q4 2014, with flash storage sales reaching 93PB to date.
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