Fujitsu Launches New Scalable, Powerful Storage Systems

Fujitsu introduced the new FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S3 and DX8900 S3. Massively scalable, the new flagship of the ETERNUS DX family is purpose-built for enterprises that demand outstanding storage peak performance of up to 4 million Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS) and a huge capacity of up to 14 petabytes, paired with enterprise-class resiliency and always-on availability, the company said.

With automated quality of service management, system performance levels can be allocated according to business priorities. This technology can also be used to support service level management for virtual servers. The brand new system architecture can cope with multiple component failures without any interruption to service. In conjunction with the unique transparent failover feature – ETERNUS Storage Cluster – non-stop operation despite a complete system or site failure is guaranteed, Fujitsu explained in a press release.

Kenichi Sakai, Senior Vice President and Head of Enterprise System Business Unit at Fujitsu, says: “Fujitsu is taking the lead in enterprise storage by delivering new dimensions of scalability, flexibility, automation and business continuity to underpin business-centric storage services. The new top-of-the-range systems, ETERNUS DX8700 S3 and ETERNUS DX8900 S3, are packed with innovations that will improve data management combined with greater efficiency resulting in future-proof platforms for storage consolidation in the data center.”

Pricing and availability

The FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S3 and DX8900 S3 will be globally available from August 1, 2015 via direct sales and certified channel partners. Prices vary by configuration and region.