London, UK, March 17, 2009 – Boston Ltd. has selected SATA RAID controllers from Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (Nasdaq: AMCC) 3ware® storage division for its award-winning* high-density iGloo 24T-StorMagic™ IP SAN solution.
Targeted at small and medium businesses, the Boston 24T-StorMagic IP SAN is a 24TB iSCSI-based storage solution that allows users to store, share, manage and protect business-critical data from a single interface.
Each Boston iGloo 24T-StorMagic IP SAN uses a 3ware 9650SE-24M8 24-port SATA RAID PCI-e controller featuring 512MB cache and a battery backup unit (BBU). Supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and hot-standby, the 3ware 9650SE controller manages a raw pool of 24TB capacity that can be easily configured into multiple volumes by the user.
Ron Macleod, Sales Director EMEA at AMCC/3ware explains that this controller pushes AMCC's established leadership in RAID controller performance to new heights. He says, “While 3ware controllers continue to lead the market in RAID 5 performance, the 3ware 9650SE outshines the competition when it comes to RAID 6 performance, delivering over 800MB/s RAID 6 reads and 600MB/s RAID 6 writes.”
Neil Kalsi, Sales Manager at Boston, says, “SMBs have much less tolerance to technology complexity than large enterprises which is why IP SANs, leveraging SATA storage, offer such a compelling option. Working with quality brands like 3ware we’re able to deliver high-density, high-performance solutions at a competitive price, a particularly important requirement in the tough economic times that lie ahead.”
About Boston Ltd
Founded in 1992 Boston Ltd. has built up an exceptional reputation within the IT trade by supplying the latest in high performance technology backed up by unrivalled in-house pre and post sales technical expertise. Boston Ltd prides itself in the meticulous engineering of cutting edge Supermicro® based server, workstation and storage solutions that are offered with Climate Neutral and Worldwide Warranty support options. For further details visit www.boston.co.uk or e-mail sales@boston.co.uk.
About AMCC
AMCC blends system hardware and software expertise to provide the essential building blocks for the processing, moving and storing of data worldwide. AMCC’s 3ware SAS and SATA RAID controllers deliver cost-effective, high-performance, high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers worldwide in applications including disk-to-disk backup, near-line storage, network-attached storage (NAS), video, and high-performance computing. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and has offices throughout the world. Visit www.3ware.com or www.amcc.com for more information.
