FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 20 — AMAX, a leading innovator of High Performance Computing (HPC), dynamic Enterprise IT, and custom Appliance Manufacturing solutions, has updated its entire storage optimized StorMax(TM) product line with full support for 4TB Enterprise hard disk drives, including 4U storage arrays with a maximum capacity of 240TB per unit, to answer the call of big data and cloud/datacenter markets where storage density, watt-per-gigabyte and cost-per-GB are critical parameters. Hungry for colossal storage, cloud and data storage/analytics requirements are redefining the datacenter by engaging extremely dense, power-efficient servers and storage architectures to help manage explosive petabyte growth.

"The need for additional storage is expanding multi-directionally in magnitude, propelled by the movement of information to the cloud, and the core philosophy of data analytics that all data must be retained for the potential of mining invaluable business intelligence," said James Huang, Product Manager at AMAX. "Right now there is more data being generated than storage available meaning robust storage capability must catch up to demand -- AMAX's answer is the StorMax line, featuring validated HDDs with the highest per drive capacity on the market at 4TB, allowing us to deploy turnkey storage solutions where density, capacity and power efficiency are of the utmost necessity."

The density and performance impact of the 4TB drives is showcased in one of AMAX's most highly-deployed storage offering and cluster building block, the StorMax(TM) J4502 60-drive JBOD, featuring high-speed 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 connections. Offering 33 percent more capacity than 3TB drives, the integration of the 4TB drives allow IT managers to realize an astonishing 2.4 petabytes of storage in the footprint of a standard 42U rack. This increase in capacity per HDD makes it possible to pack more available storage into each system without the need to invest in additional server enclosures, thus maintaining minimal footprint and power consumption.

All AMAX StorMax(TM) models have been updated to support 4TB Enterprise hard disk drives, including:

        
        --  StorMax(TM) J4502(240TB) -- Maximum capacity 4U 60x 3.5" JBOD
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        --  StorMax(TM) S4450(180TB) -- Ultra-dense 4U 45x 3.5" UP Intel Xeon
            Storage Server
        --  StorMax(TM) Xn-42303(144TB) -- High capacity 4U 36x 3.5" DP Intel
            Xeon Storage Server
        --  StorMax(TM) Xr-22302(48TB) -- Compact 2U 12x 3.5" DP Intel Xeon
            Storage Server
        --  StorMax(TM)-X3(2,400TB) -- Storage without limitation in a 42U rack
        

As with all AMAX storage servers, the StorMax(TM) series configurations can be tailored to each customer's specific needs as standalone systems or as building blocks for robust clusters, allowing for flexible configurations and to match target budgets. For more information about AMAX products and services, visit www.amax.com.

About AMAX

Founded in 1979, AMAX is a trusted leader in Custom Server and Storage Solutions in North America. Headquartered in Fremont, California, AMAX also operates several branch offices throughout North America and multiple locations in China servicing the APAC region. AMAX's expertise drives two key divisions that deliver customized computing solutions to a wide range of industries: AMAX's Appliance Manufacturing Division provides efficient and top-of-the-line manufacturing solutions and global logistics to OEM customers while AMAX's Enterprise & High Performance Computing Division provides innovative and scalable custom cluster, server, and storage products developed for HPC, Cloud, Virtualization and Big Data applications.

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Source: AMAX Technologies