U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Uses Dozen of NAS
Iomega Corp., an EMC
company, announced that the United
States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the national governing body for
Olympic skiing and snowboarding and the parent organization for the U.S. Ski
Team and U.S. Snowboarding, has standardized on
Iomega's industry-leading small
and midsized business network attached storage (NAS) devices for all of the
networking storage requirements at its new state-of-the-art training facility in
Park City, Utah.
While USSA-trained athletes are winning medals in Vancouver, the USSA is
utilizing more than a dozen of
Iomega's small and mid-size business rackmount
and desktop NAS units to consolidate data backup, provide mass storage for
athlete data files, and network compatibility with existing VMware
virtualization systems.
"The management and safe-keeping of an
organization's data is often vital to its overall success, and that's certainly
the case with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team," said Jonathan Huberman,
president of Iomega and Consumer and Small Business Products Division of EMC. "At
Iomega, we take a lot of pride in knowing that a sophisticated organization like
the USSA has standardized on our NAS products to store, manage and protect the
data behind some of the greatest athletes in the world."
Jon
Larson, Information Technology Director for the USSA, said finding the right
networking storage solution was the final element in putting together the IT
backbone of the USSA's new Center of Excellence.
"During the
transition from the old facility, the IT department was able to update the
majority of the infrastructure including phone, network, audiovisual and
security systems," said Larson. "The missing piece was finding a cost
effective storage solution that would allow us to consolidate our backup
solutions, provide mass storage for our content repositories, and provide
compatibility with our existing VMware virtualization systems. This is where
Iomega's NAS storage solutions shine, exceeding my expectations with features
like replication, active directory integration, and media serving."
To manage all of the digital data coming from the action on the slopes as well
as USSA's strength training systems, computer lab, multimedia rooms for
performance analysis, equipment workshops and a full sport science lab, Larson
is utilizing several units each of Iomega's StorCenter ix4-200d 8TB Desktop NAS
Server and Iomega's StorCenter
Pro ix4-200r NAS Rackmount Server, in 2TB and 8TB
capacities.
Benefits and Features
of the Iomega StorCenter
ix4-200d NAS Server
Based on industry-leading enterprise-class EMC
storage technologies, the affordable four-drive StorCenter ix4-200d is a desktop
NAS appliance for small businesses, distributed offices and home office networks
that require advanced data storage and protection features. Â Up and running in
a matter of four mouse clicks and a few minutes, the StorCenter ix4-200d
provides up to 8TB of networked storage that easily integrates with existing
infrastructure for expanded storage, file-sharing and backup of critical
business data.
The StorCenter ix4-200d delivers advanced features such as
iSCSI block-level access for efficient storage utilization, device-to-device
replication to network targets for business continuity and file recovery,
multiple RAID configurations for the highest level of data protection, Windows
Active Directory support, remote access and management, IP security camera
support, a front panel LCD and QuikTransfer button for easy one-touch copying of
selected files, and a first in this category of NAS products: VMware
certification for virtualization installations - all at a starting price of less
than $700.00.
Benefits and Features of the Iomega StorCenter Pro
ix4-200r Rackmount NAS Server
Powered by the robust EMC LifeLine
Linux operating system, the StorCenter Pro ix4-200r delivers economical file
sharing, fast data throughput, cross-platform support and world class enterprise
level features for today's small to medium businesses and remote work groups.
The StorCenter Pro ix4-200r provides up to 8TB of networked storage to
business users that require the easiest and most technologically advanced way to
share, secure and protect their most important data. This four-drive NAS
rackmount server offers such advanced features as iSCSI block-level access,
multiple RAID configurations, folder quotas support, jumbo frames, Windows
Active Directory support, remote access and management, IP security camera
support and a first for its rackmount storage capacity and price category:
VMware Ready certification for virtualization installations - all at a starting
price of less than $1,600.00.
USSA's Center of Excellence
Opened last May on five acres in Park City, UT, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Association's Center of Excellence is a national training and education center
providing world-class training facilities and serving as an educational resource
for the USSA's athletes, coaches, officials, clubs, parents, volunteers and
other stakeholders nationwide. The national center is designed to bring the
sport together as a unified team and is an international showcase for American
skiing and snowboarding. It is the most significant project for athletes in the
USSA's more than century-old history.
Designed to serve today's athletes
with world-class facilities and to strengthen the development of tomorrow's
Olympic skiers and snowboarders, the Center was funded with private donations
from the USSA's Legacy Campaign endowment fund started in 1999. The
85,000-square foot Center of Excellence blends the best of high-performance
athletic facilities including strength-training areas, a gymnasium, ski and
snowboarding ramps, trampolines, a nutrition center and recovery/rehabilitation
facilities. It also encompasses educational areas for athletes, coaches and
clubs such as a computer lab, multimedia rooms for performance analysis and
equipment workshops, as well as a full sport science lab.
The USSA has
more than 30,000 members, including athletes, coaches and officials.
Compatibility
The Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d and StorCenter
Pro ix4-200r NAS Servers are compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux PCs. The
interface is localized for 11 languages (including English, Spanish, Portuguese,
French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, German,
and Russian).
Price and Availability
DESKTOP
Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS ix4-200d - NAS server 4 x 500GB
SATA II Drives 2TB Part # 34546
RACKMOUNT
Iomega StorCenter Pro NAS 1U Rackmount ix4-200r -
NAS server 4 x 500GB SATA II Drives 2TB Part # 34540