HP has introduced a new family of entry-level disk arrays with enterprise-class features that can help customers centralise storage to lower costs, increase administrator efficiency and reduce business downtime.

The HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array (MSA2000) family is composed of low-cost Fibre Channel and iSCSI disk arrays for highly available, storage area networks (SAN) that is designed for virtualised server environments.

According to the release, the MSA2000 arrays are easily deployed in physical or virtual server environments to deliver an available and automated infrastructure. New capabilities within the MSA2000 increase application uptime to better ensure that the systems are available for the business.

"Our modular storage arrays are perfect for customers who have a limited IT budget, but need a solution that is quickly scalable for shared storage environments," said Manoj Suvarna, Country Manager, HP StorageWorks Division, HP India. "Customers will benefit from consolidating their storage and can take advantage of features like snap and clone to protect their data and deliver value to their business."

To further minimize the risk of business interruption, the MSA2000 includes optional management software for "snap and clone" capabilities. These new data duplication capabilities are critical in protecting data and streamlining IT processes with rapid backup and recovery operations.