DataDirect Networks, Inc. is the data infrastructure provider for the most extreme, content-intensive environments in the world—including the largest online gaming and music sites, social networking applications, photo and video sharing services, high performance computing environments, and more than 400 broadcast and post-production facilities around the globe.

The DDN Advantage

Online. Nearline. Backup. Archive.

All of these tiers have different performance and configuration requirements which don’t always align with every storage system. To understand why S2A technology is unique, here are a few of the key S2A technology advantages.

Delivering over 6GB/s sustained bandwidth through a file system in read and write operations to applications, the innovative S2A parallel I/O engine with DirectRAID technology enables the optimised per-port storage performance and optimised large file storage service.

With additional features such as Real-time QoS, full performance is sustained during drive resets, re-initialisations, restarts, bad blocks, drive errors, and more.

The S2A storage system architecture aggregates I/O to eliminate storage bottlenecks and enables an open-solution architecture that elevates the performance of heterogeneous shared file systems with Fibre Channel and InfiniBand fabrics.

S2A storage systems deliver the highest number of concurrent streams to provide real-time processing of up to fourteen HD, six 2K, or 4 2K streams concurrently from a single S2A9550 with full frame retention.

S2A provides the largest building block.  Control IT budgets and lower TCO by scaling to greater levels than what is possible or practical with traditional storage systems.

Up to 8X more write performance and 4X more read performance than traditional systems, a single S2A9900 StorageScaler sustains up to 6GB/s reads and writes.

Up to 4X more drives managed than other systems, a single S2A9900 StorageScaler supports up to 1200 disk drives or 1.2PB.

The S2A delivers true hardware-accelerated 8+2 protection while delivering full bandwidth read and write performance.

This uncompromised level of performance ensures that data is safeguarded while reducing the amount of systems required to achieve desired performance levels.

Parallel File Systems. SAN. NAS. VTL. Archive and Backup Systems.

S2A Storage has been optimised for a wide range of storage applications – ensuring a solid, scalable foundation upon which you can deploy and manage the entire information life cycle. With a solid mix of high-performance online storage offerings and cost-effective nearline/offline storage – DataDirect Networks is a trusted provider of open systems to power all of data management software.

By fitting 1.2PB in two storage racks, DataDirect Networks’ high-density SATA storage systems are up to 5X denser than traditional storage systems. This compact design directly translates into savings on multiple systems, network components, floor space, power and cooling.

Robust Safeguards for SATA Users

DataDirect Networks' innovative SATAssure Plus technology adds system level data protections to help you deploy cost-effective SATA technology with peace of mind.

Built on storage expertise

Real experience is developed through working in some of the world’s largest, most complex storage environments. Staffed by experts in the fields of system engineering, systems deployment, optimisation and support – DataDirect Networks holds a unique understanding of the challenges associated with deploying high-performance, high-capacity storage.

DDN possesses the knowledge and experience to custom tailor an optimized solution, satisfying the most demanding application environments. With a customer-first approach to all aspects of your business, DataDirect Networks maximises the S2A ownership experience and ensures complete customer satisfaction.

Introducing the S2A 6620

An advanced, cost-effective storage

appliance to deliver true enterprise-

level data services

1. • Ideal for CGI Animation Rendering
   

Houses, where cost-effective,

compact IOPs machines are in high

demand

1. • DAS or SAN (NAS coming soon)
   

2. • From 2 – 120TB
   

3. • E-mail, OLTP, database, Internet
   

services, and more.

1. ‣ Download 6620 Datasheet (PDF)
   

1. ‣ Looking for larger scale solutions? Read more about
   

S2A products

Technical Highlights

1. • Up to 30,000 IOPS (to disk)
   

2. • 4 x Active/Active Host Ports: FC4, FC8
   

3. • Scales to Support 120 Hard Drives in 8U
   

4. • Up to 2.0 GB/s Performance
   

5. • Intermix SAS + SATA for Storage Tiering
   

6. • Up to 11 Systems (660 TB) per Rack
   

7. • RAID 5 and RAID 6 Options
   

8. • Journaled Fast Drive Rebuild
   

9. • Active/Active Storage Managers with Fail Over
   

10. • Full SATAssure Data Protection
    

IOPS Applications

1. • Metadata Storage
   

2. • Database Data Warehouse
   

3. • Email
   

4. • CGI Animation Rendering
   

5. • Remote Office Backup
   

1. ➡ If you are looking to consolidate multiple systems or scale efficiently
   

2. ➡ If your aggregate I/O bandwidth requirements approach or exceed 1GB/s
   

3. ➡ If your storage capacity requirements approach or exceed 50TB
   

4. ➡ If you are space/power/cooling constrained by your existing low-density storage infrastructure
   

5. ➡ If you require a storage environment which scales with the needs of your cluster computer environment
   

6. ➡ If you want to directly connect your storage into your Infiniband network
   

7. ➡ If you have an ingest-heavy workflow that requires significant write performance and quality of service
   

8. ➡ If you are doing anything with high-resolution video or many HD, 2K or 4K video streams
   

9. ➡ If you are looking at tape replacement or disk-to-disk backup solution for 100TB of data or more
   

10. ➡ If you need a Virtual Tape Library of 100TB or more to speed up restore time and reduce backup windows
    

11. ➡ If your existing storage infrastructure may not scale to meet your future application or budget requirements
    

12. ➡ If you are looking for a turn-key, end-to-end data solution from a company with deep storage expertise
    

To learn more about the unique advantages of working with DataDirect Networks and about S2A Solutions, please contact us.

Case Studies

Using DataDirect Networks S2A NAS Solution, Slide - the world's largest publisher of social entertainment applications - can serve its 144 Million Unique Visitors per Month. (PDF)

Contact Eureka on 02 9439 7553 or sales(at)eurekapacific.com.au

NY1 News Uses DataDirect Silicon Storage Appliance to power up state of the art digital facility. (PDF)

DataDirect provides optimised storage for high speed, scalable encoding of audio, video & gaming content at Microsoft Studios. (PDF)

DataDirect enables E! Entertainment Television To Create A Scalable, Easy To Manage Centralized Asset Management System. (PDF)

1. ➡ Resolve capacity and performance scaling
   

2. ➡ Eliminate latency and accelerate applications
   

3. ➡ Reduce space and power requirements
   

DataDirect Solutions

Digital Media

Video and Film Post-Production, Broadcast, Content Archiving     

Internet Services – Web 2.0, Photo Sharing, Video Streaming, File Sharing and Backup Services, Content Delivery Networks

Design & Simulation – Semiconductor EDA, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Analysis

Energy – 3D and 4D Seismic Analysis, Reservoir Extraction Simulation, Combustion and Emissions Modelling

Government – Defense, Intelligence, Weather Modeling, Space Exploration

HPC/Universities – Supercomputing, University, Corporate

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Pacific Title created a multitude of 4K, 2K and HD trailers and visual

effects for the mega blockbuster of 2008 and masterpiece The Dark Knight.

For their throughput-intensive, real-time, collaborative post production

environment they chose DDN’s Extreme Storage to deliver massive

bandwidth, scalable capacity and guaranteed QoS. Read Case Study