In March 2019, Alibaba Cloud released new Apsara SA series storage arrays with the following new features:
Multi-controller scale-out: The scalability and performance of Hybrid Cloud Storage Array (HCSA) are significantly improved.
Active-active disaster recovery: Apsara SA implements active-active disaster recovery with zero recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO) to ensure business continuity.
Heterogeneous virtualization: Apsara SA can take over third-party storage arrays in a transparent manner. This way, you can achieve non-disruptive data migration and use legacy resources.
Distributed Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage: Apsara SA improves the level of RAID efficiency and ensures data reliability and performance.