Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a world-leading producer of advanced semiconductor devices, is announcing that they have acquired Proximal Data, a San Diego, California-based company that has pioneered server-side caching software. Proximal Data’s feature product is AutoCache, which is caching software with I/O intelligence that is geared toward virtual machine architectures. AutoCache was chosen in 2012 as Best of Show winner …
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SSD of the Week – Samsung XP941 M.2 PCIe 2.0 X4
Last week we went over the top SATA based SSD on the market, the Samsung 850 Pro. Today, we are going to take a look at the top M.2 drive on the market…which also happens to be by Samsung, the XP941! Most manufacturers have been releasing SATA based M.2 drives recently. These drives have a 6Gb/s interface limit. And while …
Read More »SSD of the Week – Samsung 850 Pro
Samsung has had a strong track record with SSDs. Their drives offer high reliability as well as high performance for those with a need for speed. They are one of the few manufacturers that designs and manufacturers every major SSD component in their drives. That alone should tell you about their expertise and strength in the industry. And it is …
Read More »Samsung Announces Firmware Update To Resolve 840 EVO Performance Degradation
Early last month we began to hear reports of Samsung 840 EVO SSD owners experiencing issues with low read speeds of data that had not been touched/moved for an extended period of time after being written. In most cases, this data had been present in the flash memory for a period of weeks or months. As time went on, reads …
Read More »Samsung Announces Mass Production Of Industry’s First 3-bit 3D V-NAND Flash Memory
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., world-leading producer of advanced memory technology devices, is announcing that it has begun mass production of the industry’s first 3-bit multi-level cell (MLC) three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory modules geared for use in solid state drive (SSDs). The 3-bit MLC V-NAND is Samsung’s newest second generation 3D V-NAND product, utilizing 32 vertically stacked cell …
Read More »Samsung Announces Production Of SM1715 3.2TB Enterprise NVMe SSD Utilizing 3D V-NAND
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the global leading producer of advanced memory devices, is announcing that it has begun mass production of a 3.2TB capacity NVMe PCIe solid state drive (SSD) for high-end enterprise servers. The 3.2TB NVMe PCIe SSD, with the model name of SM1715, will utilize Samsung’s latest proprietary 3D V-NAND flash memory technology. The form factor utilized is …
Read More »Samsung PM853T SSD Review (960GB) – Enterprise Excellence
Normally, when we work with SSD manufacturers, the class of product is pretty straight forward. Whether it be enterprise, consumer or enthusiast, we normally have an easy time pinning down the the point of the product. With Samsung, you might need a degree in marketing to figure out what is going on. This has been a point of contention in …
Read More »Samsung Announces SM1623 SAS-Interface SSDs To Enhance Enterprise Offerings
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world-leader in solid-state storage technology, is announcing mass production of a new high-performance SAS-interface SSD featuring 10-nm class MLC NAND flash memory. The new SM1623 is targeted to meet the needs of enterprise customers worldwide who are in need of high-capacity, yet cost-effective SSDs. Release of the SM1623 enhances Samsung’s lineup of SAS (Serial Attached …
Read More »Samsung 845DC PRO Review (400/800GB) – Class Leading Speed and Endurance
At the 2014 Samsung SSD Global Summit, Samsung showcased its latest consumer SSD, the 850 PRO. Just like the 840 PRO before it, we loved the 850 PRO’s performance and technological advances. In fact, it is probably the best SATA 3 (6Gbps) drive on the market. As an enterprise reviewer, I expected the normal 6-12 month wait before the 850 …
Read More »Samsung EVO SDHC UHS-1 U1 Card Review (32GB)
Segmented into three series are Samsung’s newest line of SD cards; their naming scheme following their SSD offerings with the Pro and EVO designations. We recently reviewed the 64GB microSDXC version of their highest end Pro and were very impressed with its market leading performance. Following their Pro series, Samsung released the EVO series and Standard series cards. Today we …
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