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Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB Review

While SSDs get all the attention when it comes to high-performance storage, the venerable platter-based alternatives aren’t dead yet. Western Digital is out to prove that hard drives can still create substantial performance under the right conditions, with capacity points that would make most SSD users envious. The new WD VelociRaptor is a 10,000 RPM

Consumer  ◇  HDD

OCZ Deneva 2 SSDs Qualified for Fujitsu’s Private Cloud Appliance

OCZ Technology has announced that the company’s enterprise class Deneva 2 SSDs will be equipped within the newest NuVola Private Cloud Platform Solution Appliance – SAN Velocity powered by Fujitsu, which also uses Assurance Storage’s ApplicationSmart software.

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

Egnyte HybridCloud Announced

Egnyte has announced the availability of Egnyte HybridCloud File Sharing for the Enterprise, which includes a set of features and integrations that provide a simple, scalable, and secure solution for file sharing and collaboration in enterprise environments. In addition to carefully controlling access and ensuring uninterrupted productivity needs, Egnyte has found that enterprise organizations have

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

Micron P320h 2.5-inch PCIe SSD Announced

Micron has announced plans to commercialize the first 15mm 2.5" SSD based on the PCIe interface. Of course the new interface requires server infrastructure, to that end Dell is the first to announce a solution to support these drives in their PowerEdge 12th generation servers. The PowerEdge servers will feature a new backplane that exclusively

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

EMC VFCache Server Caching Solution Announced

EMC Corporation has announced the EMC VFCache, a new server Flash caching solution. VFCache and EMC Flash-enabled storage systems significantly improve application performance by leveraging intelligent software and PCIe Flash technology; tests have resulted in increased throughput of up to 3X while reducing latency by 60%. With this announcement, EMC is extending Flash technology servers

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Airplane Accident

Micron has released a statement indicating their Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton has been killed in a small aircraft accident. Reports indicate he was in an experimental single engine Lancair aircraft that crashed at the Boise airport around 9am MST this morning.

Consumer  ◇  HDD

OCZ Everest Platform with TLC NAND Announced

As promsied, OCZ is showing off a TLC-based consumer SSD based on the Everest platform. TLC (triple-level cell) NAND holds a good deal of promise in the consumer SSD space, largely because when in volume production the cost of the NAND will be substantially less than current MLC offerings, perhaps by as much as 30%

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

LaCie Announces Latest Peripheral Line Featuring Thunderbolt Technology

LaCie has announced its latest peripheral line featuring Thunderbolt technology during the 2012 Consumers Electronic Show: The 2big Thunderbolt Series, which delivers speed, flexibility and capacity and the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series, which allows users to connect external eSATA drives to their new Macs.

Enterprise  ◇  HDD

MemoRight Unveils the FTM Plus Slim [Storage Visions 2012]

Memoright has unveiled its 7mm ultrathin SATA III SSD solution, the FTM Plus Slim, which fits directly on HDD slots of the next-generation Intel Ultrabook models to optimize STAT III 6Gb/s interface’s performance, delivering a read/write speed of up to 550/500 MB/s.

Consumer  ◇  HDD

OCZ Z-Drive R5, Kilimanjaro Platform Announced

OCZ had already promised to display the Z-Drive R5 at CES in an analyst meeting in early December, today OCZ has made the Z-Drive R5 official in a joint announcement with Marvell. OCZ teamed with Marvell on the next generation PCIe SSD storage solution dubbed Kilimanjaro. The Kilimanjaro platform brings not only the performance enterprise