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Placing Data Center Storage Technology at the Tactical Edge
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SUMMARY: FUTURE-FORWARD DEFENSE STORAGE
With RDS, Mercury Systems and VAST Data are making
cutting-edge data center technology available for defense,
industrial and other harsh-environment applications. Their
developmental partnership on RDS connects complementary
technology such as proven rugged components and
a universal storage architecture to provide access to
petabytes of network-attached storage at the edge and
helps our armed services maintain a tactical advantage
today and tomorrow. Engage with the Mercury team
to explore how the RDS can meet the most demanding
storage requirements, expand the effectiveness of current
applications and enable completely new applications.
ELIMINATING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
DEPLOYABLE STORAGE
Misconception 1: Multi-petabyte databases
require a traditional data center.
Reality: Enormous amounts of flash storage
can be deployed at the edge for highly data-
driven applications, without compromising
performance, capacity or scalability.
Misconception 2: Storage tiering is more cost-
effective than flash at the petabyte level.
Reality: Fast flash is affordable when it is used for
all data and treated as one universal pool. This also
eliminates the need for traditional hard disks, archival
cassettes and other slow, complex mixed media.
Misconception 3: Affordable QLC flash can't
provide the write-cycle longevity needed for
long-term defense storage requirements.
Reality: Advanced striping algorithms allow QLC flash
storage to support 10-plus years of high-performance
reliability and endurance in deployed systems.
Rugged Data Storage (RDS) System
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