MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation
(NYSE: LSI) today announced that Blue Box Group, a Ruby on Rails
web hosting company, has upgraded their existing 3Gb/s
infrastructure with LSI™ 3ware® 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID controllers to
meet the increasing I/O demands of cloud-based customers in its
data center. The improved data transfer rates and ease of
management of 3ware 6Gb/s controllers, combined with Pogo Linux's
robust Intel®-based Iris servers, provide Blue Box Group with a
scalable, high-performance infrastructure from which to build its
cloud-based application and database solution.
"We needed to increase the I/O performance of our web and
database servers to keep pace with our hosting customers' growing
I/O demands," said Jesse Proudman,
CEO of Blue Box Group. "Together, the LSI and Pogo Linux 6Gb/s
solution addressed the need for higher throughput while maintaining
the simplified RAID management that 3ware controllers provide for
monitoring our network."
A longtime customer of LSI 3ware RAID controllers, Blue Box
Group upgraded its existing 3ware 3Gb/s infrastructure with
next-generation LSI 3ware 9750 series 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID
controllers running on Intel®-based Iris rack mount servers from
Pogo Linux. The controllers are compatible with Blue Box Group's
existing 3Gb/s SATA and SAS infrastructure, protecting current
investments while simplifying integration and reducing deployment
time.
"The LSI implementation at Blue Box Group underscores our
commitment to enhancing the 3ware product line and our continued
service of the loyal 3ware customer base," said Brent Blanchard, director of worldwide channel
sales and marketing, LSI. "The 3ware 9750 series controllers based
on 6Gb/s SAS technology enable customers to implement a
next-generation storage infrastructure without sacrificing their
existing SAS and SATA investments or the simplified RAID management
they're accustomed to from the 3ware line."
LSI 3ware 9750 series controllers, which feature the LSISAS2108
6Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC), deliver up to 2.5GB/s in sequential
read and 1.7GB/s in sequential write performance using 6Gb/s SAS
drives, more than doubling the data transfer rates of the
previous-generation products.
Blue Box Group also was able to maintain uniformity with its
RAID management software, eliminating the need to add a new
software management layer and retrain IT staff. The easy-to-use and
intuitive 3ware 3DM2™ management utility and advanced command line
interface provide Blue Box Group with simplified configuration,
management and remote monitoring of 3ware storage arrays. These
benefits, along with self-monitoring and automatic service
notifications, help minimize Blue Box Group's administration of
storage arrays, and the associated costs.
"The decision to upgrade to the 6Gb/s SATA+SAS family of LSI
3ware RAID controllers was simple, as performance gains greatly
outweighed the investment," continued Proudman. "The move to 3ware
6Gb/s controllers also provides us with a head start on a
full-scale migration to a 6Gb/s SAS ecosystem, allowing us to
address future business growth needs in our data center for an even
greater long-term ROI."
LSI 3ware 9750 series controllers are supplied through a
worldwide network of distributors, system integrators and VARs.
Additional information is available at the LSI Channel Gateway
(www.lsi.com/channel). More information on Blue Box Group is
available at http://blueboxgrp.com.
About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative
silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products,
which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content
together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and
services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters,
systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known
brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking
markets. More information is available at www.lsi.com.
Editor's Notes:
- All LSI news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing,
products, technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire
and are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external web
site, http://www.lsi.com.
- LSI, the LSI & Design logo, 3ware and 3DM2 are trademarks
or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation.
- All other brands or product names may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE LSI Corporation
Copyright . 17 PR Newswire