Samsung has successfully established itself as an innovator in flash-based storage across the enterprise and consumer markets. For example, the prosumer-oriented Samsung 960 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD recently broke our consumer SSD benchmark record for sequential performance,while also reaching the highest capacity of any M.2 drive on the market. Two and a half years ago, Samsung was first to
Today Western Digital Corp. (WDC) introduces their new Skyhawk Series of NVMe SSDs. The new series of drives are aimed at cloud providers, bringing all of the performance benefits of NVMe to cloud computing. The drives will come in two flavors, the Skyhawk which is a read-intensive drive and the Skyhawk Ultra for mixed-use workloads.
Today Western Digital Corp. introduced what it is referring to as the world’s first 512Gb 64-layer 3D NAND chip. WD states that it has begun its pilot production of the new NAND chip and intends to enter mass production in the second half of this year. The release of this chip, the first of its
The Micron 5100 SSD family is the new series of SATA SSDs aimed at data-center adoption. Micron has released three flavors for specific use cases: the ECO for read-intensive workloads such as video streaming, the PRO for latency-sensitive transactional databases, and the MAX for write-intensive logging applications. All of the drives come in two form
WD has announced several new storage solutions during this year’s CES/Pepcom, including the 256GB SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 SSD. Designed for creative professionals, tech enthusiasts, and those who work with large files, the new SSD is the company’s fastest, high-capacity USB flash drive yet. Also announced is the 256GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC, the world’s
Today Intel introduced its latest SSD series for the data center, the Intel SSD DC P3100 Series. Unlike most SSDs made for the data center, the P3100 is a single-sided M.2 form factor with an NVMe interface. The P3100 comes in capacities up to 1TB, endurance up to 580TBW, and performance up to 1.8GB/s sequential
Today NetApp and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. announced that Toshiba’s PX04S enterprise SAS SSDs will be shipping in NetApp’s hybrid FAS and E-Series systems. The PX04S is FIPS 140-2 certified adding another level of security to both the FAS and E-Series systems. Toshiba is a key supplier of SSDs for NetApp FIPS certified products and today’s
Today at VMworld Europe 2016 in Barcelona, Mangstor, Inc. showcased its NX6325 storage array with Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) over RDMA networks. We previously reviewed the NX6325 over fabrics here and found it to be fastest shared storage solutions we had tested. Mangstor also announced that its MX-Series NVMe-based SSDs earned certification on VMware vSphere 6.0.
Toshiba has announced the OCZ TL100 series, the company’s newest line of entry-level consumer SSDs. Featuring Toshiba TLC NAND flash memory, these budget-friendly drives are designed for users looking to upgrade their HHD-based system to solid-state technology at an inexpensive price-point. The TL100 (as well as the TR150) stands out among the flooded market of
Today at Samsung SSD Global Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced its newest SSDs, the 960 PRO and 960 EVO. The new drives leverage Samsung’s V-NAND technology, come in M.2 form factors, up to 2TB in capacity, and use Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) interface. Samsung states that the drives deliver high
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