When Intel® Optane™ persistent memory (PMem) first came out, we knew that it would radically alter the way business is done in the datacenter, but we couldn’t fully predict the number of ways in which it would. As is the case with all new technologies, we knew the initial use cases for persistent memory, but

The NetApp AFF A250 is an entry-level, end-to-end NVMe enterprise array. Embedded with NVMe SSDs on the back end and NVMe over FC host connectivity on the front end, the A250 is an incredible performer at an entry price point. This allows mid-size and small businesses to get the most out of their workloads at

We recently published an article, where we made the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE50 a pfSense router. We released this article under the guidance of the comments that were made on our TikTok video about the ThinkEdge SE50, where a few people wanted us to put pfSense on it. We thought that this would be a fun

The Supermicro Ultra SuperServer SYS-220U-TNR offers 22x hybrid 2.5” hot-swap drive bays, supporting NVMe, SATA, or SAS storage in a 2U rack system. As part of Supermicro’s X12 Ultra motherboards, this system features two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Ice Lake) making it ideal for software-defined storage, cloud computing, and telecom use cases. The advanced

The Samsung PM1743 SSD is their first enterprise SSD featuring the new PCIe 5.0 (Gen5) interface, combining the company’s advanced sixth-generation V-NAND and a proprietary controller. Showcased at CES 2022, the new PCIe Gen5 interface offers a bandwidth of 32 gigatransfers per second (GT/s), doubling what we saw with PCIe Gen4 and making it a

The Netgear WAX630 is a tri-band wireless access point (WAP) and one of the newest editions to Netgear’s Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) network devices. The WAX630 is a WiFi 6 solution for small to medium-sized businesses, such as schools, hotels, restaurants, or even conference centers. The WAX630 is for those looking to get the highest performance possible

Offered in capacities up to 20TB, the Exos X20 is Seagate’s (and the industry’s) highest-capacity 3.5-inch enterprise hard drive. This CMR-based drive is targeted at cloud datacenters where it directly competes with the Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC560. We found lots to like about the Exos X20, including helium sealing, a 2.5M-hour MTBF, and a

About a year ago, we took a look at SK hynix’s Gen4 enterprise SSD, the PE8010. We compared that drive to the prior model family, and clearly, the PE8010 was a fantastic progression. Now we’ve been able to wrangle more SSDs from the company. Our focus in this testing is the brand new SK hynix

Addressing the growing Autonomous Vehicle (AV) market, Cheetah RAID is releasing a ruggedized, compact server designed to sit under a seat or in the trunk. The Cheetah RAID Prowler is powered by a 3.6GHz 8-core or 16-core processor, with up to 128GB memory and four NVMe drive bays housed in hot-swappable canisters supporting up to