Full Service Storage for All Your Data

• Consolidate multiple storage systems into centrally managed storage;
• Simplify storage management with the latest tools including virtualization, thin provisioning and storage tiering without the need for special agents or capacity keys;
• Protect data and sites with built-in mirroring, remote replication and snapshots;
• Scale capacity to multiple petabytes or performance to 1000’s of MBs without service disruption;
• Support FC SAN and NAS with one, central solution;
• Increase energy efficiency with Nexsan's revolutionary AutoMAID™ energy-saving technology greatly reducing power and cooling costs High transaction performance

» DATABeast Overview

Nexsan DATABeast combines full-service storage management, scalability and mission-critical availability at a price point targeted for enterprises of all sizes. DATABeast consolidates large amounts of storage into a single, high-density, energy-efficient, easy-to-manage solution that can be economically expanded. The DATABeast’s data protection services create an environment where data and sites are protected against loss because they are easy to restore and quick to recover. If need be, operations can be migrated to another location. The DATABeast provides all necessary storage services, storage systems and infrastructure in a pre-assembled and pre-configured system with all redundant components installed and cabled. The DATABeast is designed to be rolled in, plugged in and set up rapidly. Simply attach it to your network and you are ready to configure your storage resources and deliver them to your applications.

» Full-Service Storage Management for All Your Data

Organizations do not purchase storage according to some generic market categorization, but according to their specific IT and business needs. Understanding this, Nexsan has an intriguing proposition with its new DATABeast offering. Although priced at a point that would traditionally earmark it for just small to mid-size enterprises, the DATABeast offers a combination of management features like virtualization, thin provisioning and storage tiering as well as data protection features like snapshots, mirroring and replication that extends its suitability to organizations of all sizes that are looking for a straightforward, strong price/performance storage package that also includes tiered energy-saving functionality.

» Energy-Saving SAS and SATA

The DATABeast is integrated with SASBoy and SATABeast RAID storage and offers the energy-saving benefits of Nexsan's revolutionary AutoMAID™ technology. AutoMAID™ (Automatic Massive Array of Idle Disks) allows Nexsan storage systems to place their disk drives into several energy-saving levels without compromising application performance. This powerful combination of performance and energy savings enables users to lower the cost of owning storage.

» Advanced Features

• Consolidate multiple Nexsan SAS and SATA storage systems into a single highly managed solution that can grow to several petabytes, addressing different applications and providing tiered storage;
• Create custom volumes that precisely address the needs of individual applications, eliminating storage waste;
• Use thin provisioning to maximize storage efficiency and eliminate manual volume expansion;
• Build large 16TB and 64TB volumes across multiple storage resources;
• Migrate data between old and new storage resources within the pool without service disruption;
• Grow capacity freely to multiple petabytes without any key restrictions;
• Integrate and use DATABeast features with pre-existing / legacy Nexsan storage systems;
• Provide block and file (NFS / CIFS) services from the same solution;
• Create multiple, persistent, incremental snapshots to recover deleted or inconsistent data to a previous point in time;
• Take advantage of Microsoft VSS (Virtual Shadow Service) to make data consistent snapshots;
• Use mirroring to maintain an exact real-time copy of production data and volumes locally or remotely across a DWDM or dedicated Fibre Channel connection;
• Provide disaster recovery by replicating some or all data and volumes to another DATABeast located at a remote site across an IP LAN, MAN or WAN;
• Ensure continuous access during software upgrades or component outage with active / active independent and redundant DATABeast Controller nodes and connectivity infrastructure;
• Eliminate down time with highly available storage systems equipped with redundant controllers, power supplies and connectivity;
• Reduce power consumption and cooling costs with AutoMAID (MAID 2.0);
• Add additional DATABeast controller pairs to double performance and responsiveness;
• Deploy DATABeast within hours with preinstalled and preconfigured racks;

» Brochure

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Busi-Soft are the Platinum Nexsan Distributor for Australia and New Zealand. Nexsan Technologies is the worldwide leader in secure and energy-efficient (green) storage solutions, this includes the award winning SATABeast, SATABeast Xi, SASBeast, SASBoy, SATABoy, iSeries, DATABeast, & DeDupe SG. Busi-Soft are the Sole Australian and New Zealand reseller for the Assureon, Assureon SA and Assureon NX Appliances.

Busi-Soft and Nexsan partner together to offer secure storage appliances and modular, high capacity disk storage systems for a broad range of applications including fixed content storage and archiving, compliance and litigation support, primary storage, disk-based backup, digital video security, medical imaging, email and rich media. With a complete line of storage solutions that offer exceptional price/performance, Nexsan is the choice of Fortune Global 500 companies, major governmental agencies, and leading organizations worldwide.