According to TheRegister.com, Infinidat’s InfiniBox G4 refresh delivers concrete hardware improvements including a 31% smaller footprint in just 11 rack units and a 29% lower entry price. The new InfiniBox SSA G4 F24 starts at 77TB while hybrid systems now max out at 33PBe effective capacity, a 92% increase from previous models. These gains come from swapping 60-drive enclosures for 78-drive versions and upgrading internal connectivity from 12Gbit/s SAS-2 to 22.5Gbit/s SAS-4. The company also embedded native S3 object support directly into InfuzeOS rather than bolting it on later. Power efficiency claims suggest the system is nearly 7x more efficient than competitors while offering twice the usable capacity.
Storage refresh reality check
Here’s the thing about storage announcements – they often promise revolutionary improvements but deliver incremental firmware tweaks. Infinidat seems to be taking a different approach with actual hardware changes that matter. Doubling capacity while shrinking the physical footprint by nearly a third? That’s not just marketing speak. And cutting the entry price by 29% while you’re at it? That’s the kind of math that gets CFOs interested.
The backup target play
What’s really interesting is how Infinidat is positioning the hybrid systems specifically as backup targets. They’re touting one-minute snapshot recovery times regardless of data volume. Now, that’s ambitious. But if they can actually deliver on that promise, it could seriously disrupt the backup appliance market. The challenge? Convincing enterprises to trust their most critical recovery scenarios to what’s traditionally been viewed as primary storage.
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The protocol gambit
Native S3 object support built directly into the storage OS instead of being tacked on later? That’s actually smart. Most competitors still treat object storage as an afterthought, which creates management nightmares when workloads need different access methods. But will enterprises actually use all three protocols (file, block, object) on the same system? Or will they stick to specialized solutions for each workload type?
Power efficiency claims
The power efficiency numbers sound almost too good to be true – 7x more efficient than competitors with twice the capacity? Those are the kind of numbers that get data center managers excited, especially when everyone’s rationing watts for AI deployments. But here’s my question: are we comparing apples to apples? Power efficiency claims in storage have always been… creative. Still, if even half true, that’s significant in today’s power-constrained environments.
Consolidation bet
Infinidat’s basically betting that enterprises will consolidate more workloads onto fewer systems. It’s a compelling pitch – lower costs, smaller footprint, better power efficiency. But consolidation brings its own risks. Do you really want your primary production data and your backup targets on the same platform? That’s the question Infinidat needs to answer for cautious enterprise buyers who’ve been burned by putting all their eggs in one basket before.
