Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA compatibility will give organizations a new level of flexibility in configuring disk storage for cost and performance in direct-attached and networked storage deployments. The joint demonstration in the SAN Exchange Pavilion, booth 2419, at the Jacob K. Javits Center highlighted the Serial Attached SCSI interface's support for both Serial Attached SCSI drives and Serial ATA drives. Serial Attached SCSI also enables the design of smaller form factor disk drives for high-density computing environments. "Serial Attached SCSI will combine logical SCSI compatibility with new levels of performance, scalability and data availability to meet organizations' growing storage needs and help future-proof their storage investments," said Gary Gentry, Seagate Technology vice president, Business Development and Planning. "Adaptec, HP and Seagate Technology are pleased to be highlighting Serial Attached SCSI interconnect as the ideal choice for both Serial ATA and Serial Attached SCSI disk storage deployments in the enterprise." Serial Attached SCSI Technical Capabilities Data transfer rates of 3 gigabits/second with a roadmap to 12 gigabits/second (1,200 megabytes/second) to deliver the highest levels of system performance for bandwidth-intensive applications such as mainline storage, video editing, and streaming video and audio in direct-attached, networked-attached and networked storage environments. Dual porting for improved redundancy to enable the design of high-availability systems. Expander hardware to enable highly flexible and scalable storage configurations of more than 16,000 mixed Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA disk drives. Thinner cables and smaller connectors than traditional parallel technologies, enabling better chassis airflow and cooling, simpler cable routing and design of smaller form factor hard drives for high-density computing. Source: Adaptec