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  • CloudSigma goes all SSD in its cloud

    In what one analyst calls a harbinger of future advancements by cloud providers, European infrastructure as a service (IaaS) company CloudSigma has announced that its cloud storage will run completely on solid state drives (SSD).

    Written by Brandon Butler02 April 13 15:03
  • Where to deploy flash-based SSD caching to optimize application acceleration

    Enhancements to server and storage technology created an I/O performance gap in the enterprise storage network that has since been addressed by SSD-based caches and PCIe-based flash cards, but there are different approaches to deploying SSDs. This article compares SSD caching approaches and suggests a new approach that overcomes the individual drawbacks of each approach while combining their relative advantages.

    Written by Cameron Brett, director of solutions marketing, QLogic Corporation12 Feb. 13 21:28
  • Samsung buys SSD caching vendor Nvelo

    Samsung Electronics has acquired Nvelo, a Silicon Valley vendor of products for caching data on flash-based SSDs (solid-state disks).

    Written by Stephen Lawson15 Dec. 12 01:13
  • Thai floods hit Q4 hard drive production, says research firm

    The devastating floods in Thailand will cause a 28 percent quarter-on-quarter drop in hard disk drive (HDD) production in the fourth quarter, potentially affecting notebook production in early 2012, research firm IHS iSuppli said on Monday.

    Written by John Ribeiro01 Nov. 11 17:20
  • Can you put an SSD and HDD in a laptop?

    After reading The Best of Both Worlds: An SSD and a HDD, George McCluney asked if it's possible to combine both drives on a laptop.

    Written by Lincoln Spector15 Sept. 11 01:16
  • Intel announces new 710 series enterprise SSDs

    Intel on Wednesday announced the new 710 series solid-state drives, which the company is pitching as a replacement to hard drives in enterprise servers.

    Written by Agam Shah15 Sept. 11 09:56
  • Intel posts fix for bug that crashes SSD 320 drives

    Intel on Wednesday issued a firmware upgrade that fixes a bug that caused its SSD 320 solid-state drives to crash and lose data, months after the issue first came to light.

    Written by Agam Shah18 Aug. 11 06:46
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