This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. QNAP unveils wireless adaptor that turn NAS into an access point. Mellanox announces hyper-scalable enterprise framework. Samsung releases 10nm-Class 32GB DDR4 SoDIMMs. Maxta now supports Red Hat OpenShift. HP releases new ProBook x360 440 G1. TYAN adds AMD EPYC-Based HPC servers. Intel introduces 380GB M.2 SSD. Marvell launches new client NVMe SSD controller family. Riverbed releases latest version of SteelCentral. Netstor releases Thunderbolt 3 LTO archiving solutions.
QNAP Unveils Wireless Adaptor Turning NAS Into AP
QNAP released its new QWA-AC2600 wireless adapter. This 2.4/5GHz dual band wireless adapter can be used with Ubuntu/Linux PCs or QNAP NAS to set up wireless access points or base stations for other wireless devices to directly access data inside it. Key specifications:
The new QWA-AC2600 is now available.
Mellanox Announces Hyper-Scalable Enterprise Framework
Mellanox launched its new Hyper-scalable Enterprise Framework, what it call the industry’s first truly scalable, open framework for private cloud and enterprise data centers. Key elements include:
Samsung Releases 10nm-Class 32GB DDR4 SoDIMMs
Aimed at gaming laptops, Samsung has begun mass producing 32GB DDR4 memory SoDIMMs. This memory is based on 10NM technology that will result in higher speeds, better capacity, and lower energy usage. Gaming laptops outfitted with the new 32GB SoDIMMs can hit speeds of 2,666Mbps.
Maxta Now Supports Red Hat OpenShift
Maxta announced that it now supports Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. The company will provide a comprehensive private cloud infrastructure along with support for Red Hat Virtualization.
HP Releases New ProBook x360 440 G1
HP has released a new ProBook with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors, the ProBok x360 440. Features include:
The new computer is expected to be available this month starting at $599.
TYAN Adds AMD EPYC-Based HPC Servers
TYAN has added single socket (and one dual) servers based off of AMD’s EPYC CPU. These include:
Intel Introduces 380GB M.2 Optane SSD
Intel’s Optane technology shows a lot of promise with one of the biggest drawbacks being that it typically has low capacity. Intel is slowly but surely rectifying this with announcements such as this one with a new M.2 SSD, the 905P, with 380GB of capacity. The new SSD is expected to be available this summer.
Marvell Launches New Client NVMe SSD Controller Family
Marvell released its latest NVMe SSD controller family that is aimed at mainstream and high-performance PC client and edge computing, the 4-channel 88SS1084 and the 8-channel 88SS1100. The new family can provide up to 3.6GB/s of bandwidth and up to 700K IOPS. The 88SS1084 and 88SS1100 SSD controllers are available now.
Riverbed Releases Latest Version Of SteelCentral
Riverbed released the latest version of its digital experience management (DEM) platform, SteelCentral. The company states this marks the first unified application performance management (APM) and end-user experience monitoring solution. Benefits include:
Netstor Releases Thunderbolt 3 LTO Archiving Solutions
Netstor released its to Thunderbolt 3 LTO archiving storage NS372TB3 and other LTO solutions. The NS372TB3 can hold up to two half-height LTO tape drives inlucinding LTO-8, LTO-7, and LTO-6. The Thunderbolt 3 interface gives them an extremely fast connection as well.
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