The main requirement for the center was to provide high performance and smooth file sharing features to allow scientists and students to store, process and share enormous amount of data quickly and efficiently. VMware compatibility was also a key specification as all these tasks are carried out through VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) in a virtualized environment.

GeCONil deployed 12 Infortrend unified storage systems with a 10Gb/s iSCSI interface to ensure not only hassle-free data searching and sharing, but also high performance when processing its huge amount of data. Moreover, due to the intellectual value of data stored, Infortrend’s comprehensive data protection features were also an important deciding factor.