With all the disturbing news in the media these days, it is nice to read something that is a little bit funny. I am sure a lot of us at some point have made a bet and wanted to pay it out in small change. Reading that Samsung actually paid Apple in nickels is so funny. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW QNIX QX2718 27″ …
Read More » OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading producer and innovator of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), is announcing a new version of their popular Deneva 2 series of enterprise SSDs. The new Deneva 2 model will be produced utilizing 19nm process architecture NAND flash Multi-Level Cell (MLC) memory. Not only will the new Deneva 2 SSD feature the smaller NAND process geometry, …
Read More » Our attendance at the Samsung Global SSD Summit in South Korea brought us a first glimpse of a new standard in ultrabook storage performance. At the Summit, the Samsung XP941 M.2 PCIe SSD was displayed reaching 1GB/s transfer speeds and Apple has since released their 2013 MacBook Air which has a customized variation of the XP941; this attaining native performance of …
Read More » LSI Corporation has announced that it is working closely with VMware to deliver breakthrough virtual desktop density for VMware Horizon View deployments. Collaborative testing with VMware Horizon View using a single LSI Nytro WarpDrive application acceleration card achieved concurrent support for 200 active virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) workloads on a two-node cluster with no storage latency. “Our testing of the …
Read More » Tegile Systems has announced that its 100-percent channel sales approach has been a key component to the company’s successful go-to-market strategy, which has resulted in record sales over the past quarter. With no direct sales force in place, Tegile relies on its partners’ storage expertise and relationships with their customers to close new business. Launched in March 2013, the Tegile …
Read More » Diablo Technologies has announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program as an Elite level partner. Elite members of the TAP program collaborate with VMware to integrate and validate their products with VMware solutions to drive transformative business outcomes for customers. “We welcome Diablo Technologies as an Elite member of the VMware TAP program,” said Sanjay Katyal, …
Read More » FinalWire Ltd. has announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme Edition 3.20 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; and the immediate availability of AIDA64 Business Edition 3.20 software, an essential network management solution for small and medium scale enterprises. The latest AIDA64 update extends its multi-threaded benchmarking and stress-testing capabilities to cover up to 128 logical …
Read More » Autumn is upon us here in Ontario. It’s a great time to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Put on your favorite headset and go for a run or take a hike with your camera and capture the beautiful colors. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Patroit 128 GB EP Pro SDXC Card Review @ TechnologyX The demand couldn’t be greater for high volume …
Read More » For the first time in awhile, I am sitting here stunned at what I just learned, and experienced, in new technology. Just as I could use words such as amazing, unbelievable and remarkable to describe the Super Talent USB 3.0 Express Dram Disk, I could also grab your attention telling you that the ST Dram Disk’s PCMark Vantage Total Point …
Read More » Imagine that you could simply plug a PCIe SSD into your PC and immediately realize performance of over 2GB/s data transfer speeds. For the average PC user that may not seem like much, but for the media professional, or even enthusiast, being able to manipulate and move large amounts of media in seconds can save both time and money, as …
Read More » PCIe SSDs are a funny animal as they have been out for a few years yet haven’t really caught on just yet. They are very limited to either very expensive and system specific enterprise variations or require driver installation that isn’t always as simple as instructions seem. We have yet to see an affordable plug and play PCIe SSD solution …
Read More » sTec, Inc. a world leader in enterprise soild-state storage products (and in the process of being acquired by Western Digital), is introducing the sTec s260 mSATA family of solid-state drives (SSDs). The s260 series will feature high reliability, a small storage footprint and low power consumption; making them ideal for embedded storage in rugged and/or space-constrained usage scenarios. The s260 …
Read More » Intel Corporation is announcing release of a new family of business-class SSDs. The first member(s) of this new product family will be the Pro 1500 Series, which will offer improved manageability and security features when utilized with Intel’s vPro Technology and an Opal management suite of protocols. The Intel Pro 1500 Series helps IT departments to easily deploy and securely …
Read More » Western Digital Corp., a global storage solutions leader, has announced that its HGST subsidiary (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) has acquired Virident Systems, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise flash storage solutions. The acquisition has a price tag of approximately $685 million in cash, and reportedly represents around $645 million in enterprise value. Virident has been a technology leader in …
Read More » The Micron P420m, announced earlier this summer, is a half-height, half-length (HHHL) PCIe storage device that augments Micron’s PCIe enterprise storage line. The P420m has a lot to live up to. If you remember back to last October, we reviewed the Micron P320h and came away thoroughly impressed. Massive amounts of speed, endurance and parallelism were at our disposal. With …
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