Storage Archive

EMC VFCache Server Caching Solution Announced


EMC Corporation has announced the EMC VFCache, a new server Flash caching solution. VFCache and EMC Flash-enabled storage systems significantly improve application performance by leveraging intelligent software and PCIe Flash technology; tests have resulted in increased throughput of up to 3X while reducing latency by 60%. With this announcement, EMC [...]

Dell XPS 17 SSD Upgrade Review


The Dell XPS 17 L702X is a desktop replacement style notebook that is powered by an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor and Nvidia dedicated graphics.  The XPS 17 L702X can be purchased and configured on Dell.com where it has a starting price of $899 for the entry level configuration.  You are [...]

Intel SSD 520 Enterprise Review


The Intel SSD 520 is targeted at the client user, but with the backing of the Intel brand and the quality of engineering that went into this SSD, it’s definitely going to creep into the enterprise as well. As seen in our client Intel SSD 520 review, the SandForce-based SSD drives [...]

Intel SSD 520 Review


The Intel SSD 520, code name Cherryville, is the latest consumer SSD offering from Intel which breaks a tremendous amount of new ground for the company and the SSD industry at large. The big highlight is that Intel has transitioned to a SandForce processor in the SSD 520, away from the Marvell [...]

Intel SSD 520 RAID Review


We’ve already looked at the Intel SSD 520 a few different ways in our client SSD 520 review and enterprise SSD 520 review. Additionally though, with the superb performance and Intel’s reputation for SSD reliability, there’s potential for the SSD 520 to be offered by notebook and desktop OEMs as a performance [...]

MYSTERY as QLogic hurls InfiniBand from train


Reg storage desk baffled in the case of the fibre fracas
Comment  Storage networking and InfiniBand supplier is giving up on InfiniBand and selling that business line to Intel for $125 million.…

EMC server flash rival slams VFCache


Fusion-io thinks Lightning misses target
EMC’s VFCache server cache doesn’t quite hit the mark. Although it validates server flash use, caching is not enough.…

EMC crashes the server flash party


Lightning strike with thunder to follow
The perfect server flash storm hitting storage arrays has generated EMC’s well-signalled Lightning strike; VFCache has arrived, extending FAST technology from the array to the server. Project Thunder is following close behind, promising an EMC server-networked flash array.…

Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform Chosen by BYU


Nexsan has announced the department of computer science at Brigham Young University (the US’s largest religious university and the third largest private university in the country) has integrated Nexsan’s Flexible Storage Platform to support its multi-purpose storage infrastructure. The Flexible Storage Platform was chosen to support the department’s virtualized operating environment with high capacity storage [...]

Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform Chosen by BYU


Nexsan has announced the department of computer science at Brigham Young University (the US’s largest religious university and the third largest private university in the country) has integrated Nexsan’s Flexible Storage Platform to support its multi-purpose storage infrastructure. The Flexible Storage Platform was chosen to support the department’s virtualized operating environment with high capacity storage [...]