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Panasas

Products
- Overview
- Panasas products
- Software
  - Software
  - PanFS
    - PanFS
      Panasas^® PanFS^® is the fastest, most efficient distributed parallel file system at any price point. Built on the Linux OS, PanFS runs on commodity hardware. Explore PanFS
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  - PanMove
    - PanMove
      PanMove™ is the Panasas data movement and data protection software family that provides efficient mobility at scale between PanFS® storage instances in the data center and cloud destinations. Explore PanMove
  - PanView
    - PanView
      PanView™ is the Panasas data analytics software family that provides PanFS data visibility and insight for enhanced data management. Explore PanView
- Systems
  - Systems
  - ActiveStor Flash
    - ActiveStor Flash
      ActiveStor® Flash is an all-flash storage solution with a carefully balanced architecture to ensure leading performance density of NVMe SSDs that enable outstanding small- and random-file storage performance. Designed for AI/ML projects and scratch space environments with high rack density. Explore ActiveStor Flash
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  - ActiveStor Ultra
    - ActiveStor Ultra
      The industry’s leading price/performance in an appliance that maximizes simplicity, boosts reliability, and delivers the lowest TCO. Explore ActiveStor Ultra
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  - ActiveStor Ultra XL
    - ActiveStor Ultra XL
      ActiveStor® Ultra XL is a massive-capacity storage solution delivering performance for large file environments and cooler datasets with industry leading density up to 5.7PB of data in a single rack – and designed for cost-sensitive environments. Explore ActiveStor Ultra XL
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  - ActiveStor Director
    - ActiveStor Director
      ActiveStor Director intelligently processes metadata to orchestrate file system activity, applies legacy protocol gateways, and “realm” (storage cluster) management. Explore ActiveStor Director
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  - ActiveStor InfiniBand Router
    - ActiveStor InfiniBand Router
      Providing seamless connectivity between InfiniBand-based computer clusters and Ethernet-based ActiveStor storage solutions. Explore ActiveStor InfiniBand Router
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- Architecture
  - Overview
  - Architecture
  - DirectFlow Client Software
    - DirectFlow Client Software
      Easy to install software that implements the DirectFlow protocol, enabling superior performance and full POSIX behavior. Explore DirectFlow Client Software
  - Exceptional Performance
    - Exceptional Performance
      ActiveStor delivers scale-out storage that transfers data between Storage Nodes and clients directly and in parallel. Explore Exceptional Performance
  - Data Protection
    - Data Protection
      ActiveStor’s multiple layers of advanced protection – like Erasure-Coded Data Protection, snapshots, and replication – provide confidence that grows with scale. Explore Data Protection
  - Linear Scalability
    - Linear Scalability
      PanFS^® on ActiveStor^® Ultra is designed to support linear growth, providing scalable performance, streamlined manageability, and unparalleled reliability. Explore Linear Scalability
  - Centralized Management
    - Centralized Management
      Panasas gives administrators complete realm management capabilities through an intuitive web-based GUI. Explore Centralized Management
  - Multi-layer Security
    - Security
      Safeguarding customer data through an extensive and efficient multi-layered security approach with zero performance impact is a pillar of the Panasas PanFS architecture. Explore Multi-layer Security
  - NFS and SMB/CIFS
    - NFS and SMB/CIFS
      The Panasas® PanFS® operating environment supports open, scalable access for compute clients requiring Network File System (NFS) or Server Message Block (SMB) protocols, such as Linux, UNIX, Windows, and macOS. Explore NFS and SMB/CIFS
Solutions
- Overview
- Solutions
- Manufacturing
  - Overview
  - Manufacturing
  - Computer Aided Engineering
    - Computer Aided Engineering
      Create highly accurate simulations and support complex design processes that meet the dynamic demands of your customers. The Panasas ActiveStor solution helps you accelerate product development while reducing time to market. Explore Computer Aided Engineering
  - Electronic Design Automation
    - Electronic Design Automation
      Support automated design and simulate conditions on today’s most advanced electronic products. The Panasas ActiveStor solution helps you run high-performance mixed workloads that support even the most complex electronics design and automation (EDA) processes. Explore Electronic Design Automation
- Life Sciences
  - Overview
  - life-sciences
  - CryoEM
    - CryoEM
      CryoEM applications are demanding on file systems. The ActiveStor solution enables the reliability and scalability required handle the complex workloads of applications like RELION and cisTEM. Explore CryoEM
  - Genomic Sequencing and Bioinformatics
    - Genomic Sequencing and Bioinformatics
      Panasas is unique in that it provides the performance and scalability that only a parallel file system can provide for genomic analysis — but with the simplicity, reliability and mission critical support associated with enterprise scale-out NAS. Explore Genomic Sequencing and Bioinformatics
  - Lattice Light Sheet
    - Lattice Light Sheet
      Lattice Light Sheet instruments are taxing on traditional storage systems. ActiveStor solutions scale easily to meet your storage needs and provide the bandwidth required for GPU analysis. Explore Lattice Light Sheet
- Financial Services
  - Overview
  - Financial Services
  - Modeling & Analytics
    - Modeling & Analytics
      The financial services industry creates significant value by developing risk management, algorithmic trading, compliance checks, pricing, and tax systems strategies through modeling and analytics. With an innovative scale-out parallel file system architecture, Panasas ActiveStor Ultra delivers extreme performance that automatically adapts to financial service workloads and enables comprehensive, optimal higher order modeling for increased accuracy and precision. Explore Modeling & Analytics
  - Backtesting
    - Backtesting
      Financial services strategies are tested against historical data to determine how well they perform through a process called backtesting. Primarily conducted using the Monte Carlo Method, these simulations often involve hundreds of thousands of iterations. By utilizing the PanFS parallel file system, application clients have simultaneous and incredibly fast direct parallel access to storage nodes. This eliminates traditional bottlenecks, easing the strain on the storage and enabling faster backtesting. Explore Backtesting
  - Risk Analysis
    - Risk Analysis
      One key area of focus in financial services is risk analysis and management. Accurate modeling, testing and analysis of risks are critical to executing successful financial strategies. In trading strategies, modeling can be complex thus improving risk analysis can benefit from comprehensive models and increased simulation testing. With Panasas ActiveStor Ultra alleviating storage bottlenecks, risk analysts can more accurately and readily estimate the risk impacts and potential losses. Explore Risk Analysis
- Energy
  - Overview
  - Energy
  - Seismic Processing
    - Seismic Processing
      Seismic analysis involves acquiring, generating, and recording massive data volumes. The ActiveStor solution processes huge data volumes so users can suppress noise, enhance signals, and better understand seismic events. Explore Seismic Processing
  - Reservoir Simulation
    - Reservoir Simulation
      Energy companies need to visualize reservoirs to analyze extraction or drilling alternatives. The ActiveStor solution supports process modeling and simulation for better forecasting. Explore Reservoir Simulation
  - Interpretation and Analysis
    - Interpretation and Analysis
      Analysis of seismic data generates models and predictions about subsurface properties and structures. Using the ActiveStor solution, analysts can make better use of data, improving their competitive advantage. Explore Interpretation and Analysis
- Academic Research
- Government
  - Overview
  - Government
  - Climate Modeling
    - Climate Modeling
      Agencies that monitor, model, and analyze climate and weather changes rely on high performance storage solution to run simulations faster, even with growing data volumes. Explore Climate Modeling
  - Defense
    - Defense
      Leading defense organizations choose the ActiveStor solution to support highly accurate mission simulations and accelerate complex analysis for enhanced national security. Explore Defense
  - Intelligence
    - Intelligence
      To understand adversaries and risks, intelligence organizations count on the ActiveStor solution to support the collection, analysis, and storage of vast amounts of disparate information. Explore Intelligence
  - Financial Modeling
    - Financial Modeling
      Organizations select the ActiveStor solution to support fast, precise economic simulation, analysis, and modeling of the effects of interest rate changes, forecasts, and agricultural factors. Explore Financial Modeling
- Media & Entertainment
- AI/ML
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  - AI/ML
  - Artificial Intelligence (Deep Learning)
    - Artificial Intelligence (Deep Learning)
      Most complex AI solutions make use of sophisticated neural networks that require and use the massive computing power of GPUs. This in turn demands more intelligence in the storage infrastructure that must support this never-ending need for increasing functionality and performance. Explore Artificial Intelligence (Deep Learning)
  - Machine Learning
    - Machine Learning
      When it comes to the statistical approaches to AI, accuracy and time-to-model matter, and the size of the data sets keeps growing. Training scales in a near-linear fashion which requires an optimized and linearly scalable storage infrastructure. Explore Machine Learning
Customers
Support
- Overview
- MyPanasas
- Support Plans
  - Support Plans
    Help IT groups resolve issues quickly so they can meet availability requirements and get the most value from your storage system. Explore Support Plans
- Professional Services
  - Professional Services
    Gain the expertise you need with a limited-term professional engagement to address specific storage challenges or technical requirements. Explore Professional Services
- Training Courses
  - Training Courses
    Panasas provides in-depth training to drive high levels of technical proficiency with Panasas ActiveStor parallel storage systems. Explore Training Courses
- International Technical Support
Resources
Partners
Company
- Overview
- Company
- About Panasas
  - Company
  - Leadership Team
    - Leadership Team
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  - Green Computing Initiative
    - Green Computing Initiative
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- Why Panasas
  - Overview
  - High Performance
    - High Performance
      PanFS^® on ActiveStor^® Ultra offers unlimited performance scaling in 4 GB/s building blocks, utilizing multi-tier intelligent data placement to maximize storage performance by placing metadata on low latency NVMe SSDs, small files on high IOPS SSDs, and large files on high-bandwidth HDDs. Explore High Performance
  - Low Cost to Own and Operate
    - Low Cost to Own and Operate
      The new generation of PanFS^® is integrated with state-of-the art COTS hardware to deliver the fastest parallel file system at any price point. Its frustration-free deployment, operation, and maintenance create a storage solution with the lowest total cost of ownership in its class. Explore Low Cost to Own and Operate
  - Surprising Simplicity
    - Surprising Simplicity
      PanFS^® on ActiveStor^® Ultra offers frustration-free deployment, operation, and maintenance. You can get from dock-to-data in less than a day, and the low-touch solution requires no deep technical skills for ongoing administration. A single IT administrator can support systems of any size. Explore Surprising Simplicity
  - Unparalleled Reliability
    - Unparalleled Reliability
      Fully automated online failure recovery delivers exceptional reliability. Explore Unparalleled Reliability
  - Extreme Flexibility
    - Extreme Flexibility
      The new generation of PanFS^® is a portable parallel filesystem ready to run on qualified commodity or OEM-certified storage hardware, allowing for rapid adoption of new hardware capabilities and an expanded portfolio of hardware options over time. Explore Extreme Flexibility
  - Timely, High-Quality Support
    - Timely, High-Quality Support
      At Panasas^®, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional customer service with a single-vendor problem resolution approach—ready to give you our undivided attention the moment you need it. Explore Timely, High-Quality Support
  - Enterprise-Grade Reliability and Availability
- Credit Services
  - Credit Services
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- Careers
- News & Events
  - Overview
  - Press Releases
    - Press Releases
      Read the latest press releases from Panasas. Explore Press Releases
  - Media Coverage
    - Media Coverage
      Read the latest media coverages from Panasas. Explore Media Coverage
  - Events
    - Events
      Read the latest events from Panasas. Explore Events
  - Awards
    - Awards
      Read the latest awards from Panasas. Explore Awards
- Blog
  - Blog
    Read the latest blogs from Panasas. Explore Blog

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Panasas Presents Hyperion Research — Avoid HPC Storage’s Unexpected Costs

Watch Our Recorded Webinar With Hyperion Research to Learn How To Avoid The Complexity And Unexpected Costs All-too-Common With HPC Storage Purchases

Featured Resources

Download the Complete Research Research Report to Learn the TCO of HPC

Calculate Your Downtime Costs and Potential Savings With Our Calculator

Read the Blog Series With Highlights from the Hyperion Research

Watch Highlights from the Research on our Youtube

Watch Webinar On Demand

Panasas Presents Hyperion Research —
Avoid HPC Storage’s Unexpected Costs