Supporting both Fibre Channel and iSCSI networks simultaneously, the AC&NC JetStor 724iF Hybrid RAID system decreases connectivity costs and simplifies management of storage networks. Servers requiring high-bandwidth access, including database applications, can now easily and more efficiently share storage access through inexpensive iSCSI connections and at greater distances.
IBM has announced several key improvements to its XIV Storage System Gen3 including a new SSD caching option that can increase system performance by up to three times, as well as a new iPhone app that allows people monitor their XIV storage environment wherever they go. With SSD caching, the most frequently used data is
Texas Memory Systems (TMS) has announced their partnership with NEVEX Virtual Technologies, a Toronto-based developer of application optimized caching solutions, to develop joint solutions that will supercharge the performance of VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual applications implemented on TMS’ Flash-based SSD storage devices.
Hitachi has announced the Ultrastar SSD400S.B enterprise SSD, the industry’s first to use 25nm SLC NAND. The second generation SSD400S.B leverages a SAS 6Gb/s interface and supports Trusted Computing Group’s Enterprise A Security Subsystem Class encryption specification, which helps protect data and reduces the cost associated with SSD reuse and eventual retirement. Hitachi also offers
Kroll Ontrack, provider of data recovery solutions, information management, and legal technologies products and services, have announced that it has developed unique, proprietary capabilities to drastically improve the quality of data recovery from SSDs in less than a quarter of the time usually required. Engineers at Kroll Ontrack had to overcome a number of obstacles
AVADirect, provider of custom built notebooks, is the first to offer Clevo’s P270WM mobile gaming notebook for those who need gaming performance on the go. The Clevo’s P270WM is based off of the Intel X79 chipset and Sandy Bridge-E processors giving users an increase of 35 to 50 percent in performance featuring optional RAID and
EMC Corporation has announced the EMC VFCache, a new server Flash caching solution. VFCache and EMC Flash-enabled storage systems significantly improve application performance by leveraging intelligent software and PCIe Flash technology; tests have resulted in increased throughput of up to 3X while reducing latency by 60%. With this announcement, EMC is extending Flash technology servers
Nexsan has announced the department of computer science at Brigham Young University (the US’s largest religious university and the third largest private university in the country) has integrated Nexsan’s Flexible Storage Platform to support its multi-purpose storage infrastructure. The Flexible Storage Platform was chosen to support the department’s virtualized operating environment with high capacity storage
Micron has released a statement indicating their Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton has been killed in a small aircraft accident. Reports indicate he was in an experimental single engine Lancair aircraft that crashed at the Boise airport around 9am MST this morning.
Infortrend has announced the addition of new high-density storage solutions in its EonStor DS family. These new solutions aid customers meet extreme capacity requirements with 48 drive bays in a 4U form factor, in addition to offering outstanding cost efficiency. The new systems are equipped with hybrid Fibre Channel (FC)/iSCSI host connectivity for cost-effective remote
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