PolyServe Matrix Server™Redefining the Way Servers Talk to

Storage

Carter GeorgeVP, Corporate Development

PolyServe

Agenda

The Promise of the Storage Area Network

Limitations of Today’s SAN Software

Limitations of NAS

The SAN File System: Fulfilling the

Promise of SANs

PolyServe Matrix Server™

The Promise of SANs:Centralized, shared data with high availability and performance

Limitations of Today’s SAN Software

File systems

do not allow

data sharing

Storage must

be allocated

to each server

The problem

is all in the FS

layer

Limitations of NAS

NAS is the only sharing option

Difficult to scale

Protocol data integrity problems

Not a long-term answer

PolyServe Matrix Server™:Fulfilling the Promise of SANs

All servers

see all data

Scalable

Performant

Easier to

manage

Flexible

PolyServe Matrix Server™

Contains PolyServe SAN File System™ – the

first true SAN file system

Scalable, reliable, recoverable, secure

Runs on Linux, Windows, and Solaris

Reduces SAN and server management costs

Enables “scale out” data center architecture

Works with leading databases and SAN

technologies

About PolyServe

Top Technical Team: 10+ years

developing mission-critical systems

software for major Unix hardware vendor

Well-Funded: Top backers, strong

financials

Strong Partners: EMC, Brocade, etc.

Fortune 500 customers in financial, bio-

tech and telco markets