Fusion-io has entered the networked flash appliance space today with the launch of their new ION Data Accelerator software. Pairing commodity server hardware with ioMemory devices, ION pushes Fusion-io into the networked flash-acceleration market with the likes of industry leaders such as Violin and Texas Memory Systems. ION offerings include either fully integrated solutions from
Crucial has introduced its v4 Solid State Drive (SSD), designed to upgrade the storage performance of SATA 2 (3Gb/s) systems. SATA 2 is the predominant interface for systems manufactured before 2011, and the v4 SSD focuses on maximizing the transfer capabilities of such mainstream desktops and laptops.
D-Link has announced the DSN-6000 Series iSCSI SAN Array, designed with feedback from small to mid-size enterprises, state and federal government agencies, and educational institutions, with capacities up to 180TB. The DSN-6000 series offers data protection features including snapshot, volume cloning, and remote replication at no additional cost.
Patriot Memory has launched its new Gauntlet Node 2.5” hard drive or SSD enclosure, offering up to one terabyte of storage that can be accessed via USB 3.0 or built-in WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n. The enclosure can be powered by an internal battery for completely wireless operation.
Coraid has announced its new ZX-Series family of servers for cloud, video, and big data. The ZX-Series is powered by the ZFS file system along with Coraid’s EtherDrive technology, which abstracts distributed SAN storage as a local disk.
Corsair’s new lineup of Force GS SSDs is powered by a SandForce SF-2200 processor and toggle NAND. This marks Corsair’s first SSD design to make use of faster toggle NAND flash, which translates into a maximum random 4k write performance of 90k IOPS according to Corsair benchmarks.
Most storage solutions like the EMC VNX 5300 come to our enterprise test lab for review. On occasion though, we get an opportunity for hands-on time that requires us to bring our lab to on-site. That was the case last week as we spent hands on time with a pair of VNX 5300 unified storage
Icy Dock’s new MB080U3S-1SB Blizzard 3.5” drive enclosure is engineered for maximum cooling. The Blizzard integrates an 80mm fan to cool all sides of the hard drive and create consistent airflow from the front to the back of the enclosure.
SMART Storage Systems has announced a new lineup of Optimus Ultra+ MLC-based SSDs. According to SMART, these SSDs can achieve 50 drive writes per day with MLC flash to better compete with more expensive SLC flash for write-intensive storage applications. The Optimus Ultra+ leverages the Guardian Technology Platform, SMART Storage System’s proprietary suite of features
SK Hynix Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire Link_A_Media Devices Corporation (‘LAMD’). LAMD is a developer of semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, also commonly referred to as controllers, which interface with processors to increase the speed and reliability of flash memory.
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