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The PathSpeed™ Storage System "How can we effectively manage
the storage and archiving of data?"


The PathSpeed™ Storage System includes a wide variety of short- and long-term storage options that are suitable for any size medical center.

  • For short-term storage, the Image Storage Unit (ISU) incorporates a high-performance Sun Enterprise™server that hosts the Information Management System (IMS) and a highly reliable Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage system.
  • For long-term storage, the PathSpeed system offers Magneto-Optical Disk (MOD) jukeboxes in several configurations.

Short-term storage assures quick access to images
For quick access to images by multiple concurrent users, the ISU incorporates a high-performance Sun Enterprise server that hosts the Information Management System (IMS) database. In addition, as images are stored in the ISU, they are compressed using CompressXPress™ lossless technology. CompressXPress provides 3:1 lossless image-compression increasing the effective ISU storage and drastically reducing network utilization. A number of ISU storage options is available to support facilities based on their exam volum


Long-term storage scaleability ensures cost savings and incremental upgrades
The scaleable architecture of the PathSpeed Storage System offers a sure fit for hospitals of any size or exam load. Long-term raw-storage options range from 104GB to 2.6TB MOD jukeboxes.

  • CompressXPress provides 3:1 lossless image compression and effectively triples available image storage.
  • As storage needs expand over time, you can easily attach additional jukeboxes or tape libraries to the PathSpeed system including new media technologies as they become available.
  • Commercial, off-the-shelf technology offers sophisticated, flexible, platform-independent architecture

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  • Scaleable, grow-as-you-go architecture offers a cost-effective storage solution
  • Several choices to meet any budget
  • Commercial, off-the-shelf technology offers sophisticated, flexible, platform-independent architecture

Image Storage Unit (ISU)
The Image Storage Unit (ISU) is a scaleable, expandable image and data server that provides immediate user access to images and patient information. Acting as a large image-cache for the PathSpeed system, the ISU provides fast data transfer for even the most demanding hospitals.

Available RAID sizes include the following:


  RAID Type/
Disk Technology
Raw
Storage
3:1 Lossless CompressXPress Approx. Effective Storage  
  RAID-5/ 18GB   72GB   216GB    
  RAID-5/ 18GB   144GB   432GB    
  RAID-5/ 18GB   288GB   864GB    
  RAID-5/ 18GB   576GB   1.73TB    



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