All-flash data center

An all-flash data center may be a ways off for most organizations, but this topic page includes the latest news plus hints and tips to help your progress. Learn how an all-flash data center can improve your IOPS and bandwidth, and decrease latency over disk storage. You can also find tips on increasing I/O performance with flash.

February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21
IBM flash storage seeks wider appeal with FlashSystem array

New IBM flash storage includes 1U FlashSystem building block starting at 38 TB. The launch comes as IBM consolidates storage products around its FlashSystem flagship.
January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21
QLC flash drives are hot '21 trend, pressure HDDs on price

Hot 2021 trends in memory and storage will include the ramp of QLC SSDs in enterprise flash arrays, pressuring HDDs on price, increasing Optane adoption and NVMe over TCP.
April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20
Vast Data flash storage zeroes in on enterprises

Vast Data engineers improve storage services for cloud backup and encryption as the all-flash startup moves to target mainstream Windows and MacOS shops.
April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20
Vast Data wows investors with 'flash everywhere' design

In the throes of economic uncertainty caused by a global pandemic, investors pour $100 million into startup that sells a million-dollar storage system, Vast Data Universal Storage.

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How 6 new midrange storage arrays from top vendors stack up

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HPE Nimble Storage arrays

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NVMe flash storage doesn't mean tape and disk are dying

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Five debunked myths about SSD issues

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