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Storage Center

The Only Storage Solution That Manages Data Inside the Volume

Utilizing Compellent’s innovative architecture, Storage Center delivers unlimited opportunities to more efficiently manage your data. Storage Center combines a suite of powerful software applications and a modular hardware platform to deliver an integrated solution that overcomes the limitations of traditional storage systems. The recently released Storage Center 4.0 includes new software innovations that extend the benefits of Automated Tiered Storage and Thin Provisioning.

Trifecta - Interface, Software, Hardware

Storage Center manages data inside the volume, enabling you to:

  • Radically reduce storage costs and future proof your investment
  • Cut storage admin time in half
  • Provide continuous data availability
  • Automatically reduce power and cooling costs
Storage Center’s scalable hardware platform features unprecedented flexibility and unlimited growth—all without a forklift upgrade. The powerful software applications increase utilization, automate tiered storage within every drive, optimize data placement, simplify replication and speed data and disaster recovery. Storage Center’s core technology provides essential storage features that have been traditionally offered as add-on modules by storage vendors, including virtualization, sophisticated cache, Thin Import, Application Optimizer, support for heterogeneous operating systems and boot from SAN. The entire solution is managed with a single interface; streamlining administration.

The Compellent Advantage
Modular Hardware PlatformPowerful Software ApplicationsIntuitive, Unified Interface
Standards-basedInnovative software architecture manages data inside the volumeCentralized, point-and-click wizard-based set up and management comprehensive Phonehome capabilities
Modular, highly available hardware architectureSuite of powerful software applicationsTransform data from legacy systems to Thin Provisioned volumes
Add capacity, connectivity and bandwidth incrementally to match demand without a forklift upgradeProvision storage from a single virtualized poolAutomatic notification when preset capacity thresholds are reached
Mix and match any number of drives and enclosuresOptimize utilization with advanced thin provisioning capabilities, speed local and remote replication and automate tiered storage within every driveAdvanced storage consumption and chargeback reporting
Fully backwards compatible hardwareImprove performance without adding drivesOptimize performance for specific applications, reclaim unused file space
Customer Testimonial
“With Compellent, we’ve shrunk our data center footprint by a third and we’re consuming less power which is great for both the environment and our pocket book.”

John Boyd
IT Manager
gm2Logistics
Less Time Managing Your SAN
98% of Compellent customers spend less than 3 hours per week managing their SAN.
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