[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]sTec, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), a leading global provider of solid-state storage solutions, today announced worldwide availability of its recently introduced sTec® s3000 storage appliance. The s3000 combines the performance, reliability and endurance of sTec's industry-leading solid-state drive (SSD) technology with the two foremost enterprise-storage operating systems - NexentaStor from Nexenta Systems, and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 - to provide storage clustering, virtualization and management features within a unified, cost-effective hardware configuration.

With up to 96 terabytes (TB) of solid-state storage per appliance, the s3000 is a significant addition to sTec‘s solid-state storage product portfolio of enterprise SSD drives and caching software that are among the top performing in the industry. Furthermore, the s3000 demonstrates sTec’s commitment to providing an expansive range of tailored solid-state storage solutions, directly to the enterprise or through the company's growing global partner program.

“As a provider of world-class SSD solutions, we discovered a significant opportunity in the Asia Pacific markets for an sTec-developed appliance that blends the power and performance of sTec SSDs with the capabilities and widespread deployment of software-defined storage operating systems,” said Michael Burnie, senior vice president of sales for Asia Pacific and Japan, sTec. “A driving factor in this fastest-growing storage market in the world is the proliferation of and reliance on mobile devices. There is a pressing need for storage systems to tackle the deluge of user-generated content on mobile platforms. At sTec, we understand the needs of our customers addressing such storage challenges and the s3000 provides best-in-class technology that delivers a unique, easy-to-use storage solution tailored to tackle the high-performance needs of customers' IO-intensive applications.”

“The s3000 reflects a dramatic shift in enterprise systems in that its cost-effectiveness, scalability and expandability to several hundreds of terabytes flash storage are paramount requirements of today's IT managers,” said Evan Powell, chief strategy officer, Nexenta Systems. “Further, its ability to fit seamlessly into NexentaStor environments means the s3000 can be deployed quickly and take full advantage of the storage and data management features of our software.”