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August 24, 2012  8:25 AM

Flash Memory Summit shows SSD decisions require research



Posted by: RichCastagna
flash, flash array, flash arrays, Storage

Storage pros are used to having to stick their heads under the hood to figure out the intricacies of storage techs, but they may not be so comfortable having to delve even deeper into the inner workings of their gear. But at this stage of its development and adoption,

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August 13, 2012  2:55 PM

Violin turns to Symantec for solid-state software stack



Posted by: Dave Raffo
flash, flash array, solid state storage, Storage, Symantec, violin memory

Flash arrays already have spinning disk drives beat for performance, but they will require data management software for flash to become the medium of choice...

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May 24, 2012  8:00 PM

NetApp keeps flash plans under wraps



Posted by: Dave Raffo
emc, flash, flash cache, netapp, xtremio

Like EMC, NetApp executives say they expect to offer flash in many areas of their storage systems. But NetApp so far only sells flash as a cache in storage arrays (Flash Cache), and solid state drives (SSDs)...

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April 19, 2012  9:13 AM

EMC says new VMAX and Thunder coming soon, HDD price hikes staying



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Cloud storage, emc, flash, hard-drive shortage, solid state storage

EMC executives today said the price increase for hard drives put into place late last year will continue for most of this year. They also...

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January 10, 2012  9:08 AM

OCZ grabs Sanrad for PCIe caching software



Posted by: Dave Raffo
flash, ocz, PCIe, sanrad, solid state storage

Not surprisingly, the first storage acquisition of 2012 involved solid-state flash. That technology figured prominently in 2011 acquisitions, and the trend is...

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October 27, 2011  8:52 PM

LSI accelerates its move into flash



Posted by: Dave Raffo
flash, lsi, PCIe, sandforce, solid state

LSI, which left the storage systems business this year, is going full bore into the enterprise flash business. LSI acquired flash controller chip vendor SandForce for $322 million Wednesday, seven months...

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