Category Archives: In The News
Hitachi Announces SAS 12 Gbps SSD Capable of 4.8GB/s Performance
Hitachi Global Storage Technology, well known for their high performance storage solutions, has unveiled the very first SAS 12 Gbps SSD which is capable of a total available interface bandwidth of 4.8GB/s per drive. The SAS 12Gbps interface represents the
SMART Storage Systems Challenges Enterprise SSD TCO Models with CloudSpeed 500 Release
SMART Storage Systems has announced the release of their newest SSD aimed at the Enterprise market, the CloudSpeed 500. This SSD is positioned to provide a SSD with a higher write endurance, but a very low Total Cost of Ownership
Biwin Releases Single Chip e-MMC SSD As The Industry Embraces Undersized Offerings
Biwin, well known for their industrial flash storage products, has announced the release of their e-MMC SSD on a chip. Available in capacities ranging from 2 -64GB, the new device will be manufactured in a BGA 169 form factor and
Fusion Io Releases ioFX PCIe SSD As Digital Media Drives The Industry Forward
Fusion IO, well known for their high performance, professional grade solid state drives and more recently, SSD caching solutions, has announced the release of their ioFX PCIe SSD. Part of their ioMemory platform, ioFX is intended to bring cost effective,
Toshiba Releases NPEngine As Streaming Looks Set To Strengthen SSD Sales
Toshiba Corporation has announced the release of their NPEngine SSD to IP solution. Optimized for the speedy transfer of video streams, the new product offers an unprecedented approach to providing high bandwidth video content across networks. NPEngine is capable of
MOSAID First to Achieve Single Channel Full Performance 16-Die NAND Flash Stack
MOSAID Technologies Inc. announces that it is sampling the industry’s first NAND Flash MCP (multi-chip package) with a 16-die NAND stack operating on a single high-performance channel. MOSAID’s 512Gb HLNAND™ (HyperLink NAND) MCP combines a stack of 16 standard 32Gb
LSI Releases Nytro PCIe Application Acceleration Architecture Family
LSI announced today the launching of the LSI Nytro Application Acceleration Architecture, an entire family of PCIe based devices and software. Currently there are a multitude of solutions available from many different vendors of enterprise-class Solid State Storage and PCIe
Raw Flash Vs SSDs in Enterprise Applications Offers a Choice of Component Or Complete Solution
In reading this article, you might think it runs along the lines of the still popular Hulk vs Superman Debate except in this case, it’s storage related and this storyline is Storage Mojo vs The SSD Guy. Self-professed ‘Storage Mojo’
Micron Releases P320h 2.5″ PCI-e Enterprise SSD As Vertical Integration Returns With A Vengeance
Micron Technology, a major provider of flash and DRAM products, has announced the release of the very first 2.5″ PCI-e SSD. This unique design is beneficial because it facilitates hot swapping, which is quite a boon in the enterprise environment.
LSI Announces MegaRAID 9266 Dual-Core 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Controller – CeBIT 2012 Update
During CeBIT 2012, LSI has announced that they have expanded their line of MegaRAID controllers to include the new 9266 models. With 2 models accepting either 1 or 2 mini-SAS connectors, the 9266-4i and the 9266-8i, and an external model,
OCZ Launches SANRAD-VXL Storage Accelerator As Caching Becomes Par For The Course
OCZ has announced the release of their new SANRAD-VXL Storage Accelerator. The VXL is a flash caching solution targeted at enterprise environments and will also provide VM-Ware acceleration. It can be paired with OCZ’s Z-Drive R4 CloudServ SSD and will also
Greenliant Announces NANDrive Embedded SSDs – Advancing Flexibility And Innovation
Greenliant, well known for their power efficient SSDs targeted at industrial and embedded applications, has announced the release of their NANDrive line at Embedded World. Initially available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities, NANDrive is one of the world’s smallest
Runcore Showcases Products At Satellite 2012 As Space Beckons For SSDs
Runcore, well known for their SSDs and storage solutions, has announced that they will be showcasing a myriad of products at Satellite 2012. For those who don’t know, Satellite focuses on (try to act surprised) the satellite industry, attracting numerous
SMART Optimus Ultra SAS SSD Capable of 1GB/s Transfer and 100,000 IOPS Performance
SMART Storage Systems, well known for their high performance memory and storage products, has announced the release of their Optimus Ultra SSD. Utilizing a SAS interface, the Optimus will offer a sustained transfer rate of 1GB/s and random read/write performance of
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
