New Flash Module From Hitachi Delivers Superior Performance, Capacity and Reliability for Enterprise Workloads

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), today unveiled Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage. This new flash module is built specifically for the most demanding enterprise-class workloads. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features a custom-designed, rack-optimized form factor and innovative flash memory controller technology from Hitachi, Ltd. These features let… Continue reading New Flash Module From Hitachi Delivers Superior Performance, Capacity and Reliability for Enterprise Workloads

IDT Introduces Industry’s First NVM Express Enterprise Flash Controller

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) (NASDAQ: IDTI), the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced the industry’s first NVM Express (NVMe) enterprise flash memory controller with native support for PCIe® Gen 3. IDT’s NVMe flash controller family provides a standards-based solid-state drive (SSD) solution, enabling storage and server original equipment manufacturers… Continue reading IDT Introduces Industry’s First NVM Express Enterprise Flash Controller

Innovative Virtual Cache Solution Using SSDs to Increase Virtual Machine Density

VMworld US 2012: Proximal Data, the leading provider of server-side caching solutions for virtualized environments, today announced a technology collaboration with Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), one of the world’s leading providers of advanced enterprise flash storage. Proximal Data’s AutoCache™ fast virtual cache software, when combined with Micron’s P400e SATA and P320h PCIe solid-state drives… Continue reading Innovative Virtual Cache Solution Using SSDs to Increase Virtual Machine Density

Nexenta and Raidundant Achieve One Million IOPS in a Single Box

Nexenta Systems, a world leader in OpenStorage solutions, together with Raidundant, an emerging innovator of storage technologies providing ground-breaking solutions for the storage market, announced they achieved one million IOPS (Input/Output Operations per Second) by combining NexentaStor with SkySAN Storage. With its new capabilities, Raidundant’s second-generation SkySAN Storage Appliances deliver even more compelling performance and… Continue reading Nexenta and Raidundant Achieve One Million IOPS in a Single Box

Flash-Based Storage Leader WhipTail Secures Series B Funding Round

Today WhipTail, maker of the world’s first and most widely deployed all-flash enterprise class storage array, announced it has secured a Series B round of funding to continue to fuel its accelerated growth in the global IT marketplace. New York-based venture capital firm RRE Ventures led the round, with Ignition Partners and Spring Mountain Capital… Continue reading Flash-Based Storage Leader WhipTail Secures Series B Funding Round

Kaminario Pronounces 2012 to Be the Year of the SSD

Kaminario, a leading provider of high performance all solid-state Flash and DRAM SAN storage solutions, predicts in its blog, The I/O Storm, that 2012 will be the year of SSD storage in the enterprise. In “Get Ready to Kick Some Flash,” Kaminario CEO and Founder Dani Golan points out how the shift to SSD storage… Continue reading Kaminario Pronounces 2012 to Be the Year of the SSD

Next Generation PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution to Debut at Storage Visions 2012

OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, and Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today unveiled the industry’s fastest and most versatile PCI Express (PCIe) storage system, the Z-Drive R5. The increased performance, reliability, and endurance of the Z-Drive R5 is designed to… Continue reading Next Generation PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution to Debut at Storage Visions 2012

Marvell Announces World’s First Native PCIe SSD Controller for Modular Scalability

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced the Marvell® 88NV9145, the world’s first modularly scalable native PCIe SSD controller available in mass production. The 88NV9145 controller provides a core building block designed to create native PCIe SSDs in flexible configurations that incrementally scale in cost, capacity and performance. By combining… Continue reading Marvell Announces World’s First Native PCIe SSD Controller for Modular Scalability