Today at FMS, Toshiba demonstrated it’s new Hybrid Drive and took the opportunity to run it against a SSD and hard drive in boot comparison. As we would expect, the start times of the Hybrid versus the hard drive showed the Hybrid as the clear winner and, admittedly, it started in about 12 seconds and just behind the SSD. We …
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Marvells new ARM-based microserver is a look at one possible future “ a super-scalable series of low-powered ARM processors harmoniously mated with flash. Leveraging several Marvell properties, including a series of quad-core ARM processors, the new tiny approach to servers could become a big thing in the future. Making all this possible is the Marvell Armada XP SoC. Geared toward …
Read More » VeloBit, a provider of high-performance SSD caching software, is announcing a trial sampling program via a bundle that will feature PCIe and SATA SSDs from Micron Technology, Inc. Potential customers will be able to receive a 60-day free trial to evaluate the use of VeloBit’s HyperCache software bundled with certain PCIe and SATA SSDs from Micron. Customer looking to integrate …
Read More » This morning at the Flash Memory Summit, we were lucky enough to get a pre-screening of the new Kingston DataTraveler Workspace, a completely bootable operating system using Microsofts new Windows To Go technology. The demonstration was run by LSI’s own Monika Kloudova and LSI SandForce deserves a great deal of credit as, without their Flash Storage Processor (FSP), this may …
Read More » BIWIN displayed a new PCIe card at the Flash Memory Summit that was one of the first we have seen to allow for the use of up to eight mSATA SSDs. This card is a PCIe 2.0 x8 device and will be available in capacities from 240GB all the way up to an amazing 2TB. Performance for the card is …
Read More » It will be a few hours until all get access to exhibits at the Flash Memory Summit 2012 in Santa Clara but, ahead of the game, we can say that OCZ will be pulling out all the stops and displaying just how far they have come in the last few years. Although they have not set up their entire line, …
Read More » It wasn’t so long ago that we reviewed the first SSD based flash drive which was marketed by Super Talent and we suggested that there would be a time soon enough when you would be able to carry your entire computer system on a similar device in your pocket. Simply sit down at any computer, plug in your flash drive …
Read More » FMS officially opened today with a lecture on Enterprise SSDs that included Sean Stead of STEC, Bernie Rub of Smart Storage Systems and Scott Shadley of Micron. All offered their opinions on where things appear to be going for flash and the key teaching point was software and firmware benefits, Micron of course having the ability to tout that ‘owning …
Read More » The NAND Flash Summit in Santa Clara started off on the right foot today with a pre-session lecture package by none other than Chuck Sobey entitled ‘An Introduction to SSDs’. Chuck spoke to a sold out audience and, prior to commencing the lecture, asked all to introduce themselves in an effort to identify the level of knowledge of the room. …
Read More » Up early this morning and it is a beautiful day at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. We are here for the Flash Memory Summit which ‘technically’ takes place 21-23 Aug 2012, however, wanted to jump in a day early as I was invited to take part in a pre-session lecture today called Introduction To SSDs, hosted by Chuck Sobey, President, …
Read More » School checklist for 2013 is all about technology. The newest binder has been replaced by a laptop or IPad, the latest binder cover by the newest photo taken and of course the class divider pages, well they are now the latest Apps. Where it used to be about a trip to the nearest department store you can now do it all on …
Read More » Taking a quick look at Amazon this morning, we were surprised to see the Transcend SSD320 available at prices we aren’t used to seeing for a new release. Considering the fact that the SSD320 is a ‘LSI SandForce Driven’ SSD, it is great news that a ‘new release’ SSD is available at prices more common to typical one day sale …
Read More » Well it’s time to get the kids, teens and young adults ready for the next year/semester of school. Fading out are the days of purchasing scribblers, dou-tangs, binders and all that writing material. Now we’re tasked with finding the right laptop or IPAD. I hope that the tech reviews we are completing or sharing through our site will help you make …
Read More » Lincoln, MA “ August 15, 2012 “ VeloBit, a provider of high-performance SSD caching software, today announced the immediate general availability of VeloBit HyperCache for VMware and VeloBit HyperCache for Citrix XenServer. VeloBits SSD caching software now supports the broadest range of operating systems and hypervisors in the industry while also avoiding hardware vendor lock-in. IT managers seeking to get …
Read More » Well it is finally official! Not five minutes ago, we received word from Intel that Intel RST drivers Ver. 11 and newer offers TRIM support for RAID 0, but ONLY on MS Windows 7 operating systems with Intel 7 series chipsets. Older chipsets are not supported. Intel is also presently working on a solution that allows TRIM in RAID 0 …
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