Businesses today are facing data storage requirements that are fast exceeding their existing storage capacity.  In fact, the need for storage capacity is so critical that according to Storage Magazine, almost two thirds of managers will be increasing spending on storage in 2004. Storage Area Networks (SANs) offer highly scalable, efficiently accessible storage plus superior data management and added protection capabilities for business information. In the past, high equipment and operations costs associated with proprietary technologies have put SANs beyond the budget of many small and mid-sized companies. Today, however, the total cost of ownership (TCO) equation is changing.  SAN systems such as the Intel® Storage System SSR316MJ2 are using open architectures based on industry-standard technologies and new management tools to lower the cost of SAN systems, making storage area networks a practical solution for today’s increasing storage requirements. 

With dual Intel^® Xeon™ processors, support for up to 16 SATA hard drives, iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity, and intuitive management tools, the Intel® Storage System SSR316MJ2 helps enable easy deployment of a reliable and flexible storage network today with the built-in headroom for future storage capacity and growth.

Simplify Storage Network Administration

The Intel Storage System SSR316MJ2 comes standard with a full line-up of compelling software features that simplify storage management and lower administration costs by allowing you to configure and manage your SAN system from a single, intuitive graphical console. These software features offer the ability to configure and provision volumes quickly without system downtime, the capability to make incremental copies of data volumes and authentication for improved security access to data.   

Extend Storage Management Capabilities

Optional features allow you to extend the capacity and the performance of the Intel Storage System SSR316MJ2 and provide business continuity by adding an additional layer of protection from natural disasters and outages affecting an entire site.  These features let you cluster and manage multiple Intel Storage Systems as a single virtualized storage pool, delivering higher availability with failover and load balancing capabilities.

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