Rack-scale flash storage
Rack-scale flash is a next-generation of all-flash storage that places the flash physically closer to the server to improve the speed of solid-state drives (SSDs). Rack-scale flash usually includes non-volatile memory express (NVMe), which is a faster interface than SAS or SATA SSDs. NVMe over Fabrics can run over high-speed Ethernet or Fibre Channel networks.
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Feature
07 Jul 2023
SAS vs. NVMe: The future of 2 key storage interfaces
In SAS vs. NVMe, both interfaces play significant roles in enterprise storage. See how they stack up in terms of performance, scalability, flexibility and manageability. Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2021
Pure Storage adds automated storage API, databases on demand
All-flash array vendor Pure Storage expands its cloud services with Fusion, enabling storage on demand for developers, and Portworx Data Services, a database-as-a-service. Continue Reading
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News
24 Nov 2020
Dense processing fuels Pavilion Data storage performance
Pavilion Hyperparallel Flash Array clusters multiple controllers in unified namespace that spans racks and chassis. Pavilion storage scales 2.2 PB of raw NVMe flash. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Mar 2019
Vexata readies VX-Cloud architecture with server partners
Vexata is thinking outside the box. The NVMe all-flash array vendor is sampling VX-Cloud Data Acceleration Platform reference architecture with major server vendors. The hardware design combines ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Feb 2019
Pure Storage all-flash gains ObjectEngine backup appliance
All-flash vendor Pure Storage provides ObjectEngine inline deduplication appliance to reduce data locally and shuttle it to S3-based object storage for analytics, DR and reuse. Continue Reading
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Answer
24 Oct 2018
Which NVMe fabric will win out?
Are you wondering how NVMe over fabrics will shake out? Expect RDMA to take the early lead, but storage pros will continue their love affair with Fibre Channel. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Oct 2018
NVMe fabric options include Fibre Channel, RDMA
Planning NVMe over fabrics? Then get to know all about the Fibre Channel and RDMA fabric options to decide which of the two approaches fits your network best. Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2018
Violin Systems AFA lineup adds XVS8 power hitter
Violin, an 'emerging company that's been around a while,' adds new all-flash system that will support NVMe over Fabrics next year and promises extreme performance. Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2018
IBM DS8882F converges array and mainframe in one rack
IBM skinny mainframes add a few pounds with the DS8882F all-flash array screwed into the IBM Z ZR1 and LinuxOne Rockhopper II 19-inch racks. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Aug 2018
NVMe-oF and its many benefits take NVMe to the next level
NVMe over Fabrics is revolutionizing the storage market by making full use of data center capacity and becoming an effective replacement for SAN environments. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2018
Newisys NVMe flash array chases hyperscale market
Sanmina-owned Newisys is known as a white-label server OEM to array vendors. The NSS-2560 NVMe flash provides storage density with hot-pluggable SSDs and Intel Broadwell servers. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2018
Vexata fires up NVMe flash storage to tackle analytics
Vexata claims about two dozen customers are using its all-flash NVMe VX storage arrays. Vendor says the product upgrade targets growing need for fast storage in cognitive computing. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2018
VxRack Flex at the center of Medicity's SaaS cloud
Hungry for power, healthcare SaaS provider Medicity installed Dell EMC VxRack Flex rack-scale HCI for private cloud to store petabytes of data for its customer network. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Apr 2018
How to get the full benefits from NVMe flash storage
Consolidate and increase the density of your organization's workloads in a flash storage system to take full advantage of NVMe's parallelism and reduced latency. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Mar 2018
NVMe SSDs: Is there a need for all this speed?
Everything you should know to decide if nonvolatile memory express is right for your enterprise and, if it is, how to plan for the future of flash storage. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Feb 2018
Time for a flash storage system refresh: What's next?
The second wave of flash storage systems in the enterprise must be about optimizing flash performance and density, not just IOPS, and being faster than its hard disk predecessor. Continue Reading
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Answer
06 Dec 2017
Which enterprise NVMe SSD vendor is right for me?
Picking an NVMe drive is an important decision. Consider thermal control, proprietary software and drive architecture to make the right choice. Continue Reading