SGI has its eyes set on solving the problem of unstructured, file-based data sprawl with the launch of its new ArcFiniti disk-based data archive solution.

Following SGI’s acquisition of COPAN MAID technology in 2010, the ArcFiniti introduction is the company’s second enhancement to the platform.

Leveraging SGI technology to reduce power consumption and ensure data integrity, ArcFiniti configures to more than 1.4 PB of usable storage in a single rack.

All files are always available in an online state, ensuring that archive content is protected for long-term retention in the most cost-effective storage tier.

ArcFiniti is designed not only to house archived data, but also to protect it for long-term retention. Software monitors the health and integrity of the data, and if it detects mechanical problems, it proactively migrates data and verifies data integrity while alerting administrators to replace the faulty part. This reduces the need to take the system offline for costly RAID rebuilds due to disk errors.

ArcFiniti will be available in five factory-integrated configurations, ranging in size from 156 TB to 1.4 PB of usable archive capacity before compression.