Going Green One Blade at a Time

Astute Networks Caspian R1100 Edge Storage Blade (Caspian R1100) makes it easy to be green and be more competitive for edge storage applications. Being green can mean many things to many people. At Astute Networks we define being green in four ways:

• Green Design Leadership – In the realm of green solutions less is more. Fewer components that draw less power are at the core of our green design. Astute Networks patent-pending 10Gb ASIC technology enables higher performance storage with the use of lower power CPUs and supports components that makes the Caspian R1100 edge storage more efficient than other forms of external or other blade based storage.
• Green Consolidation – The Caspian R1100 operates to consolidate the number of components required to deploy, support and maintain edge applications. Our advanced edge storage blade design reduces the power consumption, cost and complexity of storage. The Caspian R1100 solution can reduce power and cooling demands by 600% over external FC based storage.
• Green Lifecycle – Astute Networks works with industry and government agencies to produce solutions using green components. We support leading initiatives that incorporate green technologies from concept to end-of-life. This includes support for:
  • RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) positively affects component selection and manufacturing methods to support the myriad of new material and recycling regulations across the globe.
    
  • The Green Grid industry organization helps define best practices for IT power usage, cooling models and consolidation of equipment.
    
  • WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) initiatives from the European Union, Japan, China and over 30 US states require the IT equipment be up to 75% recyclable or made from recycled materials.
    
• Green as a Strategic Advantage – Small differentiation or operational advantages can mean big wins in profits, customer retention and strategic advantage. Green solutions that are optimized to reduce costs, improve performance, consolidate capital equipment requirements and increase subscriber support, are key to winning on the global stage.

Going green one blade at a time is one of those rare, win-win, opportunities where doing the right thing for the customer, the business and world are aligned. Astute Networks Edge Storage Architecture (ESA) and the Caspian family of bladed storage solutions are designed to give your deployment the green strategic advantage.

 

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