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IBM System Storage TS1040 Tape Drive

The IBM System Storage TS1040 is an IBM LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive that combines IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems prices. The new Ultrium 4 Tape Drive: Increases maximum data transfer rate, providing to up to 120 MB/sec native as compared to LTO Ultrium 3 Provides up to 800 GB native physical […]

Ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient SAN storage

The Nexsan E48VT is an ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient storage array that enables lower storage costs, maximum storage uptime, and data storage ROI boosts for your organization. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical arrays, with up to 240 terabytes of capacity in […]

IBM TS1060 Tape Drive

The IBM® System Storage® TS1060 is an IBM LTO™ Ultrium™ 6 Tape Drive that combines IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems prices. The new Ultrium 6 Tape Drive: Increases maximum data transfer rate, providing to up to 160 MB/sec native as compared to LTO Ultrium 5 at 140 MB/sec native Supports LTO Generation […]

Ultra48 SAN from Dot Hill

The Dot Hill Ultra48 SAN storage arrays provide high-density SAN storage options for HPC, Cloud, and Big Data applications. Taking advantage of high-performance SAS and SSD drives and ultra computing power to deliver 6.4 Gibabytes/second performance, the Ultra48 can house up to 48 drives, increasing storage performance density by 200 percent within a 2-rackunit space. These high-density […]

Dot Hill SAN storage available with self encrypting drives

Need additional data security on your drives? Dot Hill offers self encrypting drive (SED) capability that protects your data when removed from their original array. Available in 1.2TB small form factor (2.5”) or 4 TB large form factor (3.5”), these SED drives provide instant data destruction via cryptographic erase. In normal use, you do not need to maintain authentication keys […]

What is Crossroads StrongBox?

StrongBox is the ultimate storage solution for unstructured data. StrongBox® is a NAS appliance that provides online, near-line & archive storage for unstructured data while simplifying data management and protection. Combining flexible, policy-driven disk storage with Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technology, StrongBox empowers users to control storage expenses without sacrificing performance or adding complexity. […]

StorageTek T9840C tape drives

Reconditioned T9840C tape drives with warranty: T9840C Fibre Tape Drive: $650.00 – in stock! T9840C Ficon Tape Drive: $650.00 – in stock! T9840C Escon Tape Drive: $650.00 – in stock! Sunstar Company. 800.663.5523

IBM 3588-F5A Library LTO5 Tape Drive – aka TS1050

The IBM® System Storage™ TS1050 is an IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive that combines IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems prices. The new Ultrium 5 Tape Drive: Available from Sunstar Company, Inc. (New and reconditioned) Increases maximum data transfer rate, providing to up to 140 MB/sec native as compared to LTO Ultrium 4 Provides […]

Nexsan Assureon 8.0

Imation (NYSE:IMN), a global data storage and information security company, today announced that it has introduced a way for IT administrators to better ensure data security in their archive storage. The new Nexsan Assureon™ 8.0 secure archive storage system, which is now generally available to the market, contains features and functionality that significantly boost system simplicity and take users’ […]

Nexsan E18V

The Nexsan E18V is an ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient storage array that enables lower storage costs, maximum storage uptime, and data storage ROI boosts for your organization. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical arrays, with up to 360 terabytes of capacity in […]

We repair STK tape drives

Sunstar Company repairs all tape drives. Standalone of library drives are repaired, tested and shipped with warranty: A $150.00 fee applies to product shipped to our facility for evaluation. The approval of any repair waives the $150.00 evaluation fee. Standard turn around time is usually 3 to 5 business days on most repairs. Expedited service available […]

Nexsan NST at VMworld Europe

Nexsan™ NST™ hybrid storage appliances combine high performance, high capacity and innovative caching technology to meet mid-sized enterprise application and storage needs OAKDALE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 10, 2014– Imation (NYSE:IMN), a global data storage and information security company, today announced that it will feature its innovative Nexsan™ storage appliances – including the new NST4000 – at next week’s […]

Imation unveils fortified data security for archive storage

OAKDALE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 9, 2014– Imation (NYSE:IMN), a global data storage and information security company, today announced that it has introduced a way for IT administrators to better ensure data security in their archive storage. The new Nexsan Assureon™ 8.0 secure archive storage system, which is now generally available to the market, contains features and functionality that significantly boost system […]

IBM TS1130 (3592EO6 tape drives)

Provides information security with support for encryption and key management Optimizes information retention with support for existing IBM tape automation Supports Write Once Read Many (WORM) cartridges to help satisfy compliance requirements Offers high performance and high capacity for storage consolidation The IBM System Storage TS1130 Tape Drive (TS1130 tape drive) features storage capability […]

Refurbished IBM 3590-B1A 128-Track Tape Drive

The drive’s 9 MB/sec data rate is three times faster than previous 3480, 3490, or 3490E tape drives allowing tape applications to read or write data more quickly. With built-in data compression, the IBM 3590-B1A can more effectively utilize the full capability of the 40 MB per second Ultra SCSI interface. Process More Tapes Process […]

IBM 3590 B11, E11 and H11

IBM 3590 Model B11 / E11 / H11 The IBM 3590 models B1A, E1A, and H1A (no loader) are designed for automated tape libraries, including the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Automated Tape Library 3494, IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server, and StorageTek Silos. A 3494 with the 3590 E1A drive capacity is up to 1,122TB* High performance tape drives for […]

IBM 3590 Tape Drives

The IBM Magstar 3590 models B11 and E11 are rack-mounted tape drives with an Automatic Cartridge Facility (ACF). The 10 cartridge ACF allows the drives to be used as a mini-library with access to up to 1.2TB* of data. The Magstar 3590 B11/ E11 can be converted to a B1A / E1A for use in a fully […]

Fujitsu 3590

The M8100, Fujitsu’s 128-track half inch cartridge tape drive, is a new generation tape drive to meet the critical mission data environment needs for high speed, large capacity and full format compatibility with IBM® 3590™ Magstar™. The M8100, Fujitsu’s 128-track half inch cartridge tape drive, is a new generation tape drive to meet the critical mission data […]

Overland Data – older model tape libraries

Sunstar Company have the following Overland Data libraries in inventory. All reconditioned with many drive options. Let us know if we can be of assistance? To learn more please contact sales at Sunstarco.com or call (800) 663-5523 Library Pro LP2119 LibraryPro LP2219 AIT2 LibraryPro LP2 AIT3 LibraryPro LP3 LoaderXpress LXL810 AIT LoaderXpress – LP1L119 AIT LoaderXpress – LP1L119 LibraryXpress […]

IBM 3590 B11 and E11

STK LTO Drives

Did you know that Oracle’s StorageTek LTO tape drives are available with the following interface options: • StorageTek LTO 4: U320 SCSI, 3 Gb SAS, 4 Gb FC• StorageTek LTO 5: 6 Gb SAS, 8 Gb FC• StorageTek LTO 6: 6 Gb SAS, 8 Gb FC To learn more about StorageTek Enterprise offerings, please contact sales at Sunstarco.com or call 310.330.2900

STK standalone Drives

StorageTek Library Drives are now available in either a standalone desktop enclosure or a dual rackmount enclosure T9840 Tape drive available in a standalone desktop enclosure or dual rackmount enclosure T9940 Tape drive available in a standalone desktop enclosure or dual rackmount enclosure To learn more about StorageTek Enterprise offerings, please contact sales at Sunstarco.com or call 310.330.2900

StorageTek Tape Drives available in Generic Tabletop and Rackmount Enclosures

Nexsan NST5000 Hybrid Storage

The Nexsan NST5000 is a modern hybrid storage appliance, a more efficient, agile and intelligent alternative to traditional storage arrays , filers, and all-flash arrays. Organizations have different needs for performance, capacity and connectivity when managing and protecting the data that drives your business. The NST5000 blends solid-state technology, a highly scalable back-end storage infrastructure, multiple NAS/iSCSI […]

Drowning in Backup?

Active Archive Is the Lifeboat We all need to protect our data. Businesses typically have to back it up, and there are hundreds of backup solutions out there. Why then, do so many storage administrators say that managing backup data is their biggest challenge? As data continues to grow, content is lodged in backup cycles, […]

Compliance-capable, easily managed, cost-efficient archive solutions do exist.

The Nexsan Assureon line of products is specifically designed for long-term retention and adherence to compliance requirements. Archive File Shares Offload File shares and reduce storage overhead. Take advantage of de-duplication and advanced federated search across File and Exchange servers. Full support for hybrid and dedicated cloud infrastructures to improve cost-efficiency and accessibility. Offload File Servers […]

Archive your unstructured data

StrongBox from Crossroads: StrongBox is a network attached storage (NAS) appliance that is purpose-built to lower the costs of long-term storage and protection for unstructured, fixed content.. Data is exploding across the digital universe faster than ever before. While new information may need to be preserved for 2 or 20 years, data always needs to be […]

Understanding LTFS

LTFS (Linear Tape File System) is a file system specification that allows Linear Tape-Open (LTO) storage technology to be indexed. LTFS partitions LTO-5 or LTO-6 tapes into two segments called partitions. Partition 0 holds directory structures and pointers that let the tape drive quickly seek specific data from the tape; the data itself is stored in Partition 1. Applying a […]

Nexsan E60VT SAN Storage

The Nexsan E60VT is an ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient storage array that enables lower storage costs, maximum storage uptime, and data storage ROI boosts for your organization. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical arrays, with up to 360TB of capacity in just 4U and […]

Nexsan E32V with 2½” disk drives

The Nexsan E32V is an ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient storage array that enables lower storage costs, maximum storage uptime, and data storage ROI boosts for your organization. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical arrays, with up to 38.4TB of capacity in just 2U utilizing […]

Nexsan E48VT in 4U

Oracle STK T10000C tape drive

Oracle’s StorageTek T10000C enterprise tape drive blends the highest capacity, performance, reliability, and data security to support demanding, 24/7 data center operations. The eco-efficient StorageTek T10000C tape drive also ensures the lowest total cost of ownership, and proven reliability with ongoing compatibility with StorageTek enterprise libraries as well as third-party hardware and software. Support the Most […]

Sunstar Services

Additional services offered by Sunstar Company, Inc. Asset Buybacks Asset Redeployment Data Eradication Secure Data Destruction End of Life Asset Disposition Compliance IT Recyling To learn more, please contact us online, call 310.330.2900 or 800.663.5523

Manage your Nexsan storage remotely

Nexsan’s management capabilities are intuitive and easy to use requiring minimal training. All interfaces provide different levels of security to ensure proper authentication and prevent unwanted users from gaining access. You can configure Nexsan E-Series through their unique, secure and intuitive Web-based GUI tool. The interface uses standard HTML and is compatible with all mainstream […]

Nexsan E18V – 108TB in 2U

Reliable High Density Storage Arrays Turbocharged for High PerformanceThe Nexsan E18 V is an ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient storage array that enables lower storage costs, maximum storage uptime, and data storage ROI boosts for your organization. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical […]

IBM 3592 J1A E05

Sunstar Company repairs and sells refurbished IBM Jaguar TS3592 E05 Tape Drives. Units are available for your library, desktop or rackmount. TS1120, TS1130 and TS1140 To learn more contact us online or call 800.663.5523 or

SAN Storage

A Storage area network, or SAN, is a high-speed network of storage devices that also connects those storage devices with servers. It provides block-level storage that can be accessed by the applications running on any networked servers. SAN storage devices can include tape libraries, and, more commonly, disk-based devices, like RAID hardware. A SAN must be highly […]

Professional services

Sunstar Professional Services Division offers complete consulting for businesses of all sizes, from small business to Fortune 500 corporations. Our engagements begin with an initial assessment of your current IT environments, storage, virtualization, data backup and disaster recovery systems. Current practices are benchmarked against industry best practices to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities for data backup, […]

Nexsan Assureon archive

The Nexsan Assureon™ is an archive system that is ideal for primary storage optimization and the secure long-term retention of files. Assureon offloads data from primary storage to free up space for active data and greatly reduces the size, cost and complexity of backups. Stringent data integrity features like file-fingerprinting ensure the file you save […]

Tape drive repairs

We have heard it before, tape is dead and that the next generation of disk drives will eliminate the need for tape. The explosion of data re-assures all of us that we must rely on tape. The good news, tape technology has improved significantly, the tape drive of yester year is not at all like […]

Data Migration

Sunstar Company, Inc can help you with your data extraction, conversion, copying, media transfer. Services Provided: Systems Migration Duplication: Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity Litigation Discovery Data Migration is the process of moving static or preexisting long-term retention data to a newer technology. This involves the moving of data on specific media one or a combination of disk or […]

6TB Drives now available for Nexsan E Series

Nexsan, an Imation company announced it is now offering 6TB hard disk drives with its Nexsan E-Series family of data storage solutions. Through E-Series, users now can pack more than 1PB of storage capacity into 12 rack units and more than 3.5PB into a standard rack, achieving a new level of density and capacity customization […]

Data Storage and Management

Sunstar Company, Inc. partners with the best hardware and software vendors in the industry. Our extensive experience means we can identify and assess products as they come onto the market, and select the leading technologies for integration onto existing or upgraded storage solutions. We constantly review new products to provide our customers with the best […]

Backup, replication and recovery

Sunstar Company has a long history in Backup & Recovery. Our Backup, Replication & Archive solutions give customers control over their evolving business by delivering total protection, recovery and availability for data centers, remote offices, applications and data. We continue to help organisations protect their most valuable asset. From basic backup and recovery solutions to […]

Multi Vendor/Platform/System support

Sunstar with the help of our service provider(s) provides the most comprehensive multi-vendor, multi-platform, multi-system support in the industry. A one-stop solution for complete IT environment supporting the following platforms: StorageTek Quantum/ADIC/Overland/Qualstar NetApps EMC Cisco HP Sun Oracle IBM DEC Tandem Compaq Dell And many others Contact us (800) 663-5523 or online to discuss the options available to you.

Hardware Maintenance: Planning and Cost Reduction

Sunstar Company, Inc. with the help of our service and support partners offers you a safety net to ensure that your critical systems continue to run smoothly; saving you the expense and disruption of downtime. On average, we save our customers in excess of 50% off the OEM published list price on their annual hardware maintenance expenses. Contact us (800) […]

Nexsan E series now available with 6TB drives

Imation (NYSE:IMN), a global data storage and information security company, today announced it is now offering 6TB hard disk drives with its Nexsan E-Series™ family of data storage solutions. Through E-Series, users now can pack more than 1PB of storage capacity into 12 rack units and more than 3.5PB into a standard rack, achieving a new […]

Nexsan NST4000

Imation (NYSE:IMN), a global data storage and information security company, today at VMworld® 2014 introduced the NST4000 – a new ultra-efficient hybrid storage appliance purpose-built for media and entertainment and data protection workloads that will deliver Fibre Channel connectivity and new levels of capacity and performance to the mid-range enterprise. The NST4000, the latest addition to Imation’s […]

STK Media facts

StorageTek T10000 tape cartridge: 500 GB (StorageTekT10000) / 1 TB (StorageTek T10000B) StorageTek T10000 tape cartridge, sport: 120 GB (StorageTekT10000) / 240 GB (StorageTek T10000B) StorageTek T10000 T2 tape cartridge: 5 TB (StorageTekT10000C) / 8.5 TB (StorageTek T10000D) StorageTek T10000 T2 tape cartridge, sport: 1 TB (StorageTekT10000C) / 1.6 TB (StorageTek T10000D) What makes StorageTek T10000 and StorageTek T10000 […]

Tape drive repair

Sunstar Company repairs most tape drives, however our speciality is LTO, StorageTek and IBM Enterprise Tape drives. Tape Drive Repair Repair Your Existing Drives and Save Money… Sunstar Company, Inc has been in the tape drive repair business for over 30 years. Our repair technicians are factory trained, authorized and certified.We repair legacy type tape […]

STK Tape Drives

StorageTek Enterprise available to ship from Sunstar Company, Inc. Also: Sunstar Company repairs most tape drives, however our speciality is LTO, StorageTek and IBM Enterprise Tape drives. StorageTek Tape Drives StorageTek speed- and capacity-optimized tape storage drives enable robust data protection, energy efficiency, and fast data transfer. StorageTek T10000D Tape Drive StorageTek T10000C Tape Drive StorageTek […]

Digital Imaging

High definition (HD) cameras produce denser images Data retention polices require longer term storage of images and video Data replication multiplies images as business seek to protect valuable archives. Bottom line, as archives grow, storage performance must keep pace so that valuable files are accessible at all times. Technologies available to store these images can […]

Sunstar Company, archive offerings

Featured Archive Solutions here at Sunstar Company, Inc. Nexsan : The Nexsan Assureon™ is an archive system that is ideal for primary storage optimization, regulatory and corporate compliance, and the secure, long-term retention of files. Assureon offloads data from primary storage to free up space for active data and greatly reduces the size, cost and complexity of backups. StrongBox from Crossroads: A network-attached storage (NAS) […]

StorageTek Tape Drives

Oracle’s proven StorageTek tape and library solutions help you manage complexity, control costs, and deliver on service-level agreements. With the world’s highest capacity and highest performance drives, including the world’s first exabyte storage system, enterprise tape libraries that provide 24×7 availability, and the most scalable, integrated tiered storage environment, StorageTek tape storage systems enable you […]

Legacy DEC 3490e Tape Drives

Available from Sunstar Company For additional information call 800.663.523 or contact us online DEC TKZ60, TKZ61, TKZ62, TKZ64 TKZ60 3480/3490 Tape Drive – TA90/91 compatible TKZ61 3480/3490 Tape Drive – 10 Cartridge loader – TKZ62 3480/3490/3490E Tape Drive – 10 Cartridge loader – TA90/91/92 compatibleTKZ62-AB – Pedestal, Single-ended SCSITKZ62-AC – Tabletop, Single-ended SCSITKZ62-AF -Tabletop, Fast Wide Differential SCSI Migration from: […]

Legacy IBM 3590 Tape Drives

Available from Sunstar Company Model Description FUJITSU M8100 128 TRACK, .5″ IBM MAGSTAR 3590 Model B11A / E11 RACK MOUNTED – CAN BE CONVERTED TO B1 AND E1 IBM MAGSTAR 3590 Model B11A RACK MOUNTED – CAN BE CONVERTED TO B1 AND E1 IBM MAGSTAR 3590 Model E11 RACK MOUNTED – CAN BE CONVERTED TO […]

Learn about Sunstar Company

Our Mission We care about making our Clients successful by providing the expertise, technology and leadership that empowers them to improve their business decisions, processes and operations; delivering top line growth, bottom line profit, enhanced customer experience and competitive advantage. Our Approach Organizations realize the most success when they have the tools and knowledge […]

Tape drive and tape library repair

Sunstar Company repairs most tape drives, however our speciality is LTO, StorageTek and IBM Enterprise Tape drives. A $150.00 fee applies to product shipped to our facility for evaluation. The approval of any repair waives the $150.00 evaluation fee. Standard turn around time is usually 3 to 5 business days on most repairs. Expedited repairs […]

Backup offerings

Backup is usually a routine part of the operation of large businesses, the retrieval of files backed up is called restore. Backup to disk, tape, other media or cloud. The process of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe. Unitrends : Fast, reliable back up and restoration of […]

Archive offerings

Older data that is still important and necessary for future reference, as well as data that must be retained for regulatory compliance are kept, indexed in order to be easily located. The process of moving data that is no longer actively used to a separate data storage device for long-term retention. Nexsan : The Nexsan Assureon™ is an archive […]

Spectra Logic Tape Library

Spectra Logic develops deep storage solutions that solve the problem of long term storage for business and technology professionals dealing with exponential data growth. Dedicated solely to storage innovation for more than 35 years, Spectra Logic’s uncompromising product and customer focus is proven by the largest information users in multiple vertical markets globally. Spectra enables […]

Unitrends RC833

Good news, Sunstar client …… has ordered yet another Unitrends RC833. What I can assure you is that the Unitrends Recovery Appliance does what the document states, the client is happy as are we. Backup to the Unitrends RC Appliance. To learn more about Unitrends: Contact sales at Sunstarco.com or call 310.330.2900

Nexsan E32V

Imation debuted the Nexsan E32V – an expansion of our E-Series V storage array family. The E32V is a 32-bay enclosure for 2.5″ hard drives and solid state drives that requires just 2U of rack space, bringing new value to datacenter professionals that require the very highest storage performance within a small footprint. The E32V is a perfect […]

Oracle STK tape drives in stock, sold with warranty

StorageTek tape drives available for your existing STK tape library StorageTek T10000D StorageTek T10000B StorageTek T10000C StorageTek T10000 StorageTek T9940B StorageTek T9940 StorageTek T9840A StorageTek T9840B StorageTek T9840C StorageTek LTO Contact sales at Sunstarco.com or call 310.330.2900 to get additional information about Oracle STK drives and libraries

IBM LTO Drives

IBM System Storage® LTO tape drives have the solution for your storage needs. IBM System Storage TS2360 Tape Drive Express The IBM System Storage TS2360 Tape Drive Express is an external drive incorporating the sixth generation of IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium technology in a full-height form factor. This external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit is […]

Nexsan E Series VT

The Nexsan E-Series V is an ultra-reliable, high-density, high performance, efficient storage array that enables lower storage costs, maximum storage uptime, and data storage ROI boosts for your organization. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical arrays, with up to 240 terabytes of capacity […]

Nimble CS300 and CS500

Nimble Storage has released two new hybrid storage arrays, the CS300 and CS500. The new units refresh Nimble’s lower and mid-range offerings, boasting a 50% increase in performance over the CS200 and CS400 models they’re replacing. Like the high-end CS700, the new systems leverage Nimble’s Adaptive Flash technology which allows for independent scaling of capacity and performance. […]

Nimble CS700 Series Arrays and All-Flash Shelf

Nimble Storage (NYSE: NMBL), the flash storage solutions company, is redefining the storage market by enabling enterprises to meet performance and capacity requirements for any workload in virtualized datacenters and cloud environments. Nimble Storage’s Adaptive Flash platform provides the performance of flash-only arrays and the capacity of hybrid arrays with the introduction of the CS700 Series arrays […]

LTFS

LTFS has impacted tape’s modern role in data storage. But, what is LTFS? And more importantly, why does it matter? LTFS Facts Linear Tape File System (LTFS) refers to both the format of data recorded on magnetic tape media and the implementation of specific software that uses this data format to provide a file system interface to data stored on magnetic tape. […]

StrongBox Archive

StrongBox is a network attached storage (NAS) appliance that is purpose-built to lower the costs of long-term storage and protection for unstructured, fixed content. By pairing a flexible, policy-driven disk cache with Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technology, StrongBox empowers you to control storage costs without sacrificing data availability. The StrongBox® DataManager is a complementary software […]

Nexsan Assureon

The Nexsan Assureon™ is an archive system that is ideal for primary storage optimization, regulatory and corporate compliance, and the secure, long-term retention of files. Assureon offloads data from primary storage to free up space for active data and greatly reduces the size, cost and complexity of backups. Security features comply with corporate and governmental regulatory requirements including HIPAA, SOX and SEC-17. Stringent data integrity features […]

Unitrend backup and recovery

Unitrends Backup & Disaster Recovery solution for virtual, physical and cloud is a leader in enterprise-level data protection. It is used by IT professionals for backup of their virtual and physical servers and for performing disaster recovery to remote locations, private and public clouds. Unitrends Backup & Recovery solution provides US-based support that boasts a […]

Spectra Logic T’Finity Tape Libraries

Spectra® T-Finity’s modern design provides a tape archive and backup solution to fully meet the needs of the Enterprise IT, federal government, high performance computing, and media and entertainment markets, offering industry-leading scalability with the speed necessary to meet the requirements of the most data-intensive environments in the world. T-Finity’s advantages reach far beyond the […]

Archive storage options

Archiving is the process of moving data that is no longer actively used to a separate data storage device for long-term retention. Older data that is still important and necessary for future reference, as well as data that must be retained for regulatory compliance are kept, indexed in order to be easily located. Nexsan : The Nexsan Assureon™ […]

Nexsan NST6000

Enterprise Classs Unified Hybrid Storage- fully unified, enterprise-class, unified hybrid storage solution that simultaneously supports block and file traffic eliminating the need for organizations to invest in separate SAN and NAS storage systems. The Nexsan NST6000 unified storage system is the newest member of the NST family, offering new high performance controllers and an expanded […]

Cloud data backup

Investing in a cloud data backup service is one of the best decisions any business owner can make. A natural disaster could hit your town and destroy your systems, an employee could spill a drink on her computer and destroy it or someone could steal your equipment, but backing up data in the cloud makes […]

IBM LTO Tape drives

IBM System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express (LTO 5) The IBM® System Storage™ TS2350 Tape Drive Express—part of the entry-level IBM System Storage tape product family—supports these needs by leveraging the newest generation of Linear Tape-Open™ ( LTO) technology to help cost-effectively handle growing storage requirements. IBM System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express (LTO 5 Half Height) […]

Unified Storage

Hybrid Storage for NAS & iSCSI The NST5000 is Nexsan’s line of Hybrid Storage systems offering NAS, iSCSI or both (Fibre soon). The NST5000 uses Nexsan’s FASTier® technology to provide the speed of solid-state at the price of spinning disk. FASTier intelligently and automatically moves data through solid-state and spinning disk in-concert for up to 10X performance […]

Data Archive with LTFS

Crossroads Systems has developed a storage appliance leveraging the LTFS standard, which has been getting a lot of attention lately. StrongBox is an enterprise NAS gateway that writes to LTO-5/LTO-6 tape media and operates at the file level, giving users access to a network share with a disk experience while drastically reducing the storage, power, and […]

FICON connectivity

FICON (Fibre Connection) is the IBM proprietary name for the ANSI FC-SB-3 Single-Byte Command Code Sets-3 Mapping Protocol for Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. It is a FC layer 4 protocol used to map both IBM’s antecedent (either ESCON or parallel) channel-to-control-unit cabling infrastructure and protocol onto standard FC services and infrastructure. The topology is fabric utilizing FC switches or […]

Spectra Logic

Sunstar Company, Inc. effective 2013, will be promoting Spectra Logic’s large-scale, long-term storage and archive solutions. Spectra Logic’s large-scale, long-term storage and archive solutions utilizing automated tape libraries and disk systems will protect your data efficiently and securely. Their products include innovative features, such as our tape libraries with LTO-6 tape drives, integrated data encryption, […]

Video Surveillance – Archive your data

Archive your data – offload data from your primary storage! As data creation, storage and access requirements continue to grow and evolve, organizations are struggling to meet internal business requirements and externally imposed regulations. No single vendor has the complete product set or resources to solve today’s data access demands. Video surveillance has grown far past the […]

Unitrends Software Solution

Virtualization creates enormous opportunity by enabling an agile IT infrastructure while reducing capital costs. Unfortunately, most data protection vendors have offered only advanced features available as point products, or data protection solutions with only mediocre functionality but expensive licensing fees. What’s needed is heterogeneous, enterprise-class, scalable data protection with next-generation functionality that is just as […]

Unitrends Recovery Appliance

Duracell Cloud Storage starting at $199 per month

Ideal for business, the Duracell Cloud is perfect for small to mid-sized businesses. That needs to back up, share files and folders across their network using a variety of PCs and mobile devices. Back up of critical data that is secure, seamless, durable and flexible. Extremely low cost for unlimited Cloud storage. The Duracell Cloud […]

Crossroads Introduces Seamless Archiving for NetApp, Windows and Linux File Systems

Unmatched price point as well as impressive data management and automation capabilities can change how organizations approach long-term storage Crossroads Systems, Inc. global provider of data protection solutions, today announced the availability of StrongBox® DataManager, the newest component of the award-winning StrongBox shared storage solution for data protection and preservation. StrongBox DataManager is specifically designed to […]

Dot Hill AssuredSAN Ultra48

The Dot Hill Ultra48 packs 48 SSD’s or HDD’s into a small 2U space. While other vendors offer ‘cheap and deep’ solutions, this array is designed for performance intensive applications that rely on high-performance small form factor drives. Capacity, Power Savings and Space Savings The industry-first Dot Hill ultra-density chassis houses nearly 58 terabytes of data on […]

Nimble Flash – more than just disk

Nimble took a fundamentally different approach to other vendors. Nimbles CASL architecture leverages multi-core processors and a new data layout that converts random writes into sequential writes. This allows dense, low-cost 7200 RPM disks to consistently perform at SSD speeds, eliminating the need to depend on disk spindles for performance. CASL’s SSD read cache is […]

Unitrends, a Redacted 100% Virtualization Vendor, and Deduplication: The Truth Putting Its Pants On

Interesting read Actual Unitrends and REDACTED VMware vSphere 5.5 Storage Deduplication for a Single VM and a Single VMDK [Preface: Note that the although the data is real, the name of our competitor has been obscured, changed, and otherwise redacted to avoid hurting anyone’s feelings.] Last week there was a “twitter storm” around a marketing […]

Nexsan Assureon

A recent survey in Storage Magazine asked the question, “What’s the main reason you archive data?” The responses showed that 29 percent of respondents archive data to manage disk capacity, 23 percent to meet government regulations and 11 percent in case of potential litigation. These responses mark a shift from just a few years ago, when the […]

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Nexsan new E Series V

The integrity of your data.

NexSAN Assureon – Retain and Track your high value data! The Nexsan Assureon is an archive storage offering that guarantees the integrity of this data at all times. How do you know if all your files are in the “backup” or archive? How do you know if there is a copy of all your flies at […]

Qualstar 9 Track Tape Drives

Qualstar brings the power and reliability of 9-track tape technology to personal computers, work-stations, and midrange systems providing easy interchange of ANSI or IBM format mainframe data. Available from Sunstar Company, Inc. The Qualstar 3400 Series provides streaming tape performance in a low profile, 5.25″ high package. It will read and write mainframe information […]

Data Conversion – Media Migration

Do you have data on old media and you do not have the appropriate tape drive? 3480 Media? 3490e Media? 3490 Media? 3590 Media? 4mm or 9mm Media? Sunstar Company has the tape drives and for a fair price we can migrate your data to the media of your choice. (tape of hard drive) Please […]

StorageTek SL8500 Handbots (Robotics)

Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 modular library system Enterprise Tape Storage Consolidation and growth environments Mission-critical and High Performance Computing applications Unpredictable work loads Consolidates your smaller tape libraries into one high-performance system Combines mainframe, super-computing, UNIX, Linux, and Windows data Modular, scalable capacity for rapid growth and regulatory compliance Scales from 29 terabytes to 70 petabytes […]

StorageTek SL8500 – Spare parts

Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 modular library system, the world’s first exabyte storage system, enables heterogeneous data consolidation and multi-generation media support in an ultra-dense footprint Looking to add or replace a drive or any additional hardware for you STK SL8500? Sunstar Company, Inc has the following tape drives in stock: T10000A, T10000B, T10000C T9940B, T9940C and […]