Nexsan BEAST vs SGI IS5000 [EOL] comparison

Nexsan SASBeast is a high-capacity, high-performance, enterprise-class storage array system ideal for transactional applications that demand high I/O per second. With its storage density of 25.2TB offered in a 4U configuration, SASBeast has the ability to scale to hundreds of terabytes of capacity in a single rack. With 42 high-speed SAS drives, it's optimized for customers whose infrastructures support Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, SQL and other databases, as well as those that involve large file servers, virtual server environments or large amounts of small files. Equally important, SASBeast includes FC and iSCSI connectivity and allows customers to combine SAS, SSD and SATA drives within the same system to address different application requirements.

SGI InfiniteStorage 5000 (IS5000) is a RAID storage system that combines leading edge hardware with a choice of host interfaces and drive technologies in an affordable external storage platform. IS5000 provides a cost effective path to consolidated storage with 6 Gb/s SAS back-end technology and ultra-low power consumption. IS5000 delivers performance, flexibility and scalability without sacrificing simplicity and availability. IS5000 complements SGI UV server and Rackable rackmount server environments.