METHUEN, MA -- 06/26/08 --
RAID Incorporated, a customized storage
solutions and services provider specializing in leading edge technologies,
today announced it is working with the University of Utah's Center for High
Performance Computing to provide customized, scalable and cost-effective
storage solutions to support their growing data storage libraries.
Providing large-scale computer systems, networking and expertise to support
the computational requirements of individual colleges and departments, the
University of Utah's High Performance Computing Center had accumulated over
60 Linux servers which hosted all storage internally. Over time, this type
of storage configuration, which included disparate drive sizes, operating
systems and versions, software and RAID card drivers, grew increasingly
difficult to manage. The HPC Center's existing "turnkey solution,"
initially implemented to save time and money, began to drain resources and
the center realized it needed to deploy a storage system that could scale
over time and could be easily managed and maintained from a centralized
vendor.
After evaluating several options, including the development of an in-house
solution or going with a larger, Tier-1 vendor, The University of Utah
chose RAID Inc.'s Magellan solution due to its scalability and custom
implementation. A SAN configuration using SATA-2 disk, the solution offered
the flexibility to meet the HPC Center's unique storage needs and provide
centralized services for easy management, configuration and recovery of the
center's 120 TB of stored data.
"One of the main reasons we chose RAID Inc. as our storage provider is so
we have a resource to lean on when problems creep up," said Brian Haymore,
Lead Computation Cluster Administrator. "We needed a solutions provider
that would provide us with customized solutions and personalized attention;
we didn't want to be viewed as 'just another customer' but rather a partner
that could rely on its vendor to explore issues and needs. The success of
our relationship really stems around the level of expertise that RAID
brings to the table and how that expertise allows us to provide computing
support to the various professors, departments and research laboratories on
campus that rely on us for storage capacity and bandwidth."
"Our customized approach really stands out from other solutions when we are
able to offer customers like the University of Utah a storage system that
takes into consideration not only their immediate needs, but their storage
requirements down the line," said Bob Picardi, COO of RAID Inc. "Because of
this approach, we are very attractive to customers in the high performance
computing space who require specially designed systems, in addition to a
partner, that can work with them to make adjustments to their storage
deployment on an as-needed basis."
About RAID Incorporated
Since 1994, RAID Incorporated provides true 100% customized storage
solutions that best meet the unique requirements of HPC centers,
corporations, government entities and educational institutions worldwide.
From grid computing to supercomputing to the cockpit of a fighter jet,
RAID, Inc. ensures the availability of critical digital content in
real-time, all the time. The company guarantees this with the "RAID
Approach," a concierge service and support model that ensures the highest
level of personalized support and resolution to any issue. The company's
flagship service, StorageWatch®, the industry's only real time
monitoring and managed storage service offering which lowers total cost of
ownership while increasing data availability was developed as part of the
"RAID Approach" to better serve its customers. RAID, Inc.'s guaranteed
"customer first" approach has made them an industry leader in true 100%
customized storage with the best service and support. For more information
about RAID, Inc. visit www.raidinc.com or call 800-330-7335.
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