Mr. Gavin Cato reports

CELESTICA INTRODUCES THE SD6300 PLATFORM AIMING TO DELIVER MAXIMUM STORAGE DENSITY FOR ENTERPRISE AND AI APPLICATIONS

Celestica Inc. today introduced its latest storage platform, the SD6300 ultradense storage expansion (JBOD) system to help address the data growth challenges of AI environments, traditional enterprise and hyperscale data centres.

The SD6300 is a 4U JBOD with SAS-4 uplink, 108 dual-port LFF SAS drive bays and high-availability architecture for greater system-level redundancy. With its compact footprint of only 1,125 millimetres (including cable management assembly), the SD6300 maximizes utilization of existing data centre floor space as it can be accommodated within standard 1,200-millimetre racks. As stated by leading storage analyst firm Trendfocus, the SD6300 is the industry's highest-density and most-compact ultradense JBOD, enabling savings both in capex (capital expenditure) and opex (operating expense) spend.

The SD6300 offers several advantages to enterprises, hyperscalers and organizations with AI infrastructure deployments:

• Maximize storage density per rack and improve data centre floor space utilization;
• Boost overall storage performance with up to four SAS-4 SSDs;
• Greater data availability with high availability/redundant architecture.

With its combination of capacity and performance, the SD6300 is ideally suited for various data-intensive applications that require cost-effective storage, including AI data ingest and AI data archiving phases, as well as more traditional use cases like data lakes, cold storage, object storage, big data and analytics. The SD6300 is ideally suited for both hyperscalers and enterprises, with relevance for research, oil and gas exploration, government, health care, and financial services.

"Data growth is an exponential challenge, and the SD6300 is our direct answer to helping enterprises and hyperscalers meet it head-on," says Gavin Cato, senior vice-president and general manager, portfolio solutions and AI platform engineering, Celestica. "Our engineering focus was simple: deliver the maximum storage density in a 4U enclosure for a standard 19-inch-wide 1,200 mm deep rack. As a result, this can be a powerful tool to help drive savings in both capex and opex while laying a high performance foundation for data-intensive applications like AI archiving and analytics. This platform delivers the density, performance and reliability the market demands."

"The SD6300 is Celestica's next-generation ultrahigh-density 4U JBOD with SAS-4 system uplink. It is the industry's most compact and densest storage expansion system, supporting 108 drive bays within a 1,125 mm deep footprint. The SD6300 also features four dedicated SAS-4 drive bays, supporting SAS-4 solid-state drives (SSDs), to deliver greater overall system read and write performance. Celestica's SD6300 will be a much-welcomed storage system as organizations seek to maximize the utilization of their data centre floor space and minimize capex and opex spend. We find the SD6300 will be an ideal solution for AI ingest and archiving phases, traditional HA enterprise applications, as well as hyperscale environments. This latest offering illustrates the trust in the SAS infrastructure for performance and long-term reliability for many years," says Don Jeanette, vice-president, Trendfocus.

As an important addition to Celestica's family of storage solutions, the SD6300 will be on display at the Super Computing 2025 (SC25) Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 17 to Nov. 21, in booth 1945.

About Celestica Inc.

Celestica is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data centre infrastructure for AI, cloud and hybrid cloud, and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.