Nimble brings converged iSCSI storage soln

NEW YORK, USA: Nimble Storage, a developer of converged storage and back-up solution, announced the release of Nimble CS-Series, a converged iSCSI storage, back-up and disaster recovery solution.

Designed by former NetApp and Data Domain executives Varun Mehta and Umesh Maheshwari, the CS-Series is based on the company's patent-pending architecture, Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL).

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The layout enables inline data compression, data optimization leveraging flash memory and disk, deduped back-ups, and WAN replication.

The CS-Series is compatible with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, VMware, and Microsoft HyperV environments.

"The cost and complexity of storage and back-up are exhausting resources in the enterprise. IT staff are tapped, and many say they don't have time and budget to deploy a disaster recovery solution," said Varun Mehta, CEO and co-founder of Nimble Storage.

The CS-Series is available in two configurations:

CS220 9TB primary and 108TB for 60-90 days of integrated back-up), and
CS240 (18TB primary and 216TB back-up).

All-inclusive pricing starts under $3/GB (usable) for primary storage and $0.25/GB for back-up storage. The Nimble CS-Series will be generally available from next month onwards.