Pivot3 Launches a RAID-Based HD Video Storage System - Supports Up to Petabyte Sizes

Video surveillance systems have evolved quite a lot over the past few years but, since high-definition video has become pretty much the standard nowadays, the manufacturers and integrators of such systems were forced to change their offerings as well. And this is the reason why the people over at Pivot3 have come up with a new version of the Pivot3 High-Definition Storage system family based on the Pivot3 RAIGE (RAID Across Gigabit Ethernet) technology, which supports additional scaling options and includes 1 TB hard disk drives, increasing video capture capacity by 60 percent over the prior available configurations.

The release 2.2 of the Pivot3 RAIGE Operating System, which powers the Pivot3 High-Definition Storage systems, in conjunction with Databanks (networked storage nodes) populated with 1 TB disk drives, allows individual storage volumes to be as large as 72 terabytes, a 60 percent increase over the prior limit. Storage clusters consisting of multiple volumes can scale to petabyte sizes.

"We have been running our hosted video surveillance business on Pivot3 storage for more than six months and it has performed flawlessly," said Rick Bentley, CEO of Connexed Technologies. "As we grow our subscriber base, the higher density drives and higher system capacities now offered by Pivot3 will allow us to conserve space and reduce power consumption per subscriber. I am delighted to see Pivot's continued technology innovation."

"Today's megapixel, high-definition video surveillance applications require increased storage capacity and performance. We have seen this in surveillance environments such as public safety, law enforcement, and gaming," said Jeffrey Bell, Pivot3 vice president of marketing. "The capacity and performance boost of this new release was the result of our customer requirements, and allows us to deliver even more value to environments with highly scalable storage needs."

The RAIGE Release 2.2 is available to all existing Pivot3 RAIGE customers, while the new models of Databanks with twelve 1 TB drives have a recommended list price of US$35,900, which might seem like a lot of money, but it's actually a sum most organizations that have set up continuous surveillance operations will most likely pay.

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