The Samsung SSD SM825 is an enterprise-grade SSD that’s designed specifically for write-intensive data center workloads. Like all Samsung SSDs, the SM825 leverages all of Samsung’s in-house expertise including their own eMLC NAND, 3-core controller and specialized firmware that helps to deliver 7,000 TBW, 100 times what’s often seen in standard MLC NAND, while being

The NVM Express Workgroup announced that they have hit a milestone; a Microsoft Windows driver, Linux Driver, and an NVMe Test Suite. The NVMe specification is being used on many next-generation PCIe SSDs, from manufacturers such as OCZ. Last November, OCZ stated they would begin sampling devices with NVMe support this year, hinting towards a

Fusion-io has announced their financial results for its fiscal second quarter of 2012 which ended December 31, 2011. Fusion-io reported revenue of $84.1 million, which is up from $31.2 million in the same quarter of the prior year, and up from $74.4 million in the prior quarter. The company is placing emphasis on their ioDrive2 storage solution

Kingston released the new SandForce SF-2200 based SSDNow V+200, replacing the Toshiba-powered SSDNow V+100, and bumping speeds to take advantage of SATA 6.0Gb/s interfaces. The new V+200 will be available in a wide range of capacities, including 60, 90, 120, 240, and 480GB versions with peak read speeds topping out at 535MB/s and write speeds

pureSilicon has announced the Kage family of SSDs comprising a standard 2.5" SATA form factor, along with a slim USB 3.0 drive. The Kage K1 SATA SSD is aimed at workstation and light enterprise users and delivers on both endurance and performance with eMLC NAND, read speeds of 540 MB/s and writes of 520 MB/s.

DriveSavers Data Recovery has announced the formation of a research and development team dedicated to overcome the challenges of SSD data recovery. DriveSavers first began working with solid-state storage technology around the time when SmartMedia cards were introduced with some of the first digital cameras back in 1995. Since that time, DriveSavers has researched and

Responding to user feature requests, iTwin, Inc. has announced today that its remote file access USB device of the same name will now be able to share files with multiple users. The device looks like a USB flash drive, but it works quite differently. The device is plugged into a Windows or Mac computer and

OCZ on their latest quarterly financial call confirmed that the Vertex 4 will be based on the new Everest 2 platform. This goes against many assumptions that the Vertex 4 would use the next-generation SandForce processor. The Everest 2 platform, which should start shipping June, indicates a probable summer release for the OCZ Vertex 4

OCZ has reported their quarter ending in November of 2011 – another record revenue quarter for the company. Net revenue for the quarter was $103.1 million, $95.5 million of that coming from SSD sales. In terms of revenue growth from the SSD business, this quarter’s numbers represent an increase of 130% compared to the same