Storage professionals continue to wrestle with unprecedented demand for low-cost, high-capacity Tier 2 (also known as nearline) storage, driven by user needs for online data access and ballooning application requirements. At the same time, IT managers must satisfy internal policies that specify system uptime, reliability and how to manage the "criticality" of the company's information.

Dramatic advances in processor speed, RAM size and RAM speed have combined to accelerate system performance to levels unthinkable just a few years ago. Yet one aspect of system capability has conspicuously lagged behind: parallel SCSI drive performance.

LSI and Fujitsu Computer Products of America are driving the transition from SCSI to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). Both companies have embarked on a full-scale effort to validate drive and Host Bus Adapter (HBA) compatibility with SAS server and storage enclosures. Compatibility has been proven through the efforts of the Fujitsu Firmware and Compatibility Testing (FACT) Lab™

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), the next logical evolution in the enterprise HDD interface, satisfies new data center demands for increased scalability, performance, reliability and manageability. Even greater improvements in overall storage system performance and power savings are realized with the deployment of small form factor (SFF) 2.5” enterprise SAS HDDs.

Fujitsu 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives offer improved I/O performance, lower power consumption, reduced heat levels, and they are hot pluggable.

Fujitsu has been designing and manufacturing cutting edge enterprise-class hard disk drives since 1968. Now a $45B global company with heavy investment in R&D and a dedicated field engineering support team, Fujitsu offers a full line of enterprise SAS, SATA, SCSI, and Fibre Channel 10K RPM and 15K RPM HDDs.

A key benefit of deploying SAS technology in the enterprise datacenter is that it also enables universal interconnect with Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives. Cost-effective SATA HDDs offer some very attractive tradeoffs when deployed for less demanding tasks such as disk-enhanced backup or to store reference data.

Just in time for today's storage explosion, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drive options provide a scalable, flexible, better performing and efficient solution for servers and for storage enclosures that go beyond the inherent limits of parallel technology.

Fusion-MPT architecture marks the next generation of I/O architecture designed to deliver the highest performance available today while reducing time to market, integration, and certification time.

Family of MegaRAID Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Adapters



The LSI MegaRAID Management Suite™ provides the must-have software components to efficiently manage MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business.

After months of speculation and anticipation, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage solutions are now entering the marketplace in force. Given its unparalleled blend of performance, scalability and flexibility, it should come as no surprise that SAS is quickly making converts among IT professionals throughout the enterprise.

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With a new management team in place, LSI Logic is in the process of refocusing its energy on the storage and consumer markets. The company has vertically integrated all of its storage groups, including Engenio, bringing significant resources together to help its OEM customers offer the most comprehensive storage solutions at the lowest cost. Leveraging interoperability investments, working on technology transitions such as SAS interfaces and interconnects and maintaining a business model that strategically aligns with its customers (as opposed to competing with them) creates several opportunities for LSI to expand its offerings and top line. As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, LSI is not resting on its laurels to maintain viability. Rather, the company is imposing changes on itself to continue to differentiate from other technology vendors in the marketplace.

The parallel SCSI bus has been a workhorse in the data storage industry for over 20 years. The success of SCSI as an I/O interface can be attributed to its performance, intelligence, and backward compatibility. However, after years of steady performance improvements, parallel SCSI has reached technological hurdles that may be too difficult to leap. To get to the next level of performance, the industry is turning to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS).