ATTO Technology Resource Library

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12Gb SAS: Performance, Flexibility, ROI

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ATTO ExpressSAS12Gb SAS/SATA HBAs double the performance over previous generations of HBAs and offer fresh new features that reduce downtime, improve efficiency and save money on the bottom line. They provide more flexibility for connecting to storage while greatly decreasing latency to drives, making it easier to manage the overall storage infrastructure and improve connection diagnostic capabilities, all at a lower total cost of ownership.
24Gb SAS: Performance, Flexibility, ROI

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The need to provide a better, faster and more efficient storage infrastructure without increasing cost continues to be a challenge for IT professionals. Upgrading to an ATTO ExpressSAS 24Gb SAS Host Adapter is an ideal way to enhance your storage infrastructure.
ATTO Advanced Data Streaming Technology

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ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology is a proprietary technology built into ATTO host adapters that is designed to manage latency in high-bandwidth work environments.
ATTO Ethernet Adapters Enhance Avid NEXIS Workflows

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ATTO FastFrame Ethernet NICs and ThunderLink Thunderbolt adapters are the preferred Ethernet connectivity solution for the Avid NEXIS series.
ATTO MPD Compared to Native macOs MultiPathing

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ATTO MultiPath Director provides that flexibility and management capability to tune for distinct work flows. Combined with configuration documentation, troubleshooting guidelines, and knowledgeable technical support, end users are ensured a pleasurable out of the box experience.
ATTO MultiPath Director

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ATTO MultiPath Director is the only storage connectivity solution that allows users to manage multiple paths between Windows, Linux and Mac workstations and high-end storage systems.
ATTO PowerCenter Pro

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PowerCenter Pro is a high-performance, cost-effective data protection solution designed to be used with all disk drives. With PowerCenter Pro integrated software, users can easily create RAID 0, 1, 1e and 10 groups.
ATTO vConfigTool Plug-in for VMware

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ATTO vConfigTool for VMware vCenter Server is a software plug-in that integrates centralized management and monitoring of ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel and ATTO ExpressSAS SAS/SATA host bus adapters (HBAs) into VMware virtual environments.
ATTO WriteStop

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ATTO ExpressSAS host bus adapters with ATTO WriteStop provide a comprehensive digital forensics storage connectivity solution.
ATTO xCORE Data Acceleration

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ATTO has developed acceleration technology that drives performance of flash devices by separating data and control paths to keep latency at a consistent, deterministic sub-four microsecond rate. xCORE Data Acceleration features multiple parallel I/O acceleration engines with end to end I/O processing, hardware buffer allocation management and real-time performance and latency analytics.
ATTO xCORE Data Acceleration Latency

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ATTO xCORE manages the data plane and assures that all reads and writes are processed as fast as possible. All nondata transactions are handled by ATTO eCORE Control Engine so priority is maintained for all data transfer traffic.
ATTO Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for macOS

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ATTO Xtend SAN enables Mac users to remotely access iSCSI storage over an Ethernet network. Disk volumes show up on your desktop as if they were locally attached, even if your storage is located across the world.
Build an Open, High Performing SAN Quickly and Cost Effectively

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ATTO XstreamCORE intelligent Bridge is an open, modular controller that adds enterprise Fibre Channel features, hardware data mover functionality and host LUN mapping to direct-attached serial-attached storage (SAS ) storage devices.
Build Your Own Private Cloud Storage

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A private cloud is a networked storage solution deployed for internal users in a single organization, with access protected by the organization’s firewall to keep data secure. ATTO XstreamCORE intelligent bridges serve as a platform for IT system integrators to build out private-cloud storage.
eCORE Control Engine

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ATTO has developed control engine technology that complements SDS by separating data and control paths so that ATTO eCORE can add common, open storage services, industry standard API integration, reservation handling, storage routing and host and LUN mapping functions.eCORE technology is currently available exclusively on ATTO XstreamCORE solid state intelligent Bridges which connect off-the-shelf JBOD, JBOF and RAID storage to shared storage networks.
Intelligent Bridging Architecture

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ATTO intelligent Bridging Architecture technology combines powerful hardware with an efficient software data engine which delivers valuable features with the flexibility of “anything to anything” connectivity.
Maximize High-Speed Ethernet Bandwidth with RDMA

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Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) is a feature designed to enable memory-to-memory data transfers. It has the benefit of eliminating the intermediate step of utilizing the CPU to transfer data, which decreases latency (and, as a result, increases throughput) while freeing up the CPU to conduct other tasks. ATTO FastFrame Ethernet NICs feature industry-leading latency management with RoCE. With FastFrame NICs, users can expect significantly reduced CPU utilization/latency and uncompromised bandwidth.
NUMA Support in ATTO ExpressSAS Host Bus Adapters

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ATTO 12Gb ExpressSAS host bus adapter (HBA) drivers are optimized to ensure that driver resources are located close to the system I/O. In addition, they support NUMA-aware applications and operating systems.
Offsite Archiving to Tape

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With ATTO XstreamCORE intelligent bridges and exclusive ATTO SpeedWrite technology, users can archive directly to a remotely located tape drive and maintain sufficient speeds to meet customer’s demanding backup windows.
Real-time, Managed Latency of Storage and ATTO’s Specialized Solutions for AI Applications

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As artificial intelligence (AI) applications continue to evolve, the need for real-time, managed latency of storage becomes increasingly crucial. This article explores the impact of storage latency on AI applications and highlights the specialized solutions provided by ATTO Technology, a leading provider of high-performance storage and network connectivity solutions.
Reduce OPEX with XstreamCORE

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ATTO XstreamCORE provides features and technologies that enhance and improve direct-attached SAS storage while offering flexibility over native Fibre Channel products. Management and monitoring are two primary functionalities that the XstreamCORE adds to direct-attached storage products. Drive Map Director improves maintenance of storage by lowering overall operating expense (OPEX) costs by reducing the number of labor hours required to setup, manage and maintain storage.
SAN vs Direct-Attached Storage

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The visibility of all storage to all hosts in a multi-host virtualized environment, combined with lower implementation costs, makes storage area networks a smart option for businesses of all sizes.
SAN vs. Hyperconverged Storage

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Why SAN storage excels over Hyperconverged Infrastructures for performance, latency and capacity.
Take Full Advantage of Fibre Channel Speed with ATTO Thunderbolt 3 to 16Gb Fibre Channel ThunderLink

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ATTO Technology, new Thunderbolt 3 to 16Gb Fibre Channel ThunderLink 3162 allows users to unleash the full power of Gen 6 Fibre Channel, boosting throughput over previous generations
of Fibre Channel capabilities used with Thunderbolt platforms.
Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Connectors

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Smaller form factors make Thunderbolt adapters a great component of mobile workstations and Thunderbolt 3 platforms have even more throughput capabilities to support 4K workflows.
Thunderbolt Transfer Technology

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Thunderbolt technology, co-developed by Intel and Apple, is a transformational I/O protocol that significantly simplifies the end-user experience by concurrently supporting data (PCI Express) and display (DisplayPort) connections over a single cable.
Using Thunderbolt and LTFS with LTO Tape to Enhance Media Workflows

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Thunderbolt provides a solution to these obstacles when combined with linear tape-open (LTO) tape. Prior to Thunderbolt, moving large volumes of data in the media sector involved portable disks— there was no easy way to move content from a mobile computer to tape, which is less expensive. Now, connecting a Thunderbolt-to-SAS adapter outfitted with an LTO SAS tape drive provides a simple and affordable means to store, archive and transport large amounts of content.
Virtualizing the Data Center

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N_Port_ID Virtualization (NPIV) is a capability that is unique to Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs). NPIV is an extension to the existing Fibre Channel standard, which restores the best practice of SAN zoning to the virtual environment by allowing the creation of a unique, virtual World Wide Name per virtual machine.
VMware vSAN and Storage Virtualization

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The speed, availability and predictable performance provided by Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs) have made them a go-to solution for enterprises that require resilient data storage. But Fibre Channel SANs aren’t a perfect fit for all organizations. For such organizations, VMware vSAN can provide that alternative. vSAN is VMware software defined storage (SDS), a hypervisor-based distributed platform that enables the convergence of compute and storage resources.