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Rugged NAS System with High-Performance Enterprise-Class Components

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NVMe

NVMe SSDs, built on the PCIe bus, deliver significantly faster speeds by enabling more commands per queue and higher data rates per lane. For example, Ciphertex®‘s SecureNAS® CX-140KNVMe systems use a PCIe 4.0 bus interface that can sustain 16 giga-transitions per second (GT/s). These SSD drives are the fastest available today and provide near-instantaneous access to volumes, folders, and files.

NVMe SSDs are not only significantly lighter than HDDs, but they also offer much higher storage density. Some models support up to 30TB per drive, allowing systems like Ciphertex®’s 14-drive SecureNAS® CX-140KNVMe to deliver up to 420TB of fast, RAW NVMe storage.

“When compared to enterprise SATA, data center NVMe SSDs are better equipped to handle demanding storage workloads at faster rates and deliver data more efficiently. Data center NVMe SSDs are built for speed and quality of service (QoS), which results in better server utilization and therefore better Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).” – NVMExpress.org

SAS

All Ciphertex SecureNAS® models include SAS controllers, allowing them to operate both SAS and SATA enterprise drives. Performance, reliability, and data protection are only some of the benefits SAS has over SATA.

The SAS protocol offers further benefits evident in practical scenarios. For example, a common customer request involves the need for NAS systems capable of secure, regular, and efficient repurposing to physically move data between locations. This includes scenarios such as transferring a NAS with patient records (EMR or EHR) from a hospital to a data center, drive erasure that meets HIPAA compliance, and subsequently dispatching the NAS to another hospital.

We added a feature to our storage management software called ‘Instant Secure Erase’ to meet this requirement. When used in conjunction with SAS drives, it allows users to quickly destroy every file and bit in approximately 20 minutes or less, even on Ciphertex®‘s highest capacity systems.

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