The MB982IP-1S-1 is part of Icy Dock’s MB982 enterprise series, which is designed for large-scale storage applications. Like the MB982IP-1S, reviewed as part of our Icy Dock SSD/HDD Conversion Kit Roundup, the MB982IP-1S-1 features a SECC steel case for cooling and durability. The MB982IP-1S-1 proves itself a versatile choice for providing a 3.5” SAS interface
Asigra, provider of Cloud Backup, recovery, and restore (BURR) software, has announced a new enterprise-class service provider solution engineered to enable premier end-to-end data protection services. The Asigra and NetApp Data Protection as a Service (DPaaS) joint solution provides accelerated time-to-market and revenue for service providers who are new to the cloud backup market and
Synology has announced the latest products in its high-performance XS series, the DS3612xs and RS3412RPxs. Both models boast 100,000 IOPS, have transfer rates over 1,000 MB/s when equipped with optional Emulex or Intel 10GbE interface cards, and can easily scale to over 100TB in storage. The XS series is also compatible with VMware vSphere 5
OCZ showed off three unannounced enterprise storage solutions, along with a portable external SSD at Storage Visions. The showcase includes four high-speed connection types, including PCIe with the new Z-Drive R4 CloudServ, SAS 6.0Gb/s with the DRAM-powered æonDriv, SATA 6.0Gb/s with the new Everest-powered Chiron SSD, and even a consumer-targeted Lightfoot external SSD utilizing Intel’s
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Mercury Aura Envoy, the industry’s first bus-powered enclosure designed exclusively for using the factory SSD from any Apple MacBook Air model from 2010 or 2011 as an external drive when upgrading to the higher-capacity and higher-performance of an OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD.
OWC announced today that their popular Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD for the Apple MacBook Air will finally be offered in a 480GB capacity. Those who have read our review from last October might remember the only con listed for that drive was the lack of this very capacity, which at the time was
The Blue Waters project, deployed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, anticipates that its supercomputer will be one of the most powerful in the world, capable of a staggering 1 Petaflop (one quadrillion calculations per second) of sustained performance using eight scientific applications. With it, scientists will be able to discover things that haven’t
Quantum has announced two new products including the NDX-8 NAS appliance and the RDX 8000 removable disk library, both with 8TB of storage.
OCZ has released its Synapse Cache Series 2.5” SSDs designed to bring SSD speed across large hard drives. The Synapse Cache SSDs use Dataplex cache software from NVELO to dynamically cache the most frequently requested files on the hard drive, delivering them much more quickly from the on-board NAND rather than the hard drive’s platters.
LSI has released an update to its SSD-caching software package for their MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controller cards. The software allows a tier of SSDs to be added to a HDD-based array and serve as cache to increase transaction speeds. The company claims a 13X increase in transaction rates with a 82% cost savings.
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