CloudByte, the first provider of secure, multi-application storage for
enterprise applications, announced the release of CloudByte ElastiStor
Appliance (ESA), a complete self-managed storage solution. Developed in
partnership with Dell, SanDisk, and Supermicro, ESA enables any size
organization to break away from vendor lock-in and high expense of
legacy storage approaches.
“With ESA, we bring in the flexibility and economics of server
virtualization into the storage world,” said Felix Xavier, Founder and
CEO of CloudByte. “Each application feels dedicated storage in the
shared environment.”
Designed to maximize rack space density, ESA delivers enterprise grade
storage functionalities in only 2U of rack space.
Capabilities
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Spin out new Virtual Storage Machines (VSM) to run more applications
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Scale across data centers by adding more ElastiStor appliances
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Guaranteed storage performance delivered by each VSM
Key benefits
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Storage consolidation Run many applications into single storage
platform
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No storage expertise Self-managed and self-provisioned
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Single console storage management Across data centers
“CloudByte is adding a fresh approach to hardware in addition to their
unique software capabilities,” said Greg Schulz, Senior Advisory
Analyst, StorageIO. “Their new appliances are expandable and can be
easily combined into a storage grid, therefore overcoming both the
capacity and geographical limitations of most storage approaches.”
Leveraging CloudByte’s storage architecture, ESA leverages flash drives
for high-performance needs such as caching and either flash or disk
drives for data storage. Up to four expansion chasses can also contain
hybrid storage. “We are pleased to be working with CloudByte to
incorporate SanDisk’s high performance enterprise-class SAS SSDs into
their new cloud-based storage system,” said Steve Fingerhut, vice
president of marketing, SanDisk Enterprise Storage Solutions. “The
foundation of SAS SSDs from SanDisk enables CloudByte customers to
safely deliver fast storage services more efficiently, while saving
energy, floor space, and—ultimately—money.”
Models, pricing, and availability
Three appliance models of ESA have been designed to support a specified
number of applications or Virtual Machines.
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ESA-A10: Storage for ten applications or Virtual Machines
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ESA-A50: Storage for fifty applications or Virtual Machines
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ESA-A100: Storage for one hundred applications or Virtual
Machines
ESA-A10 pricing begins at $9,995. All models are immediately available
from CloudByte and authorized resellers.