Samsung and Western Digital have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a unique collaboration to standardize and drive the adoption of next-generation data placement, processing, and fabrics (D2PF) storage technologies. The initial focus will be on aligning efforts and creating a robust Zoned Storage (ZNS) solutions ecosystem. This focus by the two companies will

KIOXIA has announced the sampling of the CD8 Series, its 2nd-generation PCIe 5.0 SSD available in a 2.5-inch, 15mm Z-height form factor. The new CD8 Series of SSDs have twice the bandwidth per lane compared to PCIe 4.0 SSDs (from 16GT/s to 32GT/s) and are optimized for hyperscale data center and enterprise server-attached workloads.

KIOXIA has announced that the PM7 Series enterprise SAS SSDs is now available for customer evaluation. The PM7 Series is the company’s 2nd generation of 24G SAS SSDs that are ideal for enterprise applications and modern IT infrastructures, such as high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, caching layer, and financial trading and analysis.

The Micron 7400 Pro NVMe SSD is the company’s most recently shipping enterprise PCIe Gen4 SSD,  highlighted by new comprehensive security features and a range of form factors and capacities. Micron indicates their drive is ideal for demanding data center workloads and for those looking to transition to next-generation server architecture. The 7400 Pro also

Micron has announced the 7450 SSD. This is a PCIe Gen4 drive purpose-built for flexible cloud and data centers applications, supporting a range of mainstream workloads, including cloud and object storage, SQL and NoSQL databases, block and object stores, VDI, and server virtualization. Micron indicates that the combination of its in-house 176-layer NAND (high layer

The Dapustor Haishen3 H3200 is a power-efficient NVMe SSD meant for a range of different applications. Today, we will be looking at the ruler (E1.S) iteration of the H3200 line (specifically labeled as H3201), which comes in two capacities featuring 112-layer KIOXIA 3D enterprise NAND and a Marvell controller. We previously reviewed the DapuStor H3200—the

The Samsung PM1743 SSD is their first enterprise SSD featuring the new PCIe 5.0 (Gen5) interface, combining the company’s advanced sixth-generation V-NAND and a proprietary controller. Showcased at CES 2022, the new PCIe Gen5 interface offers a bandwidth of 32 gigatransfers per second (GT/s), doubling what we saw with PCIe Gen4 and making it a

About a year ago, we took a look at SK hynix’s Gen4 enterprise SSD, the PE8010. We compared that drive to the prior model family, and clearly, the PE8010 was a fantastic progression. Now we’ve been able to wrangle more SSDs from the company. Our focus in this testing is the brand new SK hynix

Following the recent merger clearance from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation, SK hynix has launched Solidigm Technology (pronounced saa-luh-dime) to manage the newly acquired Intel NAND and SSD technology. Solidigm will operate as a standalone U.S. subsidiary of SK hynix Inc. Based in San Jose, the new subsidiary will manage product development, manufacturing, and