
Blade servers have made it possible for Telecoms, Media Providers, Military and other organizations to migrate their applications to the edge of the network. By putting services and content/data at the edge--close to subscribers and users--response time is improved, service delivery is enhanced, and system redundancy is facilitated. However, this edge strategy requires a new class of storage. Instead of complex, costly Fibre Channel rack mount solutions, what’s needed is bladed storage that delivers 10Gb performance, while being highly reliable/available and easily deployable. Astute Networks Edge Storage Architecture (ESA) has been designed specifically to meet this need, delivering reliable, compact, high-performance bladed storage at the edge of the network.
The Astute Networks Edge Storage Architecture (ESA) is composed of two core elements; the Caspian Edge Storage Hardware and the Edge Storage Foundation Suite (ESFS). The ESA is a highly extensible storage architecture that provides a powerful family of storage, virtualization, management, configuration, and diagnostic tools. At Astute Networks, our mantra is “Edge Storage Made Simple™,” and our product line is based on five “built-in” capabilities; reliability, performance, storage rack density, power savings and deployment simplicity. The ESA leverages open standards to create the deployment simplicity and ease of use required to meet the business, operational and capital expenditure needs of operators worldwide.

The ESA provides the right balance of advanced technology, reliability, performance capabilities and cost optimization required to meet the growing demands of edge storage.