Category Archives: SSD News
Intel Prepares New 313 Series 25nm SLC Caching SSD For Release
Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors are only a few months away and it appears that they may have some company when they launch with Intels anticipated release of the 313 series SLC caching SSDs. The 313 series will be available
HighPoint 3420X8 RocketCache – Too Much Cache is Better Than Too Little
Everyone is getting in on the SSD caching action these days. Through software, or a combination of software and hardware, using fast SSDs to speed up slower mechanical storage seems like a catchy idea. Enter the HighPoint 3420X8 RocketCache which
Tegile Systems Emerges With Hybrid SSD Array – Joins Starboard In Enterprise Storage Fray
Tegile Systems, which came into existence on Tuesday, has announced the release of their Zebi hybrid SSD storage array. According to Tegile, SSD Acceleration will allow Zebi to offer up to 5 times the performance of conventional storage arrays. The
Examining The SSD Industry – Benefits of Owning The Fab
Recent years have seen the consolidation of the memory market to three Tier 1 players, Hynix, Micron and Samsung. This consolidation was the result of enormous CAPEX requirements, coupled with a highly volatile commodity, DRAM. Today’s NAND Flash landscape is
Researchers See Gloom And Doom For SSDs–Shortsightedness Never Ceases To Amaze
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have announced that SSDs only have about a decade of life left before they become impractical from a functional standpoint. The researchers have stated that as flash memory shrinks, read and write latency,
HP Announces P4900 All-SSD 6.4TB Array As Enterprise Storage Gets An Infusion
HP, who’s Global Partner Conference recently came to a close, has announced the impending release of their new P4900 all-SSD storage array. The P4900 G2 will include support for SAS, RAID 5, 10 Gbe, and 1Gbe. The array will utilize
Diskeeper and SanDisk Team Up To Take On NVELO
SanDisk has had a very busy few days, flexing its muscle and letting the world know its intent to power into the consumer and client OEM SSD market in a big way. After the announcement of the Extreme SATA 3
VIA Announces Upcoming SSD Processor Design Based On Tensilica IP
VIA Technologies, well known for their various peripheral controller solutions and low power x86 processors, has announced their intention to bring an SSD controller to market. According to VIA, the processors will be based on technology licensed from Tensilica and
Sandisk Purchases Caching Software Specialist FlashSoft
It’s no surprise that SSD- based caching solutions are popular. Both for consumers and enterprise customers, flash based caching offers the ability to accelerate storage performance at lower price points. Needless to say, companies specializing in caching are hot commodities
Strong Demand for NAND Flash to Push Flash Market Past DRAM Market for First Time Ever in 2012
The market for NAND flash memory is being forecast to top the IC product growth list in 2012. Fueled by the growth of consumer mobile devices, particularly smartphones & tablet PC’s, coupled with demand increase for SSD’s, the total NAND
Sandisk Announces Extreme 6Gbps SSD as Well As X100 SATA 3 SSD Series For OEM
We were right there to introduce Sandisk as being the first consumer available SSD in 2007 which, I guess you could say, made us one of the first to review SSDs as well. We have come a long way since!
Examining The SSD Industry – Evolution and Progress
There are many companies marketing solid state storage products today. The landscape is broadening, yet we continue to see consolidation. Who are the players today and who will be around in ten years? Stay tuned in upcoming days as our follow up
OCZ Launches Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCIe SSD With Up to 16TB Capacity and 1.4 Million IOPS
High performance solid state storage devices for enterprise and data center use are getting faster everyday it seems. Today, OCZ announced the release of their a new product, the OCZ Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCIe SSD. While the name is impressive,
Geil Announces Zenith S2 And S3 AKA First Post 520 LSI Sandforce Drives
Geil, well known for their high performance memory products, has announced the release of their Zenith S2 and S3 SSDs. The S2 will be a SATA 2 based drive and will offer up to 280MB/s and 270MB/s read and write
Starboard Storage Systems Emerges – Launches AC72 With SSD Acceleration
Starboard Storage Systems, a company that was apparently just launched today, has announced the release of their AC72 mixed storage system. Facilitating what Starboard is calling “Application Crafted Storage”, the new unit should allow administrators to employ a “set it
