PMC launches Series 8 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter family

PMC has launched Adaptec Series 8 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter family for high-performance server and networked storage in India. PMC claims its solutions can provide double the overall storage connectivity as competing solutions. “With our new Series 8 RAID adapters, PMC is now addressing all the key points of 12Gb/s SAS connectivity,” said Jared Peters, vice president of Server Storage Solutions at PMC. “We designed our Series 8 adapter family to enable denser, faster and more configurable storage environments, which translates directly into faster data delivery and access. With innovations like the maxCache Plus tiering capability for Series 8, we continue to provide the technology that helps datacenter architects get the most value and performance out of their storage assets.” Adaptec Series 8 feature greater than 700,000 4k random read RAID I/Os per second, a 60 percent improvement over the previous generation. The 12Gb/s SAS SSDs are twice as fast as 6Gb/s SAS SSDs and up to 1,000 times faster than traditional hard drives. The Series 8 family available in five models, configurations include 16-port adapters. These storage solutions enable creating hybrid storage arrays utilizing any combination of SSDs and HDDs. This feature supports cloud computing environment. The maxCache Plus with Series 8 provides the flexibility to configure all storage devices in a server en...