CALIFORNIA, USA: 3PAR, a provider of utility storage, launched 3PAR Adaptive Optimization software for autonomic, sub-volume storage tiering with 3PAR InServ F-Class and T-Class storage servers.

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Moreover, 3PAR also announced support for STEC MACH8IOPS solid state drive (SSD), thus delivering high-end storage array vendor to deliver autonomic storage tiering for enterprise and cloud data centres.

The company claims that a combination of 3PAR Adaptive Optimization, 3PAR SSDs, and virtualized InServ storage server allows 3PAR customers to meet service level targets for approximately 30 percent lower cost than with fibre channel drives alone.

David Scott, president and CEO, 3PAR, said: “We believe that bringing autonomic storage tiering to enterprise and cloud data centres promises to not only reduce costs and deliver additional green benefits, but to increase storage infrastructure agility and the ability to handle changing and unpredictable workloads in virtualized environments.”

3PAR Adaptive Optimization software is available now. SSDs for the 3PAR InServ will be available next quarter and are compatible with all InServ F-Class and T-Class arrays running the latest version of the 3PAR InForm Operating System.

3PAR Adaptive Optimization software is an optional product that starts at $1,400 and requires 3PAR System Reporter software, version 2.7 or newer. Pricing for SSDs starts at $22,400 per InServ array.