Serial ATA RAID systems are the future of array technology and the future is now. These Serial ATA RAID solutions provide many benefits over conventional systems. Cost for performance is the main benefit of a Serial ATA RAID solution. ATA type drives have always been less expensive then their SCSI or fibre channel counterparts, but Serial ATA drives have a low price and add increased performance. over the previous ATA (Parallel ATA (PATA)) hard drives Performance of a Serial ATA solution is excellent. Technology advancements provide a substantial performance increase in a Serial ATA RAID. Using the new, state of the art SATA hard drives provides SCSI or fibre channel like benefits. Serial ATA RAID uses a point-to-point connection for each drive that is connected. In a Serial ATA RAID, this direct connection to each hard drive eliminates the bottleneck of a shared bus and provides significantly more throughput then a Parallel ATA RAID system.
Smaller cables and connectors used in Serial ATA RAID subsystems allow for better cooling. With this improved air flow, Serial ATA hard drives can be closer together without risk of overheating.
Another feature of Serial ATA RAID technolgy allows for longer cable lengths, this means cables can be routed better for even more cooling. Also, an additional Serial ATA RAID benefit is more hard drives will fit in a single chassis..such as our 15 bay L Series Serial ATA RAID system |