Share Distribution

2017: Partnership with Raidix

The software developer for storage systems of Raidix signed in May, 2017 the partnership agreement with the Italian system integrator and IT vendor of Share Distribution. Including in a matrix of solutions of storage system based on the normal server hardware under control of software of RAIDIX, Share Distribution provides to the clients advantages regarding performance, reliability and flexibility of IT infrastructure.

Development of solutions for data storage, the SAN and NAS systems, is the main segment of business for Share Distribution. At the expense of a software technology of RAIDIX of DWH of the Italian vendor support block (the Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, iSCSI, 12G SAS) and file protocols of access (NFS, SMB, AFP, FTP) and overcome failure to three disks in an array (RAID 7.3).

Share Distribution uses universal hardware compatibility of RAIDIX for creation of optimal configurations for different types of tasks. Solutions based on RAIDIX enjoy popularity among the enterprises of small and medium business and public institutions at the expense of the high density of storage (RAIDIX supports up to 64 disks in one RAID), optimal price relation and performance, elastic scalability of the existing system.

The Italian integrator offers the systems of different level – from storage, initial and average to petabyte clusters. In addition to the small and medium enterprises among potential customers of Share Distribution in Italy – film company and studio post-production which the maximum capacity is necessary during the work with "heavy" content; scientific and educational institutions which are engaged in supercomputer calculations; the city and municipal entities building video surveillance infrastructure, etc.

One of key functional features of RAIDIX and the unique customer value of Share Distribution is fast reconstruction of arrays of RAID 6 and RAID 7.3. Based on testings, recovery of an array using RAIDIX is executed 6 times quicker in comparison with similar DWH of the same class – without decline in production. In particular, in the field of media and post-production reconstruction allows to work effectively with flows 2K and 4K, and in case of replacement to three disks takes place in the background, without influencing system operation speed.