01 June 2018

German storage and server manufacturer and vendor Rausch Netzwerktechnik is claiming a first with the Sasquatch StorageAppliance. 

Using software defined storage (SDS), the company says it has created a 3U scale-out system within which Erasure Coding (EC) is possible. The system can be expanded with five server nodes and up to 180TB gross capacity.

According to Rausch, not only is the Sasquatch the first ErasureCoding 3+2 in the box appliance on the market, it’s alsothe first with this feature set. The company goes on to boast that the application possibilities are “enormously versatile”.

The firm adds that the appliance’s SDS functionality enables users to distribute and manage storage according to policies and without having to modify the hardware.

By combining storage hardware with suitable software from partners such as Cloudian, Nexenta, amongst others, it says it becomes possible to build a custom-designed storage infrastructure that meets individual user requirements for deduplication, replication, backups, etc., and that partitioning the available storage space can be done more efficiently.