The Vess R2000 series' brilliant design consolidates both block and file storage onto a single platform, providing SMBs a cost-effective way to meet performance goals while simplifying administration and adding flexibility. The high availability active-active Vess R2000 series is designed for data-intensive industries, including midsize to large scale surveillance installations or cloud data centers where downtime is unacceptable and where large external storage capacity, support for on-demand expansion, long retention periods, and reliable high bandwidth throughput are a must.