As the proliferation of file-based data continues to accelerate, the challenge of cost-effectively storing and managing data is an ever-growing concern. You also have to weigh the cost of storing certain aging data sets against the need for quick access. Meeting this challenge requires a solution that bridges the gap between high-performance, but costly, primary storage and inexpensive, but management-intensive, off-line storage solutions.
The Isilon IQ NL-Series storage solution redefines the economics of nearline storage by combining near-primary accessibility with near-tape value and ease of use.
High Value: The NL-Series is built for cost-effective, large-capacity storage. It offers the best dollar per terabyte ($/TB) of any scale-out NAS solution on the market. Each Isilon IQ NL node houses 36 SATA Hard Disk Drives (1TB or 2TB) in a 4U chassis, allowing you to seamlessly scale up to 10.4 PB in a single file system.
Ease of Use: You can configure and bring an Isilon NL-Series cluster online in as little as 10 minutes, without the need for time-consuming, expensive integration services. With a single pool of storage with a global namespace—the NL-Series eliminates the need for multiple volumes,
making the NL-Series’ massive capacity as easy to manage as a single terabyte.
Breakthrough Economics: The NL-Series offers the ultimate in storage economics with low acquisition costs and ultra-low overhead. Isilon’s high utilization rates—over 80 percent versus 50 percent for traditional NAS or SAN storage—mean fewer spindles provide the same amount of usable storage. And Isilon’s pay-as-you-grow modular approach and forward compatibility allow you to purchase only what your organization needs today, with the ability to easily expand tomorrow.
The Isilon NL-Series compliments and improves existing tape backup, archiving, and data protection strategies, including:
- Nearline Archiving: For economical storage and rapid disk-based access to reference data to meet business and legal requirements.
- Disaster Recovery: When combined with the Isilon SyncIQ™ replication application, a proven solution for organizations whose multi-site replication strategy requires an economical, high-capacity storage device to be located remotely.
- Disk-to-Disk Backup: Can be combined with compression and de-duplication technology to deliver a highly scalable, reliable, easy-to-manage and economical disk-based back up target.
