LSI has introduced an innovative new technology, the MegaRAID CacheVault. The technology provides flash memory-based cache protection for the company’s MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID controller cards. The technology works by using solid-state NAND flash memory to store data being held in the RAID controller card’s cache when power outages occur. What this means for IT

Patriot has announced a new lineup of SandForce SF-2200-equipped SSDs under the Pyro name. The Patriot Pyro available in 60, 120, and 240GB capacities, offers speeds listed upwards of 550MB/s read and 515MB/s write. While its hard to say at this point with limited information, we estimate these drives are the mainstream 25nm NAND alternative

Victorinox Swiss Army announced new USB drives and USB/pocket knife combos at CES in January including the Victorinox Slim, Victorinox Slim Duo and Victorinox Secure SSD. The flight-friendly Slim and Slim Duo (no blades) are now available in a variety of capacity and color combinations.

Seagate has begun shipping their latest enterprise-ready SSD, the Pulsar XT.2. The Pulsar XT.2 was announced in March and features SLC NAND and a 6Gb/s SAS interface – making it the fastest drive offered by Seagate. 

Intel has recently acknowledged issues with the new SSD 320 series, where by repetitively power cycling the drives, some may become unresponsive or report an 8MB drive capacity. Through a statement to ZDNet, Intel confirmed that they are aware of the issue and are currently investigating the problem. This bug was also reported on the

Citrix Systems has acquired Cloud.com, a private startup company. Cloud.com has developed its CloudStack product line, enabling rapid deployment of cloud-based services. Providers of any number of services, including enterprise infrastructure, can use the products to build cost-effective services. 

If you are a photographer who shoots digital, two things matter to you, the quality of your camera and lenses and the ability to safely store your digital images once the shoot is finished. Even if you can take the most breathtaking images, if you don’t store them correctly, they risk being lost forever if

IcyDock has been kind enough to sponsor a competition on StorageReview where we look for members with the slowest and fastest hard drives. The first stage is a search for users with the slowest drives still functioning – producing a super slow hard drive benchmark result. The second stage of this content is looking for users

Western Digital has announced it will be offering a small-office storage server product based on Microsoft’s Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials software. WD plans to combine their storage hardware and industry knowledge with Microsoft’s operating system to deliver a compelling product for the small business market.