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Seagate Gets Serious About SSDs
The HDD giant announces its new flash storage strategy, launches four new drives
EMC Expands Flash Family With New Xtrem Cards
EMC has expanded its line of PCIe-based NAND flash server cards to improve performance for big data
NetApp Solid State Array Aims For Critical Business Apps
NetApp's new solid state flash storage array wants to gobble structured data
Samsung Touts SSD Potential For Green Data Centers
Samsung continues to argue that solid state drives (SSDs) can make for more energy efficient data centres
Toshiba Expands Enterprise SSDs With Three New Drives
Toshiba has expanded its high performance solid state drive lineup for enterprises with three new models
Amazon Web Services Launches SSD-Based EC2 Service
Amazon Web Services introduces SSD-based IaaS, as it looks to attract a higher class of customer
RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button
Paranoid citizens and secret agents rejoice - you can destroy your data
Western Digital Super Slim HDD Targets Ultrabooks
Western Digital is seeking to provide an alternative to SSDs with its new shock resistent Scorpio Blue 7mm hard drive
Natural Disasters Contribute To HDD Decline In 2011
IDC figures confirm that natural disasters in both Thailand and Japan impacted the HDD industry in 2011
Micron Introduces First Enterprise 2.5-inch PCIe SSD
The PCIe interface on a hot-swappable 2.5-inch card gives data centre administrators a high-speed option for storage servers
GreenBytes Launches Solid State Storage Array
GreenBytes is targeting SMBs with the launch of a flash storage array that can handle deduplication
EMC Targets Servers With PCIe NAND Flash Card
EMC has launched a PCIe NAND flash card that is actively targeting high-transaction servers
Fast SSD Caching And App Monitor Added To IBM XIV Storage System Gen3
IBM has added performance-boosting solid-state caching to its XIV Storage System Gen3, and an monitoring iPhone app
More Affordable Flash Memory Will Tempt Enterprises
Improvements to flash memory technology could make it the primary storage mechanism for enterprise tier 1 storage says Frank Ohlhorst
PCIe Virtualisation Boosted As Micron Aquires Virtensys
Micron's aquisition of Virtensys enables data centres to share local storage across multiple servers with more efficient virtualisation of NAND flash storage.
Apple Now Top Global Semiconductor Buyer
Apple now purchases more semiconductor chips than any other tech vendor according to Gartner
PureSilicon Launches Kage Platform Solid-State Storage Series
Both products are available for pre-order via the company’s Website and begin shipping late in the first quarter
Another 2012 Price Cut Prediction For Solid-State Drives
Nexsan has forecast a price drop for SSDs, as it offered up an insight to the top SSD trends in 2012
Strong Ultrabook Sales To Drive SSD Growth
Booming sales of ultrabook computers will drive increased shipments of SSDs, IHS has said
CES 2012: Victorinox Launches 1TB Swiss Army Knife SSD
Victoronix shows off high capacity Swiss army knife storage devices at CES
OCZ Technology Acquires SANRAD For SSD Performance
SSD maker OCZ will use SANRAD's software to improve access to stored data in virtualised environments
SSD Shipments To Double As Prices Fall
SSD shipments are set for a boom period according to IDC, with prices to fall below 64 pence per gigbabyte
Fusion-io Punches Through One Billion IOPS Barrier
Fusion-io has cut flash storage latency yet again after demoing a billion input/output operations per second
Sandforce Introduces SSD For The Cloud
Sandforce has introduced a multi-level cell flash SSD and claims it is the first optimised for cloud use
STEC Extends Data Centre SSD Range
STEC has expanded its solid-state drive range aimed at enterprises deploying heavy-duty workloads
Companies Urged To Opt For Flash-based Storage
Businesses are being advised to replace their tiered storage with a full SSD-based approach
LSI Makes SSD Move With SandForce Purchase
LSI is bolstering its SSD credentials with the purchase of Flash-storage specialist SandForce
OCZ Takes Solid State Drives To A Terabyte
OCZ has released what it claims is the world's first one terabyte SSD in a 2.5 inch form factor
Violin Memory Introduces First All-Silicon Enterprise Storage
Violin Memory says its new arrays are built for Tier 1 workloads in a 3U SAN-attached platform