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CUSTOMERCASESTUDYRackMountProandAdaptecbyPMCDeliverPerformanceandReliabilityPremiumAdaptecbyPMCSeries5and5ZstoragecontrollersmeettheneedsofademandingcustomerbaseIntroductionRackMountProisaserviceofYangMingInternationalCorporation,aSouthernCaliforniabasedcomputerpartswholesaler.
Establishedin1994,RackMountProwasthefirsttooffera5uchassiswitha30-drivecapacityandiscurrentlyoneofahandfulofproviderstooffer8uand9uchassisthatcanaccommodateupto50drives.
RackMountProsellsdirectlytoanationwidecustomerbasethatincludesBoeing,Chevron,theU.
S.
DepartmentofDefense,MIT,andscoresofothergovernmentagencies,educationalinstitutions,majorcorporationsandsmallbusinesses.
RackMountPro'scustomersdemandpremiumITcomponentsandsolutions.
Althoughthecompanyoffersstoragecontrollersfromallthemajorsuppliers,customersusuallyaskforAdaptec.
AdaptecbyPMCwinsinperformanceandreliabilityAdaptecbyPMCwasoneofthefirststoragecontrollerbrandsofferedbyRackMountPro.
Thecompanycurrentlyofferstheentirefamilyofhigh-performanceSeries5UnifiedSerial(SATA/SAS)controllers,rangingfromthe4-portAdaptecRAID5405tothe28-portAdaptecRAID52445.
SalesofAdapteccontrollersmakeupthemajorityofthecompany'soverallstoragecontrollerbusiness.
"AdaptecbyPMChasaverygoodreputationamongourcustomers,"saysWilliamChu,GeneralManagerofRackMountPro.
"AlotofthemspecificallyaskforAdaptecstoragecontrollersandarenotevenawareofsomeoftheothercontrollerbrandsoutthere.
""Ourcustomers'biggestconcernsarewithperformanceandreliability.
TheylikethatAdaptecbyPMCdeliversboth.
""WelikeAdaptecbyPMC,too,becauseoftheirreliableproductsandexcellenttechnicalsupport.
Theyofferthebest-performingcontrollersonthemarketandarealwaysoneofourtoprecommendations.
"RackMountProrecentlyexpandeditsAdapteclineuptoincludetheSeries5Zfamilyofmaintenance-freestoragecontrollers,includingthe4-port5405Z,the8-port5445Z,andthe8-port5805Z.
AdaptecSeries5ZpreservesdataandperformanceStoragecontrollerstypicallyemploybatterybackupunits(BBUs)toprotectcacheddata,butBBUsrequireconstantmonitoringandexpensivemaintenance,andcanonlypreservedataforamaximumof72hoursduringapowerloss.
Anindustry-first,AdaptecSeries5ZcontrollerswithZero-MaintenanceCacheProtection"Ourcustomers'biggestconcernsarewithperformanceandreliability.
TheylikethatAdaptecbyPMCdeliversboth.
"WilliamChuGeneralManagerRackMountProExecutiveSummaryChallengeSatisfyacustomerbasethatdemandspremiumITcomponentsProvideaworry-free,high-performancesolutionforprotectingcacheddataSolutionAdaptecSeries5and5ZUnifiedSerial(SATA/SAS)storagecontrollersResultsAdaptecbyPMCproductsnowaccountfor50%ofRackMountPro'soverallstoragecontrollersales>CUSTOMERCASESTUDYRackMountProandAdaptecbyPMCDeliverPerformanceandReliabilityPMC-Sierra,Inc.
1380BordeauxDriveSunnyvale,CA94089USATel:+1(408)239-8000CopyrightPMC-Sierra,Inc.
2011.
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PMC,PMC-SIERRAandAdaptecareregisteredtrademarksofPMC-Sierra,Inc.
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WorldWideWeb:www.
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comPre-SalesSupport:USandCanada:1(800)442-7274or(408)957-7274oradaptecsales@pmc-sierra.
comUK:+441276854528oruk_sales@pmc-sierra.
comAustralia:+61-2-95031555Singapore:+65-92351044AdaptecStorageManagerButit'snotjustnewtechnologieslikeZMCPthatmakeRackMountProanAdaptecproponent:thecompanyalsopraisesAdaptecStorageManager—aone-viewutilitythatmakesitsimpletoview,configure,andmonitorinstalledAdapteccontrollersandtheirattachedstoragedevices"AdaptecStorageManageristhebestmanagementsoftwareoutthere.
Alotofstoragecontrollershavemanagementutilities,butAdaptec'sistheeasiesttosetupandtheeasiesttouse.
"Conclusion"Wesellmanydifferentbrandsofstoragecontrollers,butAdaptecbyPMCisstillthefastestoutthere.
OurcustomersmakeAdaptecabest-sellerbecausetheyknowwhatthey'regetting.
"(ZMCP)eliminateBBUsinfavorof4GBofflashmemorytoprotectcacheddataforupto10years.
Series5Zcontrollersarebuiltuponthesameindustry-leadinghigh-performancechassisasAdaptecSeries5controllers,andareuptofivetimesfasterthancompetingproducts.
"WerecommendSeries5Zcontrollerstoourcustomerswhoarelookingforamaintenance-freewaytoprotecttheircacheddata.
""Alotofourcustomershavehundredsofinstalledservers.
Theinnovativebattery-freedesigninSeries5Zmakesthosecontrollersattractivefromatimeandcoststandpoint.
CustomerswhohavepurchasedSeries5Zcontrollersfromusappreciatethemaintenance-freeopportunityandaregladthatthereisnotradeoffintheperformancethattheygetfromSeries5.
"LithiumIonBatteryImplementationZero-MaintenanceCacheProtectionAdaptec5805+InitialBBU$745.
00Adaptec5805Z$925.
00ReplacementBBU(on2ndyear)$150.
00$0.
00ReplacementBBU(on3rdyear)$150.
00$0.
00SystemAdmin(for3years)$198.
00$0.
00Disposal-Hazmat(for3years)$85.
00$0.
00TOTAL3-yearCost$1328.
00$925.
00TOTALSAVINGS$403.
00TotalCostofOwnershipComparisonBatteriesreplacedeverytwoyearsSystemsAdmincalcbased0.
1%ofsixyear,$66kannualpersonnelsalaryHazmatdisposalfeeassumes$25disposalfeesforBBU–onein4-year,twoin6-year