Stratus Announces Availability of Microsoft Windows Server for ztC Endurance Platforms

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 14, 2024--

Stratus ®, a Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG ) brand and a global leader in simplified, protected, and autonomous zero-touch computing platforms, today announced Stratus ztC Endurance ™ support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022. This new support delivers critical optionality to the market, giving IT and OT teams a seamless path to the seven nines (99.99999%) reliability of the Stratus ztC Endurance platform for protecting critical applications from downtime and data loss in Windows environments.

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This release enables organizations to run demanding Windows Server-based applications in a bare metal configuration, backed by fault tolerance, for best performance with minimal overhead. Additionally, the Stratus ztC Endurance platform expands its networking options to include 25Gb Ethernet, an efficient and cost-effective upgrade from 10Gb, ensuring data centers and edge locations can handle ever-increasing workloads with scalable performance. The ztC Endurance model 5100 also offers a choice of either 100-127 VAC or 200-240 VAC to meet the power configurability requirements at customer locations.

“Stratus is committed to meeting the demanding compute performance needs of IT and OT teams in Windows and other environments,” said Dara Ambrose, vice president of engineering for Stratus. “Adding Windows Server support to our Stratus ztC Endurance platforms delivers the flexibility and reliability these teams need to run their essential operations with confidence. Furthermore, it offers our existing ftServer customers a seamless upgrade path to ztC Endurance and its seven nines platform availability.”

Stratus ztC Endurance fault-tolerant computing platforms deliver intelligent, predictive, and protected performance for next generation, sustainable operations at the edge or the data center. The model 5100 with Windows support will be generally available on November 18, 2024, with Hyper-V availability planned for the first half of 2025. For more information, visit the Stratus ztC Endurance webpage.

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Stratus ztC Endurance support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 delivers critical optionality and gives IT and OT teams a seamless path to the seven nines (99.99999%) reliability of the Stratus ztC Endurance platform for protecting critical applications from downtime and data loss in Windows environments. (Photo: Business Wire)

TURIN, Italy (AP) — There “could have been better communication” in explaining the rules involved in Jannik Sinner's doping case, ATP Tour chairman Andrea Gaudenzi acknowledged Thursday.

However, Gaudenzi said at the ATP Finals that anyone hinting that a “double standard” was applied because of top-ranked Sinner’s status is “unfair because the rules have been the same.”

Sinner is playing at home this week for the first time since it was announced before his U.S. Open title that he tested positive for an anabolic steroid in two separate drug tests in March.

The case wasn't made public until August.

“I learned the day before we all learned,” Gaudenzi said in his first public comments on the case. He spoke in a round-table discussion with international reporters.

“And to be honest, I’m happy about that. I really thank the ITA (International Testing Agency) and our representatives there for intentionally keeping me and our entire team in the dark because that’s how it should be.

“It should be completely independent and that was agreed by the (parties). It was a shock, but obviously comforted by the evidence afterward.”

A decision by an independent tribunal to clear Sinner of wrongdoing was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in September and the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to make a final ruling on the case early next year.

Sinner’s explanation was that the banned performance-enhancer entered his system unintentionally through a massage from his physiotherapist, who used a spray containing the steroid to treat his own cut finger.

WADA is seeking a ban of one to two years for Sinner.

“We are completely external and it’s (an) independent process,” Gaudenzi said. “I generally think has been a fair process. It was really done by the book and by the rules. Maybe there could have been better communication in explaining those rules, and that is something that I would urge every party involved to work better in the next time.”

Gaudenzi said he plans to announce on Sunday the future host of the ATP Finals. The contract with Turin expires next year and there is an option to move the event to nearby Milan at a bigger arena being built for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

United States' Taylor Fritz serves the ball to Australia's Alex de Minaur during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italy's Jannik Sinner holds the trophy as ATP world best player at the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Sinner was presented with the trophy for finishing the year ranked No. 1. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italy's Jannik Sinner holds the trophy as ATP world best player at the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Sinner was presented with the trophy for finishing the year ranked No. 1. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italy's Jannik Sinner returns the ball to United States' Taylor Fritz during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)