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Fastest SATA SSD: Samsung 883 – Product Overview and Insight

October 26, 2018

The 883 DCT is geared to meet the demands of server storage systems, with added reliability, end-to-end data protection, and the ability to handle massive amounts of data.

Best SATA SSD: Micron 5200 Series - Product Overview and Insight

October 25, 2018

Micron designed these SATA SSDs for virtualized workloads and cloud architectures. For a SATA drive it packs a decent throughput punch, and delivers latency as low as 55 microseconds.

Fastest M.2 SSD: Samsung SSD 970 – Product Overview and Insight

October 24, 2018

The Samsung 970 Pro outperforms at both queue depth and peak performance in sequential read tests. Its combo of NVMe and PCie in the compact M.2 form factor makes it a good candidate for anyone wanting high performance.

Best M.2 SSD: Toshiba XD5 Series - Product Overview and Insight

October 23, 2018

Toshiba XD5 Series Data Center NVMe SSD is a PCIe Gen 3, NVMe 1.3a specification, high-performance SSD, 1.92 TB and 3.84 TB capacities, built on BiCS FLASH TLC, available in sub-1 drive write per day.

Qumulo QF2 P-Series: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

Qumulo's QF2 is a scale-out file storage system that can run on premises or in the cloud. When QF2 runs on the company's P-Series all-flash storage hardware, it creates a high-performance NAS device suitable for multiple uses.

Pure Storage Flashblade NAS: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

The Pure Storage NAS solution offers plenty of raw power and is a good option for those looking to add a higher performance storage tier. A good performer on block and object, this product is probably best for midrange workloads.

QNAP Enterprise ZFS NAS Series: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

QNAP is optimized for mission-critical virtualized workloads, particularly virtual desktop infrastructure, and it offers features like nearly limitless snapshots, block-level data deduplication, thin provisioning with reclaim and simplified management.

NetApp FAS9000: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

With NVMe flash and high-performance backed by NetApp’s long-track record of NAS leadership, the FAS9000 should be on the short list for companies looking at the top end of the NAS space.

NetGear ReadyNAS 2312: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

The ReadyNAS 2312 offers decent price performance for SMBs and remote office deployments, and high-performance with a quad gigabit Ethernet interface, plus five levels of data protection and automated backup and disaster recovery.

Dell Storage NX430: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

Dell Storage NX430 is a workhorse NAS machine, at a reasonable price. Yet its choice of SAS or SATA HDDs only (no flash) means its performance pales compared to others in this guide.

HPE StoreEasy 1000: Product Overview and Insight

October 20, 2018

StoreEasy 1660 offers 60% more internal capacity than its previous best-selling NAS. The 1000 series of products also boasts up to twice the performance and 50 percent lower latency than previous generation hardware.

Dell EMC Isilon F800: Product Overview and Insight

October 18, 2018

Dell EMC Isilon F800 All-Flash scale-out NAS storage combines performance and scalability. Available in several configurations, the Isilon F800 delivers up to 250,000 IOPS and 15 GB/s bandwidth per chassis.

Cloud Storage Pros and Cons

October 10, 2018

Enterprises considering public cloud storage should carefully weigh the pros and cons of this popular storage technology.

Best Flash Storage: Top 10 All-Flash Storage Array Vendors

August 29, 2018

These top enterprise all-flash array companies offer high performance products geared for customers with demanding workloads.

IBM FlashSystem 9100: Product Overview and Insight

August 17, 2018

The IBM FlashSystem 9100 combines flash and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) with IBM FlashCore in 2.5-inch SSDs, and IBM Spectrum Virtualize in a 2U storage system.

HPE 3PAR StoreServ: Product Overview and Insight

August 16, 2018

A top contender in the flash category, the HPE 3PAR StoreServ offers plenty of performance and capacity.

X-IO ISE 900: Product Overview and Insight

August 15, 2018

If low cost and decent performance in a flash array is the combination you seek, the X-IO is a viable option.

Pure Storage FlashBlade: Product Overview and Insight

August 13, 2018

Pure Storage FlashBlade is scale-out storage for infrastructure that disaggregates compute, networking, and data storage. A broad range of data-intensive applications leverage this deployment model, from data recovery and data warehouse workloads to Spark and AI.

Tegile IntelliFlash: Product Overview and Insight

August 10, 2018

The IntelliFlash N Series flash array is a unified, NVMe storage system that accelerates applications. By incorporating non-volatile, solid state memory and NVMe interconnect components into its IntelliFlash storage systems, it delivers enterprise storage at near memory speeds.

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