Synology has announced the availability of the Synology DiskStation DS220+, DS420+ and DS920+, the latter two which feature M.2 2280 NVMe slots for SSD Cache. The new DS+ solutions all support Synology Active Backup for Business for Windows-based PCs and servers, VM (on Hyper-V or VMware environments).

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced AWS Snowcone, a unique ultra-portable, secure edge computing and data transfer device. Snowcone weighs in at just under 5lbs and is the smallest member of the AWS Snow family, allowing customers to process stored data locally then ship it to AWS or online via the AWS DataSync. AWS Snowcone

Today we see a huge announcement in the form of 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (codenamed Cooper Lake) coming out. While most CPU updates come with the whiz, bang, pow updates of performance, Intel is actually releasing the processors that are built around workloads, specifically AI. The new CPUs go hand in hand with

Intel has announced the Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series, the company’s 2nd-gen high-performing, persistent memory tier for 3rd-gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors on 4-socket platforms. The new line of PMem is quoted to deliver an average of 25% more in memory bandwidth compared to the last generation, 12-15 watts of thermal design power (TDP), and

Intel has announced the availability of the D7-P5500 and P5600, two new 3D NAND SSDs designed for systems that store data in all-flash arrays. These two new 3D NAND SSDs are built with Intel’s latest TLC 3D NAND technology and are highlighted by the company’s brand new, low-latency PCIe controller, making these drives ideal for

Today HPE jumped on the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPU bandwagon with its HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server. While its name sounds like it’s about to jump off of the top ropes and fight Hulk Hogan, Superdome Flex 280 is meant to be a building block for digital transformation and an extension of HPE’s

Today the Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announced that it was launching new servers that support the 3rd generation of Intel Scalable Processors. The new servers include the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V2 and SR850 V2. These new offerings take advantage of the performance and memory enhancements of the new Intel CPUs and are ideal for

Today amongst its many announcements, Intel announced the new Intel Stratix 10 NX FPGA. The new FPGAs are AI-optimized, coming in with higher bandwidth and lower latency needed in AI acceleration. Intel states that its new FPGAs will be customizable, reconfigurable and scalable AI acceleration for compute-demanding applications such as natural language processing and fraud

Today Super Micro Computer, Inc. announced its new 4-socket SuperServer supporting 3rd gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. The new Supermicro SuperServer X-12 leverages both Intel’s new CPUs as well as Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 series. The new server is aimed at real-time analytics and big data use cases.