Today Fusion-io released new PCIe SSDs under the ioDrive2 family. These include a single processor ioDrive2 and dual-processor ioDrive2 Duo, which is an updated version of the 640GB ioDrive Duo we reviewed last month. The new models expand the capacity options up to 1.2TB on the ioDrive2 and 2.4TB on the ioDrive2 Duo.
OCZ reported their second quarter 2012 financial results today, with not surprisingly, SSDs leading the way. The SSD business for the quarter took in a record $71.1 million, an increase of 252% compared with Q2′ 2011 SSD revenue of $20.2 million, and a 3% increase compared with Q1′ 12 SSD revenue of $69.1 million. Total revenues were a
Red Hat, a software and services company built around a free, open-source operating system, has announced its intention to purchase of Gluster, Inc., a software and services company built around a free and open-source storage system. The move will position Red Hat to offer the necessary combination of software to allow enterprise customers to build
IDC’s Spring 2011 Storage User Demand Study (SUDS) has been released and includes interesting insights on enterprise storage market trends and their preferred storage brands by usage scenario. The main takeaways – EMC dominates mindshare, midrange storage is the most favored and many are already using outsourced storage solutions.
Sonnet Technologies has extended its line of portable ruggedized RAID storage systems intended for the video and film industries. The Fusion F2QR builds off the older Fusion F2 unit by adding more storage space, new connectivity options and new functionality. The new model features a pair of non-removable 2.5" 1TB drives mounted side-by-side in a
Everyone likes a lot of storage, but with the number of network-attached devices proliferating at an ever-increasing rate it can be hard to decide what device ought to get that nice shiny new disk. LaCie’s latest piece of hardware helps you avoid that dilemma. The Lacie LaPlug is a small (4.5″ x 4.5″ x 1.5″)
Kingston has announced its latest business-oriented security product, the DataTraveler 6000 (DT6000). Designed for scenarios where high security is required such as government agencies, the DT6000 is fully encrypted and FIPS certified (140-2 Level 3 Validation).
QNAP Systems has announced the latest models of its Turbo NAS line aimed at the corporate workgroup, SOHO and home user markets. The three models each use 2.0 GHz processors, come with 512MB of DDR3 memory and use the 3.5 version of the QNAP firmware. The tower form-factor units differ in the number of supported
SSD prices continue to fall as Other World Computing releases a 30GB SSD for $67.99. The OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 3G is a SATA built around a SandForce SF-2100 controller and promises sustained data rates of 263MB/s read and 258MB/s write. Aimed at budget shoppers who might not need the latest SATA 6Gb/s performance, the
Backing up data to an external drive is a good idea, but backing it up to an external drive and the cloud is even better. That’s the spirit behind Toshiba’s latest release of the Canvio line of hard drives. Ranging in size from 500GB to 1TB and with a selection of colors, the drives now
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