StoneFly USC

The StoneFly USC is a specialised SAN gateway appliance that breathes new life into existing storage hardware. If you've got aging Dell, EMC, NetApp, or HPE arrays that still work fine but lack modern features like deduplication, encryption, or replication — the USC sits in front of them and adds those capabilities without replacing the underlying hardware.

The concept is straightforward: connect your existing SAS, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, or iSCSI storage arrays to the USC Gateway. StoneFusion provisions and manages the storage, instantly upgrading your old hardware with enterprise-grade block-level intelligence. Your legacy arrays gain variable block deduplication, hardware AES-256 encryption, thin provisioning, asynchronous replication, and real-time campus mirroring — features that would otherwise require a full hardware refresh.

For organisations that aren't ready for a forklift upgrade but need modern data services, the USC is a pragmatic solution. It's available in 2U rackmount form factors (XD and XS series) with dual hexa-core storage virtualisation engines. Rather than scrapping perfectly functional storage and starting over, the USC extends the useful life of your existing investment while adding the security and efficiency features that modern compliance requirements demand.