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Maximum Scalability, Breakthrough Economics

Storage solutions based on industry-standard open technologies are the key to efficient, cost-effective business growth. Open storage solutions enable you to escape from the expensive proprietary storage systems of the past while you speed up data retrieval and streamline datacenter management — better preparing you for the business challenges ahead.

Sun Open Storage solutions offer the best alternative for your evolving business. Designed around flexibility, scalability, and affordability, our new Sun Storage J4000 family of arrays provides the perfect building blocks for an open storage solution when combined with industry-leading Sun servers. And Sun Open Storage solutions can save you up to 90 percent on the cost of your storage infrastructure compared to proprietary storage arrays.

This powerful platform offers maximum value with:

  • Breakthrough price/performance with storage costs starting at less than $1/GB
  • Extreme scalability with support for up to 480 drives (192 at release) behind a single Sun server
  • Direct, multihost connectivity
  • Superior availability and reliability with 1+1 redundancy
  • Choice of the OpenSolaris, the Solaris 10, Microsoft Windows, or Linux operating systems

Game-Changing Innovation

The new Sun Storage J4000 family of storage arrays is only part of the complete Sun Open Storage solution. Other breakthrough innovations include:

The Sun Fire Open Storage Server Family

Featuring the new Sun Fire X4540 storage server, the industry's first open storage server, this award-winning product line is designed specifically for open storage use. Combining industry-leading storage and the outstanding performance of an x64 server, Sun Open Storage server systems deliver the highest storage density, superior scalability, first-class power and cooling efficiency, and data backup and restoration capabilities — with revolutionary cost savings for your business.

OpenSolaris OS

The OpenSolaris OS is the foundation for the next generation of storage technologies, and includes data management features such as MPxIO, ZFS, and highly optimized CIFS support. Get all the benefits of a vibrant global community passionate about open-source computing — together with world-class support backed by Sun's proven track record of investment protection — so you can improve data reliability and availability while achieving better overall business agility.

Open Storage Services

Featuring the industry's first hybrid server, this award-winning platform is designed specifically for open storage use. Combining industry-leading storage and the outstanding performance of an x64 server, Sun Open Storage server systems deliver the highest storage density, superior scalability, first-class power and cooling efficiency, and data backup and restoration capabilities — with revolutionary cost savings for your business.


You'll Come Out Ahead. Here's How.

Sun Open Storage solutions cost less to operate and maintain, while delivering superior performance. It all adds up to truly breakthrough economics. With these systems, you can reduce your storage costs to less than $1 per GB — for better TCO and ROI where it counts.


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