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You need the right infrastructure to transform your business. We have the best solution for you.

As a global leader in high performance, high efficiency server technology and innovation, we develop and provide end-to-end green computing solutions to the data center, cloud computing, enterprise IT, big data, HPC, and embedded markets. Our Building Block Solutions approach allows us to provide a broad range of SKUs, and enables us to build and deliver application-optimized solutions based upon your requirements.

At Supermicro, our goal is to make you successful.

First to Market - Innovation
The value we bring is to rapidly incorporate the latest technological innovations into our products. We work closely with technology partners to deliver the latest generation of cutting-edge solutions across server, storage, and networking platforms.

Total Solutions
We offer a broad range of application-optimized server solutions serving a variety of markets, including cloud computing, data center, enterprise, big data, HPC, AI, 5G, IoT, embedded and edge computing.

US-Based Engineering and Manufacturing
We are the leading server and storage vendor that designs, develops, and manufactures the majority of our development in the United States - at our headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Our Quality Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 standards and our Environmental Management System is certified to ISO 14001:2015 standard.

Here are just a few of Supermicro popular categories;

Barebone Systems

Motherboards

Servers

Computer Cases

Cables

Mounting Kits

Processor/Case Fans

Power Cabels

Panels

Cooling Ducts

Riser Cards

Drive Cabinets

CompSource is here to help you decide. You can Chat with us or give our professionals a quick phone call (800)-413-7361, we can assist with the best Supermicro solution for your needs and budget.

Learn more about SCSI/RAID Controllers

What is a RAID controller?

A RAID (redundant array of independent disks) combines multiple physical drives into one virtual storage device that offers more storage and, in most cases, fault tolerance so that data can be recovered even if one of the physical disks fails. A RAID controller is a hardware device or software program used to manage hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) in a computer or storage array so they work as a logical unit.

A controller offers a level of abstraction between an operating system and the physical drives. A RAID controller presents groups to applications and operating systems as logical units for which data protection schemes can be defined. Because the controller has the ability to access multiple copies of data on multiple physical devices, it has the ability to improve performance and protect data in the event of a system crash. There are different levels of raid as well, typically the higher the number, the more redundancy your data will have. In some cases 1-2 hard drives can go down before you will be impacted! Another caveat with RAID is the ability to actually speed up your hard drive performance. The more drives you have in your array the more redundant and faster your I/O will become!

In hardware-based RAID, a physical controller is used to manage the RAID array. The controller can take the form of a PCI or PCI Express (PCIe) card, which is designed to support a specific drive format such as SATA or SCSI. (Some RAID controllers can also be integrated with the motherboard.) A RAID controller may also be software-only, using the hardware resources of the host system. Software-based RAID generally provides similar functionality to hardware-based RAID, but its performance is typically less than that of the hardware versions.