Changing storage needs for server customers requires greater levels of performance & functionality at a lower cost of ownership. The next generation HP MSA 2040 storage arrays raises the bar & uniquely addresses HP Pro Liant customers' shared storage & data protection needs, reduces TCO while dramatically increasing performance using technologies such as solid state drives, snap & volume copy & replication. The HP MSA 2040 storage arrays are positioned to provide an excellent value for customers needing increasing performance to support initiatives such as consolidation & virtualization. The MSA 2040 delivers this performance by leveraging controller architecture with a processor, four ports with 4 GB cache per controller & using drive technologies such as SSDs. The MSA 2040 storage ships standard with 64 snapshots & volume copy enabled for increased data protection.