This morning at Computex, Patriot announced their newest addition to the SSD family, the Scorch NVMe PCIe 3 SSD. This SSD is the first we have seen containing the Phison PS5008-E8 controller and provides an introduction to the two lane value NVMe family. The Patriot Scorch is a PCIe Gen 3 X2 M.2 2280 SSD, and as such, speaks to performance …
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Crucial Teases New BX300 Value SSD and RGB DDR4 Ballistix DRAM – Computex 2017 Update
I have to admit that I get a bit frustrated with Crucial at times because they seem to always be sitting back in the weeds, only to release a product just when nobody expects it….and Computex 2017 isn’t any different. Crucial is sitting back once again (meant light-heartedly of course). I will be the first to admit that I have …
Read More »Kingston Announces KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD for Demanding Professionals and Enthusiasts
Kingston is announcing the KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD, which is geared toward the power user, including professionals and enthusiasts. The KC1000 is the ultimate performance boost for demanding applications such as high-resolution video editing, virtualization, augmented reality, gaming, and other data intensive workloads where typical storage is unable to keep pace with data demand. The KC1000 is being offered …
Read More »HighPoint Announces SSD7101 PCIe NVMe SSD Featuring Samsung 960 Series Storage – Up to 20X Faster Than SATA SSDs
HighPoint is announcing their new SSD7101 storage solutions, which utilize Samsung 960 Series NVMe M.2 SSDs to achieve transfer speeds that are up to 20X faster than SATA SSDs, and at a comparable price point. This significantly reduces a system’s storage footprint, enabling a 20-bay rackmount chassis to be replaced with a single PCIe device that is the size of …
Read More »Western Digital Announces HGST Ultrastar SS300 – Their Highest-Performing SAS SSD to Date
Western Digital is announcing the HGST-branded Ultrastar SS300 SAS SSD, which is their highest-performing SAS SSD to date. The Ultrastar SS300 has been developed in conjunction with Intel, providing best-in-class random performance, with random read speeds of up to 400,000 IOPS and random write speeds of up to 200,000 IOPS. The SS300 represents the latest addition to the popular Ultrastar …
Read More »Micron Announces New Petabyte-Scale Data Center NVMe All-Flash Storage Solution – Accelerated Speed, Performance and Value
Micron is joining forces with Red Hat and Supermicro to offer a new all-flash Ceph storage reference architecture that accelerates the speed and performance of network unified storage. This new architecture combines the scalability of Red Hat Ceph Storage, the rack-space efficiency provided by Supermicro’s 1U Ultra SuperServer and the performance and endurance of Micron’s 9100 MAX NVMe flash PCIe …
Read More »Toshiba Demos Their Latest 64-Layer BiCS Flash with Consumer NVMe SSD at Dell EMC World 2017
Toshiba is debuting a demonstration of their latest 64-layer BiCS FLASH™ 3D technology at Dell EMC World 2017 this week in Las Vegas. The demo will show the 64-layer BiCS FLASH being utilized on an XG Series consumer NMVe PCIe SSD. Toshiba’s newest version of their BiCS FLASH offers a proven combination of cost, performance and endurance for all types …
Read More »Micron SolidScale Platform Unlocks Capacity & Performance of NVMe Storage: 11 Million IOPS in 6U
Micron is announcing their new SolidScale architecture, an integrated storage platform that enables breakthrough low-latency and high performance access to storage and computing. SolidScale allows users to deploy both next-generation, cloud-native applications as well as legacy applications prevalent in today’s enterprises. Micron’s innovative SolidScale architecture’s extremely high throughput and unprecedented low latency deliver data quickly for usages such as virtual …
Read More »Intel Announces DC P4500 and DC P4600 Series of Data Center PCIe SSDs Featuring New Controller And Firmware
Intel is announcing its latest enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) for data centers and cloud computing. The DC P4500 and DC P4600 Series pair a newly-developed Intel controller and unique firmware with Intel 3D NAND to create an all-PCIe solution that provides highly efficient storage and caching. This allows data centers to do more per server, minimize service disruptions and manage …
Read More »Toshiba Announces Collaboration With NetApp to Utilize Non-Encrypted HK4 SATA SSDs in SolidFire All-Flash Arrays
Toshiba is announcing that its non-encrypted HK4 SATA SSDs are to be utilized in select NetApp SolidFire® all-flash storage arrays that do not require encryption. This will allow NetApp to broaden their offering and reach into new markets. Toshiba is a key supplier of SSDs for NetApp SolidFire solutions, and today’s news reinforces Toshiba’s commitment to growth, and comes on …
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