[SatNews] Isilon® (Nasdaq: ISLN) has announced that iLOOKABOUT has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to power its geospatial information services.

Using the Isilon X-Series, featuring the OneFS® operating system, iLOOKABOUT has consolidated its image ingest, processing, and archiving onto a single, shared storage resource, simplifying data management to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency. With Isilon scale-out storage, iLOOKABOUT can linearly and independently scale performance and capacity in-line with application requirements, reducing capital expenses, while enabling the geospatial leader to grow its storage on-demand as business needs change.

iLOOKABOUT produces and delivers geo-coded images to businesses and governments that rely on visual data for their operations. Working with Isilon channel partner JumpPoint, iLOOKABOUT deployed Isilon scale-out storage to consolidate its massive repository of geospatial imagery and related applications, providing a single file system and point of management for its core imaging processes. With Isilon’s unique clustered architecture, iLOOKABOUT can scale capacity and performance on-demand as its needs change, taking advantage of Isilon’s multi-path I/O and easy capacity expansion to accelerate productivity, while minimizing costs.