intelligent INFRASTRUCTURE
Western Digital selected by
Acronis to deliver reliable global
storage infrastructure
Western Digital has announced
that Acronis, a global leader in
cyber protection, has selected
its Ultrastar Data60 and Ultrastar Data102
high capacity hybrid storage platforms,
in order to meet capacity demands
and support the business’ long-term
expansion plans, efficiently and costeffectively.
Acronis turned to technology
partner, DIAWAY OÜ, to design a scalable
architecture that could be deployed across
its 14 global data centres and it selected
Western Digital.
To keep pace with constantly growing data
demands, Acronis needed a cost-efficient
storage solution that could deliver rocksolid
reliability and data protection, as it
adds capacity over time.
Acronis has completed phase one of the
planned overhaul, upgrading most of its
worldwide storage infrastructure with
Western Digital Ultrastar platforms. Its
global environment now totals more than
220 petabytes (PB) of capacity, with
more to be added. By investing in Western
Digital’s Ultrastar platforms, Acronis
has reduced its storage acquisition and
operational costs and simplified the
management of its vast, global storage
footprint. Having a standardised global
storage architecture on Western Digital
also means capacity planning is much
easier and costs are more predictable.
Alex Beyk, Director of Global Technical
Operations at Acronis, said: “As a
company, our growth depends on our
ability to offer customers efficient and
reliable cyber protection solutions at an
affordable price. With DIAWAY, we have
an integrator that truly understands our
needs and with Western Digital we’re
getting a storage solution that we can
trust, with a total cost of ownership that
other storage vendors could not match.
Standardising on Ultrastar platforms for
our global storage infrastructure was an
easy decision to make.”
Ultrastar Data60 and Data102 are highdensity,
high-capacity 12Gb/s SAS JBODs
that can be configured with up to 60
and 102 hard disk drives (HDDs) and
up to 24 of those drives configurable to
solid-state drives (SSDs) in a compact,
4U form factor, with up to 900TB and
1.5PB raw capacity. These hybrid storage
platforms are extremely dense JBODs
which provide the flexibility to specify the
HDD and SSD combinations for balancing
capacity, performance and cost. Both
are key elements of next-generation
disaggregated storage and softwaredefined
storage (SDS) systems.
Due to Western Digital’s unique siliconto-systems
capabilities, Ultrastar Data
platforms provide the long-term reliability
that Acronis’ customers demand. They
include innovative features like IsoVibe
vibration isolation technology to help
maintain consistent performance under
heavy workloads, and ArcticFlow thermal
zone cooling technology, providing an
efficient cooling solution that enhances
drive reliability. ◊
WE’RE GETTING
A STORAGE
SOLUTION
THAT WE CAN
TRUST, WITH
A TOTAL COST
OF OWNERSHIP
THAT OTHER
STORAGE
VENDORS COULD
NOT MATCH.
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