Flash Tag Index

Despite what flash vendors say, SSDs are not going to replace hard disks completely anytime soon.
Tags : Flash, SSD, hard drive, hard disk, NAND Flash, Storage

The data storage giant weathers an enterprise IT landscape defined by cautious spending and reveals a big new investor for its Pivotal spin out.
Tags : Flash, EMC, Storage, Pivotal

The idea of adding cache to storage is coming back into vogue again.
Tags : Flash, cache, SSD, disk drives, RAID, hybrid, appliance, Storage

Company hopes to lure enterprises with faster, cheaper and cloudier SSD arrays that don't leave apps hanging during an outage.
Tags : Flash, data storage, SSD

The HP executive talks about the changing data storage market, and provides tips on “future proofing” your storage infrastructure.
Tags : Flash, data storage, HP, Converged Infrastructure

What good are new servers without storage? Oracle NAS systems offer automated SSD caching to speed up enterprise workloads.
Tags : Flash, NAS, ZFS, SPARC, Storage

Storage software startup targets virtualized environments as the server-side caching market heats up.
Tags : Flash, data storage, caching, PCIe

The all-flash data storage vendor upgrades its software platform with support for a new REST-based API and apps that brings systems management capabilities to the iPhone and Android devices.
Tags : Flash, SSD, Solid State Storage, Storage

These young companies are offering products related big data, the cloud, virtualization and SSDs.
Tags : Flash, cloud computing, virtualization, SSD, startups, big data, Storage

Analysts advise managers to think strategically and consider their security needs when it comes to big data storage.
Tags : Flash, Hadoop, SSD, tiering, big data, Storage

Data storage giant unveils new PCIe flash server cards and offers a peek at its all-SSD roadmap.
Tags : Flash, SSD, PCIe, Storage

Enterprise data storage vendor takes the wraps off the company's first all-SSD array, the EF540, and sets the stage for more.
Tags : Flash, Storage, enterprise datacenter

High-end arrays, midrange storage systems and cloud software and infrastructure offerings helped the IT giant hit $6 billion in quarterly revenues for the first time.
Tags : Flash, cloud computing, EMC, Storage

Enterprise storage solutions with flash cache can offer faster performance and lower latency at a reasonable price.
Tags : Flash, cache, SSD, enterprise storage, tiering, IOS

The recent VMworld showcased some key flash-based storage solutions.
Tags : Flash, EMC, Storage

With an eye toward the post-disk era, this startup offers an enterprise-grade, all-flash storage solution.
Tags : Flash, Flash Array, Storage, Flash Storage

Startup vendor specializes in converged array that marries primary and backup storage along with disaster recovery.
Tags : Flash, disaster recovery, iSCSI, array, RAID array, Nimble Storage

Henry Newman revisits the limitations of storage I/O and explains why the movement of data is at the mercy of the physical constraints within computers and storage hardware.
Tags : Flash, SSD, storage networking, solid state disk, Storage I/O

The latency of the Internet is greater than the latency of disk, so what's the point of Flash cache for Web devices?
Tags : Flash, cache, SSD, disk drives, solid state disk

STEC is now shipping new SSDs and now supports DRAM, SLC and MLC NAND Flash.
Tags : Flash, SSD, STEC, MLC, SLC

Violin’s addition of MLC-based devices to its line of SSDs is indicative of the general trend toward MLC NAND flash in enterprise disk arrays.
Tags : Flash, SSD, MLC, SLC, Violin Memory

Solid state disk (SSD) development could easily stagnate at the 20-25nm mark without changes to today’s materials and techniques for storing and retrieving data.
Tags : Flash, SSD, NAND, solid state disk, Lithography

Oracle EVP John Fowler praises flash and tape.
Tags : Flash, data storage, tape storage, tape, disk

Micron's 6Gbps SATA drives compete with SSD drives from Intel, Samsung and STEC. Meanwhile, Seagate is partnering with Samsung for enterprise-class SSD controllers.
Tags : Flash, SSD, solid state disk

The company boasts sustainable storage with its latest enterprise flash storage system.
Tags : Flash, Storage

Conventional wisdom dictates that SLC technology is the only type of NAND flash suitable for enterprise-class SSDs. However, that line of thought is changing.
Tags : Flash, Solid-State Drives, Solid State Storage

Fusion-io has combined the capabilities of traditional I/O subsystems with the features of virtual memory to create a hybrid flash-optimized OS subsystem called the ioMemory VSL.
Tags : Flash, SSD, Fusion-io, Solid State Storage, solid state drives

Nimble Storage today launched an iSCSI storage array that offers a new converged approach to primary and secondary storage for midsize companies.
Tags : Flash, iSCSI, SATA, SSDs

The acquired product lines from Microchip Technology will form the core of Greenliant's solid-state storage product portfolio.
Tags : Flash, SSD, solid state drive, NAND, controller

IBM plans to include SandForce Flash controller chip technology in future systems.
Tags : Flash, data, SSD, Enterprise, controller

Toshiba makes a multimillion dollar investment in Violin Memory.
Tags : Flash, Enterprise, Memory, NAND

Flash-based SSD in the enterprise is used as a caching tier for servers or as a storage tier.
Tags : Flash, SSD, controller, storage tier, server cache

LSI and Seagate are sampling an LSI-branded server bus flash card, targeting data-intensive applications.
Tags : Flash, cache, Seagate, Flash Array, LSI

The data corruption problem only appears under one condition, but it was enough to force Intel to halt solid state drive shipments.
Tags : Flash, Intel, SSD, Solid-State Drives, STEC

Fusion-io says it has combined low-cost MLC flash with the reliability of enterprise-class SLC.
Tags : Flash, data storage, Solid-State Drives, STEC, Fusion-io