Lenovo has announced the UAE launch of the Lenovo EMC VNX5150 storage array, a SAN solution that offers SMBs excellent value with an affordable price.
Designed for demanding needs and unpredictable workloads for SMB environments, the new Lenovo EMC VNX5150 is a dual storage processor SAN with full redundancy for all major components and dual paths of connectivity through-out, available exclusively through Lenovo.
Based on EMC’s VNX unified storage family, the Intel-powered Lenovo EMC VNX5150 is perfectly designed to handle mixed workloads, both physical and virtual. The appliance has a 6-Gb/s SAS drivewith multi-protocol block connection support and either 2.5- or 3.5inch drive bays. The VNX5150 also offers impressive capacity, performance and efficiency at a competitive price.
“This new offering is part of a previously announced, multi-tier agreement between Lenovo and EMC to drive innovation in the server and storage market”, said Mohammad Al Mufleh, regional sales manager – Storage, Lenovo MEA. “The Lenovo EMC VNX5150 is a key solution element for enterprises, enabling Lenovo to provide server and storage solutions to our customers. The VNX5150 platform is a unique offering, based on EMC’s industry-leading midrange storage capabilities, tailored to the needs of Lenovo’s customers.”
The Lenovo EMC VNX5150 enables organisations to dynamically grow, share and cost-effectively manage multi-protocol block storage access via a robust platform for consolidation of legacy block storage, file servers, and direct-attached application storage. The VNX5150 supports iSCSI, Fibre Channel (FC), and FCoE access for high-bandwidth and latency-sensitive block applications.
