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KIOXIA Introduces New PCIe 5.0 SSDs for Enterprise and Data Center Infrastructures

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Monday, August 7, 2023
Technology, Networks, Hardware, Data Management, IDC, NVM Express, TB, PCI Express, Multimedia, U.2, SSD, OCP, TLC, EDSFF, Research, Solid-state drive, Data center, Computer data storage

KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced the addition of the KIOXIA CD8P Series to its lineup of data center-class solid state drives (SSDs).

Key Points: 
  • KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced the addition of the KIOXIA CD8P Series to its lineup of data center-class solid state drives (SSDs).
  • KIOXIA CD8P drives are well-suited to general purpose server and cloud environments that can take advantage of PCIe® 5.0 (32 gigatransfers/s x4) performance.
  • These data center applications can generate complex mixed workloads spread across large scale virtualized systems.
  • The new drives are available in capacities up to 30.72 terabytesi (TB) and in both Enterprise and Data Center Standard Form Factor (EDSFF) E3.S and 2.5-inch (U.2) form factors.

Inventec's C805G6 Data Center Solution Brings Sustainable Efficiency & Advanced Security for Powering AI

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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TAIPEI, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventec (TPE: 2356), a global leader in high-powered servers headquartered in Taiwan, is launching its cutting-edge C805G6 server for data centers based on AMD's newest 4th Gen EPYC™ platform — a major innovation in computing power that provides double the operating efficiency of previous platforms.

Key Points: 
  • In fact, in 2022 MIT found that improving a machine learning model tenfold will require a 10,000-fold increase in computational requirements .
  • Addressing both pain points, George Lin, VP of Business Unit VI, Inventec Enterprise Business Group (Inventec EBG) notes that, "Our latest C805G6 data center solution represents an innovation both for the present and the future, setting the standard for performance, energy efficiency, and security while delivering top-notch hardware for powering AI workloads."
  • For greater flexibility and compatibility, the server offers two power supply options, CRPS and DC48V, ensuring optimal usage in a variety of data center setups.
  • Growing threats to data centers and enterprises around the world require ironclad security solutions that are up to the task.

Solidigm Introduces the World’s Highest Capacity PCIe SSD for Massive Data Storage From Core to Edge

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Technology, Semiconductor, Engineering, 5G, Manufacturing, Networks, Hardware, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, CDN, DRAM, K-stability, VAST Data, HPE, TB, OS, Business, BW, HDD, Micrometre, Central processing unit, U.2, ProLiant, DDR4, TLC, Ubuntu, Machine learning, Data, Workload, Linux, Cheetah, QLC, AI, LTS, Solid-state drive, Computer data storage

"Modern workloads like AI and capabilities like 5G are rapidly reshaping the storage landscape,” said Greg Matson, VP of Strategic Planning and Marketing at Solidigm. “Businesses need storage in more places that is inexpensive, able to store massive data sets efficiently and access the data at speed. The D5-P5336 delivers on all three -- value, density and performance. With QLC, the economics are compelling -- imagine storing 6X more data than HDDs and 2X more data than TLC SSDs, all in the same space at TLC speed."

Key Points: 
  • “Solidigm’s D5-P5336 QLC SSDs offer an impressive combination of capacity, performance, and reliability as a solution to overcome this challenge.
  • The seamless integration of these Solidigm QLC SSDs with Cheetah's high-performance servers makes them highly suitable for the efficient deployment of edge solutions."
  • In the first half of 2024, Solidigm will be shipping E3.S form factor with up to 30.72TB.
  • Additionally, the D5-P5336 will be on display at the Solidigm booth (#107) at Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, Calif. August 8-10.

SMART Modular Technologies’ Data Center SSDs Designated as OCP Inspired™ by the Open Compute Project

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Software, Technology, Hardware, Data Management, NVM Express, Marketplace, TB, Open Compute Project, PCI Express, Multimedia, U.2, SSD, LED, OCP, SGH, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Ecosystem, Silicon, Solid-state drive, SMART, Video game

SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (“SMART”) , a division of SGH (Nasdaq: SGH ) and a global leader in memory solutions, solid-state drives and advanced memory announces that the Open Compute Project (OCP) has accepted SMART’s DC4800 data center solid state drives (SSDs) as an OCP Inspired™ product and will be featured on the OCP website in the Marketplace section.

Key Points: 
  • SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (“SMART”) , a division of SGH (Nasdaq: SGH ) and a global leader in memory solutions, solid-state drives and advanced memory announces that the Open Compute Project (OCP) has accepted SMART’s DC4800 data center solid state drives (SSDs) as an OCP Inspired™ product and will be featured on the OCP website in the Marketplace section.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230712491477/en/
    SMART Modular’s DC4800 data center solid state drive has been accepted as an OCP Inspired™ product and will be featured on the OCP website in the Marketplace section.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    SMART’s DC4800 represents a new class of high performance, power efficient, data center SSDs.
  • *The stylized “S” and “SMART” as well as “SMART Modular Technologies” are trademarks and registered trademarks of SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Infortrend Expands NVMe All-Flash Storage Lineup with High-Capacity 4U48 Models, Reducing Management Complexity and Operation Costs

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
NVM Express, Maintenance, VMware, Product planning, TB, PCI Express, VDI, TWSE, U.2, Infortrend, IOPS, Solid-state drive, Deepchill Technologies Inc., Computer data storage

The new solutions offer greater storage capacity for businesses to consolidate their storage hardware infrastructure while reducing management complexity, and are ideal for data-intensive applications such as VMware and VDI.

Key Points: 
  • The new solutions offer greater storage capacity for businesses to consolidate their storage hardware infrastructure while reducing management complexity, and are ideal for data-intensive applications such as VMware and VDI.
  • With most NVMe all-flash storage systems on the market available in the 2U form factor, Infortrend breaks through with 4U48 solutions that support PCIe Gen4 U.2 NVMe SSDs to offer up to 700TB of storage capacity in one appliance.
  • One benefit of the 4U48 solutions is minimizing hardware, where one 4U48 is the equivalent to two 2U systems.
  • Additionally, administrators can manage fewer storage systems with 4U48, which enhances storage maintenance efficiency.

Infortrend Expands NVMe All-Flash Storage Lineup with High-Capacity 4U48 Models, Reducing Management Complexity and Operation Costs

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
NVM Express, Maintenance, VMware, TB, PCI Express, VDI, TWSE, U.2, Infortrend, IOPS, Solid-state drive, Deepchill Technologies Inc., Computer data storage

The new solutions offer greater storage capacity for businesses to consolidate their storage hardware infrastructure while reducing management complexity, and are ideal for data-intensive applications such as VMware and VDI.

Key Points: 
  • The new solutions offer greater storage capacity for businesses to consolidate their storage hardware infrastructure while reducing management complexity, and are ideal for data-intensive applications such as VMware and VDI.
  • With most NVMe all-flash storage systems on the market available in the 2U form factor, Infortrend breaks through with 4U48 solutions that support PCIe Gen4 U.2 NVMe SSDs to offer up to 700TB of storage capacity in one appliance.
  • One benefit of the 4U48 solutions is minimizing hardware, where one 4U48 is the equivalent to two 2U systems.
  • Additionally, administrators can manage fewer storage systems with 4U48, which enhances storage maintenance efficiency.

ATP Electronics Launches Industrial 176-Layer PCIe® Gen 4 x4 M.2, U.2 SSDs Offering Excellent R/W Performance, 7.68 TB Highest Capacity

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATP Electronics, the global leader in specialized storage and memory solutions, introduces its latest high-speed N600 Series M.2 2280 and U.2 solid state drives (SSDs) sporting the 4th generation PCIe® interface and supporting the NVMe™ protocol. The new ATP PCIe Gen 4 SSDs’ 16 GT/s data rate is double that of the previous generation, translating to a bandwidth of 2 GB/s for every PCIe lane.

Key Points: 
  • The new ATP PCIe Gen 4 SSDs’ 16 GT/s data rate is double that of the previous generation, translating to a bandwidth of 2 GB/s for every PCIe lane.
  • The M.2 2280 SSDs are available in capacities from 240 GB up to 3.84 TB, while the U.2 SSDs are available from 960 GB to 7.68 TB for more cost-effective options for diverse storage requirements.
  • While there are newer iterations of NAND being released in 2XX+layers , these will focus on 1 Tbit and larger density sizes.
  • Depending on project support and customer request, ATP can provide hardware/firmware customization, thermal solutions customization, and engineering joint validation and collaboration.

Enterprise Level PCI Express 5.0 based Solid State Drive Validation Test Solutions are Now Available

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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LOOMIS, Calif., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy, the worldwide leader in protocol test and measurement solutions has announced availability of the OakGate PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 based solid-state drive (SSD) R300-G5 PRO Test Appliance, the DE200-G5 PRO Test Appliance, and the E-Series 16-Bay Expansion Enclosures. These robust SSD test solutions allow customers to ensure their data center storage is operating at the expected level of performance.

Key Points: 
  • OakGate test products validate performance of powerful, high-capacity solid state drive (SSD) configurations
    LOOMIS, Calif., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy, the worldwide leader in protocol test and measurement solutions has announced availability of the OakGate PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 based solid-state drive (SSD) R300-G5 PRO Test Appliance , the DE200-G5 PRO Test Appliance, and the E-Series 16-Bay Expansion Enclosures .
  • These robust SSD test solutions allow customers to ensure their data center storage is operating at the expected level of performance.
  • Among other things, Enterprise grade SSD's are expected to operate at higher data transfer speeds (IOPS) when compared with Consumer grade SSD's.
  • The current, fifth generation of SVF/Enduro has been hardened for over a decade in intense test environments at major disk drive and SSD development sites worldwide.

SMART Modular Technologies’ Data Center SSDs Designated as OCP Inspired™ by the Open Compute Project

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Semiconductor, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Technology, NVM Express, Marketplace, TB, Open Compute Project, PCI Express, Multimedia, U.2, SSD, LED, OCP, SGH, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Ecosystem, Silicon, SMART, Solid-state drive, Video game, Computer data storage

SMART Modular Technologies , Inc. (“SMART”), a division of SGH (Nasdaq: SGH ) and a global leader in memory solutions, solid-state drives and advanced memory announces that the Open Compute Project (OCP) has accepted SMART’s DC4800 data center solid state drives (SSDs) as an OCP Inspired™ product and will be featured on the OCP website in the Marketplace section.

Key Points: 
  • SMART Modular Technologies , Inc. (“SMART”), a division of SGH (Nasdaq: SGH ) and a global leader in memory solutions, solid-state drives and advanced memory announces that the Open Compute Project (OCP) has accepted SMART’s DC4800 data center solid state drives (SSDs) as an OCP Inspired™ product and will be featured on the OCP website in the Marketplace section.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230621149586/en/
    SMART Modular’s DC4800 data center solid state drives (SSDs) have been accepted as an OCP Inspired™ product by the Open Compute Project (OCP) and will be featured on the OCP website in the Marketplace section.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    SMART’s DC4800 represents a new class of high performance, power efficient, data center SSDs.
  • *The stylized “S” and “SMART” as well as “SMART Modular Technologies” are trademarks and registered trademarks of SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

MiTAC Showcases New OCP Solutions at 2023 OCP Regional Summit

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MiTAC Computing Technology, an industry-leading server and storage solution provider for enterprise, cloud and 5G edge computing, is proud to unveil its latest edge servers as part of its OCP solutions at the 2023 OCP Regional Summit, taking place at the Prague Congress Centre, booth #A13, from April 19-20.

Key Points: 
  • PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MiTAC Computing Technology, an industry-leading server and storage solution provider for enterprise, cloud and 5G edge computing, is proud to unveil its latest edge servers as part of its OCP solutions at the 2023 OCP Regional Summit, taking place at the Prague Congress Centre, booth #A13, from April 19-20.
  • "These innovative solutions demonstrate our commitment to delivering cutting-edge server solutions for the ever-evolving needs of the cloud and 5G markets."
  • Building upon the improvements of ORv2, the Open Rack V3 benefits from a new bus bar design that aligns easily with OCP servers and power shelves.
  • MiTAC launches the 2OU OCP server sled Capri 2 , a single socket server that supports AMD EPYC™ 9004 processors.