AMS1000 : Midtier Storage System with improved performance

• Hitachi Data Systems on Jan. 22 introduced a significant performance enhancements in its mid-range Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage AMS1000 that it claims boosts the system's processing power by about 20 percent.
• Hitachi's new multi-processor design in the AMS1000 augments the storage system's business-enabling capabilities first unveiled in April 2006, which include 32 logical cache partitions, non-disruptive "on-the-fly" data movement across multiple tiers of storage, and enterprise-class RAID-6 data protection.
• The AMS1000 also offers 4G bps Fibre Channel SAN connectivity, which aims to enhance the performance of high-end applications such as video-on-demand and medical imaging.

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