Intel launches Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2

Microprocessor industry giant Intel has launched the industry’s first storage server to be based on quad-core processors.

The company showcased their new products at the Storage Networking World in San Diego. This new server solution has been named Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2 and it has been powered with the quad-core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series.

Intel said that this server solution can be configured as a broad range of enterprise and small business storage packages, including NAS (network-attached storage), SAN (storage area network) and application servers.

Intel’s offering in the quad core processor segment has grown quite considerably in the recent months. The company has shipped 12 different server and desktop processors with four processing engines or cores.

Their new server product comes with the option to include one or two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors, as well as a choice of enterprise-class SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI) or high-capacity SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives.