Nimbus Launches Network Flash Memory Storage System

Nimbus Data Systems, Inc. has announced the availability of its second generation S-Class series of flash memory storage systems.The SSD provider for next-generation data centers, PR Newswire reports, has released a line that retains the S-Class designation and says is three times faster than the original.

The new S-Class also adds support for Fibre Channel and Infiniband networking natively, in addition to the existing 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet support. Nimbus claims the new S-Class is the most versatile network flash memory systems on the market today.

EBay has also announced it has deployed more than 100 terabytes of Nimbus S-Class flash memory to power its VMware virtual server infrastructure. It is among the world's largest consolidated deployment of network-attached flash storage for virtualization today.

 

 

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"’Increasingly, IT managers are looking to flash memory storage systems for the most demanding applications to boost performance and speed up data access,’ said Jeff Janukowicz, research manager for Solid State Storage at IDC. ‘Network-based flash memory systems, such as Nimbus Data Systems second generation S-Class, that provide performance and reliability with data management services and versatile connectivity options are well positioned to capitalize on the tremendous demand forecast for solid state storage.’"

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