Raid/Enterprise

This may possibly be one of the most groundbreaking performance announcements to be seen in SSD technology for years to come.  Today, LSI launches its second-generation of MegaRAID controller cards based on 6Gb/s SAS technology. The new controllers deliver the industrys highest server RAID IOPS and unlocks the performance potential off SSDS. Users can boost IOPS performance to 465,000 RAID …

A few months ago someone mentioned that setting up additional RAID configurations was not possible with an OCZ REVO drive installed.  It brought forward an interesting idea that we finally have had a chance to play with as we like to retain SSDs in order to include them in future testing.  This article displays the Gigabyte P67A-UD7 motherboard running 3 …

Every now and then something comes around that is particularly eye catching and the world of SSDs  is no different. The Viking Modular SATADIMM is just one of those things and we thought we might venture outside the box just a bit and put a 25GB SLC version of the SATADIMM to the test.  It can be described as a …

SSD technology has hit like a hurricane leaving enterprise in awe of its potential yet leery of high cost for a storage medium still in its infancy. Todays business is reluctant to implement SSD storage for reasons that run the gamut from reliability and durability to long-term performance gain concerns. The inherent cost of slc drives is self defeating for a small …

A short time ago, The SSD Review published a review of the Samsung 256GB 470 Series SSD after discovering what an excellent entry this was into the consumer SSD market with availability in many online retail outlets. We were initially a bit hesitant and confused because the SSD appeared to be one of the top drives available yet information and …

You truly know that your a computer geek when you hollar “Woot” to your first RAID results and have to call up the wife and kids to see.  Quite frankly I don’t think I will ever forget the look of confusion on her face as much as she won’t forget the look of amazement on mine.  She felt a bit …

Global Semiconductor Alliance crowns SandForce as the start-up company with the most impact on the industry SARATOGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SandForce, Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable standard NAND Flash deployment in enterprise, client, and industrial computing applications, was crowned the prestigious Start-Up to Watch award at the annual Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Awards Dinner Celebration held …

The new SSD consumer has a daunting enough task in learning as to whether a SSD is right for them and where to purchase, much less trying to understand the details of the drive packaging itself which might be just a bit deceiving. The SSD Review has tackled the issue of advertising SSD high sequential read and write performance scores for …