The Grid eliminates the cost and complexity of the mainframe-like “monolithic” architecture that characterizes most shared storage solutions these days. Instead of complexity, the Grid scales through simplicity. The Grid turns simple building blocks into powerful storage without limits.
Zero complexity. All you need is in the box.
GridControl.
The Grid is seamlessly integrated as a Microsoft Management Console snap-in, allowing you to simply and easily manage and monitor your storage alongside everything else in your network.
Policy control.
The Grid integrates with Active Directory’s users, groups and structures to ensure there is no duplicated information that needs to be synced. The Grid will enforce the policies and access controls you already have established. AD resources are granted access to volumes you create, which are then actively enforced throughout your domain controllers/Windows security.
No need to maintain separate management for AD. All your policies are set and enforced from one place so you do not have to duplicate your efforts.
Auto-Pilot — let the Grid work for you.
Auto-Pilot is intelligent software distributed throughout the Grid to monitor, manage and protect the Grid. Through GridControl, you first set policies and then add any number of nodes to your network. Auto-Pilot will auto-provision, auto-configure, auto-distribute, auto-expand and auto-heal, eliminating routine tasks and turns emergency events into planned maintenance.
Auto-Pilot also monitors real-time alerts to warn administrators of performance or health issues in the Grid. Alerts can be sent via email and logged through WMI to Windows management console. GridControl provides monitoring analytics down to the node level to resolve any issues.
Auto-Pilot alleviates the stress of downtime, eliminates routine tasks and ensures security and protection of your data. No more downtime, no more disruption – the Grid works for you.
Zero business disruption for users.
Your end users simply see a network share – the same as they have used for many years. There is nothing new for them to learn and all apps work the same with The Grid. The only difference they will experience will be that it’s faster and does not go offline.
