Fujitsu Siemens Computers expands storage portfolio with Network Appliance's new FAS900 Series

- Part of existing European distribution agreement for NetApps' enterprise network storage solutions

Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European vendor of secure Business Critical Computing and Mobility solutions, has announced the expansion of their product portfolio to include Network Appliance's (NetApps) new FAS900 series as part of the existing European distribution agreement for NetApps' enterprise network storage solutions. The new NetApp FAS900 series can be deployed in a wide range of data-intensive enterprise applications, regardless of the data access method used. Providing the NetApp FAS900 Series means that Fujitsu Siemens Computers now offers organisations even more flexibility when implementing and expanding IT infrastructures.
 
The FAS900 Series provides customers with more availability, performance, scalability, and management ease. The models being launched include the FAS940 with a storage capacity of up to 9TB and the FAS960 with a capacity of up to 24TB in connection with an upcoming release of the operating system "Data ONTAP". Both systems are also available as clusters with a capacity of 18 or 48TB, respectively. The maximum throughput performance also represents a clear improvement on that of the preceding F800 Series models.
 
"Nowadays, organisations no longer regard technical details as playing a decisive role, but rather storage solutions which are scalable and adaptable to business demands, while reducing the total cost of ownership and increasing the return on investment," explained Dr. Helmut Beck, Vice President Storage at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "With the FAS900 Series as part of our product offering, we are able to offer our customers even more options when selecting storage management solutions, which is a great benefit."
 
"Enterprises are now demanding storage solutions which are best suited to their specific application requirements," said Mark Santora, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Network Appliance. "As of today, we not only offer the most comprehensive range of products for different kinds of business data, but also a unified storage solution in the form of the FAS900 Series, which supports both block and file protocols for a wide range of customer applications."
 
About Network Appliance:
Network Appliance is a world leader in open network storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. Information about Network Appliance solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com.
 
About Fujitsu Siemens Computers:
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European computer company, offering unrivalled expertise in enterprise computing solutions with best-in-class Intel- and Unix-based servers, and enterprise storage solutions. The company is also one of the leading providers of professional PCs, notebooks and workstations to business customers, and is Europe's leading supplier of PCs for home users and small offices. Fujitsu Siemens Computers supports customers' growing demands for Business Critical Computing with extremely secure, scalable and always-on server infrastructures for current and future e-business environments, and Mobility solutions that deliver anytime access to Internet services and applications - independent of location and device.

 
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