Storage Center™ is the first modular storage area network (SAN) that integrates enterprise-level capabilities into a single, comprehensive solution that every company can afford and any administrator can use.

Storage Center builds on its Dynamic Block Architecture™ to deliver a scalable, open-systems hardware platform allowing businesses to mix and match any number of drives, controllers and enclosures; an integrated foundation of core storage capabilities providing functionality previously available only in high-end systems; a powerful suite of software applications optimizing utilization, automating replication and speeding data recovery; and a single, intuitive, centralized management interface streamlining all storage administration.

Powerful suite of software applications

• Rapid and reliable data recovery

• Optimized disk space utilization

• Efficient and flexible data replication

• Affordable information life cycle management

Core storage capabilities

• Integrated features go beyond traditional enterprise functionality

• Integrated functionality that others price separately

Single, unified interface

• Single interface to manage your entire solution

• Streamlined administration of all your storage resources

Scalable hardware platform

• Easy entry, easy growth across the entire Storage Center family

• Mix and match any number or type of disk drives, controllers and enclosures

Storage Center Hardware

A modular, build-as-you-go approach that offers a low cost of entry with unlimited growth.

An open-systems hardware architecture enables simultaneous mixing and matching of any server/host interface or drive technology, providing the flexibility to use the optimum technology for your requirements. Instead of guessing about the future, you simply add any number of disk drives, enclosures or controllers to increase capacity or performance.

Technology Independence — mix and match any server interface or drive technology

Unlimited Capacity and Connectivity — add any number of disk drives, enclosures or controllers

Configurable Performance — design the speed and bandwidth your business requires

Enterprise Class — enterprise level features, reliability and availability

Online Migration — add additional capacity, connectivity or functionality while online

Benefits

Storage Center will change the way you purchase and manage storage by reducing upfront expenditures, streamlining administration, automating data recovery, and delivering modular, unbounded scalability.

ALLOCATE DYNAMICALLY
Compellent provides true visibility and control of all your storage resources. By only allocating storage when data is actually written, you buy what you need, when you need it, and fully use what you buy.

• Purchase and use significantly less storage

• Expand online dynamically without downtime or disruption

• Increase performance

RECOVER INSTANTLY
Compellent has advanced backup protection and replication built in, enabling your business to replicate data quickly and affordably, and to recover from any data hazard in minutes.

• Replicate data quickly and efficiently

• Recover from any data hazard in minutes

• Space-efficient replays consume minimal storage space

• Quickly and easily replicate your replays to multiple locations

SCALE EASILY
Compellent provides an open, build-as-you-go approach that enables your storage to grow with your business, and scale to any capacity across any technology.

• Mix or match any technology

• Start with only what you need and grow over time

• Scale from small to large on a single platform

• Use the right technology for each server and application

AUTOMATE EFFORTLESSLY
Compellent provides a single, centralized management interface that spans the underlying technologies and streamlines administration, making this solution easier to use, manage and deploy.

• Accessible to companies of any size, skill level or budget

• Manage your storage without adding staff

• Maximize your administrative talent

• Centrally launch and manage all storage functions