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American Megatrends Announces RAID-RT™: Robust RAID Technology for StorTrends iTX Network Storage Software

Monday: June 7, 2010

Editorial Summary:

  • American Megatrends (AMI) announces the addition of RAID-RT™ Robust RAID Technology to StorTrends® iTX Network Storage Software
  • RAID-RT™ leverages the processing power of today’s 64-bit multi-core CPUs such as the Intel® Xeon™ processor for unsurpassed RAID performance
  • RAID-RT™ offers excellent manageability with full integration with the ManageTrends™ web-based GUI of StorTrends iTX
  • RAID-RT™ is superior to traditional Software RAID in a number of key areas including performance, fault tolerance and manageability
  • RAID-RT™ has fewer points of failure and lower operating cost than traditional Hardware RAID solutions

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - American Megatrends (AMI), a leader in storage and computing innovations, is pleased to announce RAID-RT®, the latest addition to its StorTrends™ iTX network storage software.

RAID-RT™ differs from standard Software RAID in a number of significant ways. In contrast to older, less sophisticated Software RAID, RAID-RT™ is a complete solution, offering full hard disk status LED functionality and complete enclosure management. Moreover, because RAID-RT™ is a component of StorTrends iTX, it is completely integrated with the ManageTrends™ web-based GUI, which features an intuitive interface and configuration wizards to help manage RAID arrays, along with event notification and alerts.

In contrast to traditional Hardware RAID, RAID-RT™ offloads processing tasks and leverages multiple Hardware Accelerators instead of relying on a single Hardware RAID Host Bus Adapter (HBA) CPU. Because no hardware is added to the storage array with RAID-RT™, there are fewer points of failure, lower power consumption and no additional cost required to deploy it.

S. Shankar, President and CEO of American Megatrends commented that "while Hardware RAID is generally seen as a more reliable solution for error handling, the stellar Robustness Technology of RAID-RT takes Software RAID to new heights of performance and reliability. It incorporates a sophisticated fault-handling module on top of the classic RAID logic to impart ruggedness and error recovery at a level never seen before with Software RAID."

"The addition of RAID-RT to StorTrends iTX underscores AMI’s commitment to develop and position it as the leading network storage software solution on the market. Our promise and pledge to our customers remains to deliver enterprise-class data storage features and functionality at an SMB-friendly price," he added.

For more information about RAID-RT™ robust Software RAID technology featured in StorTrends iTX Network Storage Software, visit www.stortrends.com to download the introductory whitepaper from our Storage Library. Also, check out the RAID-RT™ introductory video on StorTrends TV for a discussion on the inner workings of RAID-RT™. To speak to an expert who can help you begin the process of designing a storage solution that leverages RAID-RT™ to provide the most responsive and robust RAID capability on the market, contact a StorTrends Sales Associate today at 1-800-U-BUY-AMI

About AMI : Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to top-tier manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. AMI’s industry leading Aptio® V UEFI BIOS firmware, innovative StorTrends® Network Storage hardware and software products and MegaRAC® remote server management solutions continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), the Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.


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