ProMAX Systems Releases New Storage Servers to Meet Demand of 4K and 6K Content
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, IBC Conference, Hall 7 Stand 7.A04 (PRWEB) September 09, 2016 -- ProMAX Systems, world leader in integrated workflow technology for creative media organizations, today announced two new hardware products to their flagship Platform server line, the Platform Online 2500 and the Platform Online 1500. With these new additions delivering up to 192TB in a single 24 bay server unit, ProMAX Platform is the only complete end to end solution poised to meet the increasing demands of 4K, 6K and beyond.
ProMAX Platform Workflow Servers are end-to-end ingest to archive solutions combining High Performance Shared Storage, Asset Management, Backup and Archive all in one single server with one interface at one price. The Platform Online 2500 and Platform Online 1500 add even more capacity and superior performance to the already powerful Platform Online series. Designed for video professionals to accelerate and improve their content creation process, the Platform Online is the most robust media server on the market. Boasting huge CPU power, Platform Online is capable of ingesting, editing, transcoding, rendering and archiving simultaneously. Platform scales easily for workgroups of all sizes, is simple to deploy, and integrates seamlessly with existing IT infrastructure.
“Our vision has always been to develop solutions that allow creatives to do what they do best, create,” stated Jess Hartmann, CEO, ProMAX Systems. “By increasing speed, performance and connectivity options, there’s virtually no limits to what you can do whether you’re working in 6K or 8K. And now smaller workgroups have the ability to substantially increase their product infrastructure at an affordable price.”
Platform Online 2500 offers up to 192TB in a single 24 bay server with expansion capacity of up to 5.7B. This new server representing higher capacity and faster speeds was designed to accommodate the rising demand of 4K, 6K and beyond video resolutions. The Online 2500 includes Platform’s integrated Asset Management & Backup software, as well as integrated LTO options for low cost Backup and Archive.
Platform Online 1500 has 12 Bays and up to 96TB in a single unit. The new Platform Online 1500 is perfect for smaller workgroups looking to expand their infrastructure, giving them superior performance at an affordable price. Platform Online 1500 has the options of adding up to two (2) internal LTO 7 drives, and also includes integrated Asset Management & Backup software, integrated LTO options for low cost Backup and Archive.
In addition to the new hardware products, ProMAX is introducing a major upgrade to the Platform Online 1000. Maintaining the popular built in expansion bays for integrated Backup and Archive, the Platform Online 1000 gets a significant performance boost with an all new 12 core 3.70 GHz processor, an additional PCIe expansion slot for greater connectivity options and Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1 type C) connectivity which doubles the speed from its existing Thunderbolt 2 connectivity.
FEATURES
*New* Platform Online 2500
-24 x Bay, 12G Enterprise Class Server
-40 Cores of processing
-Up to 192TB in a single 4U chassis
-1500MB/s of shared performance
-Expandable to 5.7 Petabytes
-Fully supports Shared Storage + MAM + Backup/Archive
*New* Platform Online 1500
-12 x Bay, 12G Enterprise Class Server
-12 Cores of processing
-Up to 96TB in a single 3U chassis
-900MB/s of shared performance
-Dual expansion bays available for internal LTOs and other accessories
-Expandable to 896 Terabytes
-Fully supports Shared Storage + MAM + Backup/Archive
*Updated* Platform Online 1000
-8 x Bay, 12G Enterprise Class Server
-6 Cores of processing
-Up to 64TB in a single 3U chassis
-650MB/s of shared performance
-Dual expansion bays available for internal LTOs and other accessories
-Expandable to 768 Terabytes
-Fully supports Shared Storage + MAM + Backup/Archive
ProMAX Platform Online 2500 and the upgrades to the Platform Online 1000 will be available as of Sept 15, 2016. The Platform Online 1500 will be available in Q4 2016. For more on ProMAX Platform V5 Workflow Servers visit http://www.promax.com
Jess Hartmann, ProMAX Systems, http://www.promax.com, +1 (949) 861-2743, [email protected]
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