PowerVault MD1000

Features: Dell has launched the PowerVault MD1000, a direct-attached

storage enclosure to give customers significant gains in bandwidth, capacity,

performance and value. According to Dell, with the launch of PowerVault MD1000,

it is the first top-five storage vendor to offer a storage enclosure

incorporating 3.5-inch SAS drives.






This technology enables customers to easily manage mainstream and
bandwidth-intensive applications, a Dell statement said. It claimed that the

PowerVault MD1000 is the industry's first storage enclosure based on the

proposed Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) specification.






The SBB specification aims to standardize external disk subsystem technologies,
to give customers faster access to emerging technologies such as SAS, increased

product quality and access to a broader range of products at an affordable

price.

“Cost-effectively

managing relentless data growth is one of the primary concerns for customers of

all sizes,” said Damian Crotty, director for Enterprise and Advanced Systems

Group, Dell Asia. “This announcement focuses on customers who need to improve

server utilization with direct-attached storage. Dell makes this easy by

offering customers a common user management experience with PowerVault disk

products and industry-standard PowerEdge servers.”






PowerVault MD1000 has a capacity of 4.5 terabytes with the option to expand up
to three shelves for a maximum of 13.5 terabytes. It comes with 36GB, 73GB and

146GB drives operating at 15,000 RPM; 73GB, 146GB and 300GB drives operating at

10,000 RPM.

Price: Starting from Rs. 1,21,451/-