Stratus Technologies, Inc. announced new capabilities and features of the Stratus ztC Endurance platform, which delivers highly reliable connectivity to critical production data stored in storage area networks(SANs) and expands visibility into industrial automation(IA) information across the enterprise. 

New features include improved data connectivity for both enterprise and edge operations, including 32GB Fibre Channel technology that meets rigorous availability requirements. 

Users can access enterprise data stored in SANs in the enterprise data center and with OPC-UA support, which provides a single-pane-of-glass view into IA data and other critical edge applications.

“With these enhancements, the Stratus ztC Endurance platform delivers a new level of compute platform availability and performance for customers across every industry,” said Dara Ambrose, vice president, products and solutions, Stratus. 

“The enhancements announced today comprise a significant update to ztC Endurance’s value for data center and edge applications. The new features ensure ready access to production data stored in enterprise storage area networks with a compute platform that offers the highest levels of availability for critical enterprise applications and delivers greater visibility of industrial equipment for monitor and control purposes.”

Many organizations keep critical enterprise data on SANs, relying on the high level of availability and redundancy that SAN architecture provides to store, protect, and access their most important data. Stratus’ Fibre Channel support on the ztC Endurance platform enhances enterprises’ ability to run mission-critical applications and capture and access production data with the same or greater reliability. 

With the release of this improved platform, organizations can achieve seven nines fault tolerance with a level of data integrity and enterprise-wide data availability that was not possible previously.

In addition, the Stratus ztC Endurance platform’s OPC-UA server connection for IA environments meet industry standards for interoperability and security for connectivity with digitized sensors, industrial equipment, and industrial software applications. 

OPC-UA’s ability to collect critical data on the monitoring and control of manufacturing and other IA processes makes possible a single-pane view by allowing organizations to integrate data into existing dashboards and provides additional security to better protect IA equipment.