WESTERLY, RI--(Marketwire - September 15, 2008) - greenBytes®, a developer of next-generation
data storage solutions, today announced Cypress™, the most efficient
data storage system available on the market. An ultra high-efficiency NAS
(network attached storage) appliance for archiving long-term, persistent
data, Cypress cuts the energy consumption associated with data storage by
up to 80 percent, enabling corporations to manage their mission-critical
information more economically, effectively and ecologically than ever
before.
greenBytes innovation starts with a clean-slate design of a new file
operating system, ZFS+®. ZFS+ represents one of the first proprietary
products derived from Sun Microsystems' OpenSolari™ operating system.
ZFS+ is the only enterprise-scale file system that has fundamental
properties of storage efficiency: real-time de-duplication, block-level
compression and intelligent power management.
greenBytes has combined an optimized version of Sun Microsystems' Sun
Fire™ x4540 storage server with ZFS+ to deliver an innovative suite of
storage technologies in one compact, inexpensive 4U package. The only
system for data archiving built on a non-proprietary platform, Cypress
brings together MAID (massive array of idle disks) technology and real-time
data de-duplication to achieve dramatic reductions in the space, power,
time and money required to store persistent data. In addition to
supporting file sharing architectures for both Windows and Unix operating
systems (CIFS/NFS), Cypress also supports iSCSI target protocols, making
Cypress the world's first real-time, on-line de-duplicating SAN.
"With the introduction of Cypress, greenBytes joins a handful of other
innovative vendors in the storage industry competing for the customer's
dollar with offers of maximum capacity, minimum space utilization, and
optimal power utilization," said Jeff Boles, senior analyst and director,
validation services, The Taneja Group. "The difference is that Cypress'
solution represents a giant leap forward by coupling together a number of
technologies that are difficult to find in a single solution set.
Individually, these technologies -- including a best-in-class file system
with robust data protection, MAID, de-duplication, and wire-speed
compression -- represent some of the most highly regarded innovations in
the storage industry. By combining these together, Cypress' value
proposition will be absolutely compelling compared to "either/or" offerings
in the market, and will help customers maximize their capacity per dollar,
realize tangible power and cooling benefits, and better execute their
long-term storage strategies."
Cypress enables enterprises to realize more than just operational savings
on energy -- they achieve reductions in the total cost of ownership (TCO)
of right-sized power-efficient storage, including lower labor costs for
administration and maintenance, lower hardware and software support costs
by consolidation of tier-2 storage on a single application platform, and
the ability to reduce or eliminate the need to upgrade facilities.
Key product features of the Cypress storage system include:
-- Real-Time In-Line De-Duplication, native to ZFS+, saves energy by
reducing capacity requirements in the first place.
-- Power-State-Aware Disk Sets, which permit most disks in a large array
to be in an energy-saving state with predictable performance and power
efficiency.
-- Block-Level Compression, which achieves an average compression ratio
of 2 to 1 on many common types of files, thus reducing capacity and related
energy consumption by up to 50%.
-- Remote Replication, which automates the differential replication of
individual users' file systems to network-attached Cypress filers.
-- Intuitive Interface, which greatly simplifies the setup, management
and surveillance of storage.
-- CIFS/NFS High-Performance File-Sharing as well as iSCSI targets, makes
it a snap for enterprise storage managers to administer user file access
permissions in Windows and Unix environments alike.
"Cypress represents a breakthrough in the data storage industry," said
Robert Petrocelli, CTO and co-founder of greenBytes. "With energy
consumption rates -- and costs --soaring and physical space shrinking, a
new approach is needed to keep up with the world's data storage needs.
Cypress not only reduces power consumption by a factor of 5x, it also
increases storage capacity."
greenBytes is now taking orders for Cypress, priced at $1 per effective GB
(based on conservative storage efficiency estimates).
About greenBytes, Inc.
greenBytes, Inc., has developed the world's most efficient storage system
that enables enterprises to manage their persistent data more economically,
effectively and ecologically than ever before. greenBytes has leveraged its
breakthrough proprietary software in combination with open technologies to
create a storage solution that dramatically reduces power consumption and
increases density, allowing companies to reduce the carbon footprint of
their information. For more information, visit:
www.green-bytes.com.
Contact Information: For additional information, contact:
Michael Robinson
SVM Public Relations
401-490-9700
Jordan Devita
SVM Public Relations
401-490-9700