The Dell PowerEdge R660 is a 1U, dual-CPU rackmount server based on Intel’s fourth-generation Xeon Scalable “Sapphire Rapids” processors. It supports the latest in server technology, including E3.S Gen5 storage, DDR5 memory, and configurations with liquid CPU cooling. It also accepts up to 16 SSDs despite being a 1U form factor.

The WD Red Pro drives are created specifically for medium or large-scale business customers, supporting up to 24-bay NAS systems and built to handle heavy workloads in 24×7 environments. Looking at the WD Red Pro 22TB model for this review, these drives are perfect for archiving, sharing, and rebuilding RAID arrays on extended operating systems

Large data centers are packed with servers, storage, switches, and various other hardware, trying to keep up with the latest technology trends. Of all the changes occurring within the data center, one technology continues to be a go-to for storage connectivity. Fibre Channel has been a mainstay in the data center for many years based

Dell PowerMax has been a constant in the primary storage space for decades. Mission-critical applications depend on the security and reliability of PowerMax. In fact, 95 of the Fortune 100 use PowerMax in their businesses.

Inspur is one of the world’s largest server vendors. They also have their own storage solutions, of which we’re looking at the NS8500 G2 SSD. This enterprise-grade Gen4 drive uses 112-layer eTLC NAND and Inspur’s own firmware. The drive is aimed at I/O-intense applications requiring low latency.

Micron Technology has released the Micron 9400 NVMe enterprise SSD which boasts a storage capacity of up to 30.72TB with TLC NAND. It’s a PCIe Gen4 data center U.3 drive, and provides consistently low latency at all capacity points. Its high capacity doubles Micron’s previous TLC SSD, meaning enterprises can store the same amount of

ScaleFlux uniquely focuses on computational storage at scale. Its new Computational Storage Device (CSD) 3000 is a Gen4 SSD with integrated data compression and decompression engines, which the company says can quadruple capacity and double performance. We’ll be putting those claims to the test.

The Synology DS923+ is a powerful and expandable NAS solution that is designed for home offices and small businesses. Equipped with the versatile Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, it offers a range of features that help you protect, manage, and collaborate on your business data.

The ASRock Rack 4U36L6E-MILAN2/2T is a 4U rack server with support for two AMD EPYC CPUs, 36 3.5″ bays (4 of which can be used with NVMe SSDs), two 2.5″ NVMe boot drive bays and a pair of M.2 slots on the board for good measure. With this much compute and storage potential, this server