Scale Computing
Scale's Intelligent Clustered Operating System (ICOS) is a multi-protocol, unified and easily scalable technology that brings enterprise-class file and block-level services to the SMB. Offered on a growing, multi-density, multi-tier, interchangeable line of truly clustered, non-controller-based Storage Nodes, ICS represents the next shift toward third-generation storage.
ICOS is a scale out architecture. It uses software to create a global namespace across all nodes in the cluster, thus creating a single cluster with virtually unlimited scalability. ICS is unique in that it includes both file and block-level services. While data is stored at the file level, it is striped across all nodes in 256K blocks. This highly parallel architecture allows us to deliver enhanced performance by combining the I/O performance of all disks, network interfaces and processors in the cluster.
