Fujitsu preps NVMe storage line
Fujitsu this week launched the ETERNUS DX89000 high-end array (tune in here for my write-up).
I was struck by the absence of NVMe drive and NVMe-oF fabric interconnect support - apart from a couple...
Burlywood gets flash with NVMe
Burlywood has added NVMe protocol support for its customisable SSD controller software. And it is easy to see why.
As Tod Earhart, founder and CEO of the flash controller start-up, said, in...
NFLEX genuflects to SAP
Fujitsu and NetApp have gained the SAP seal of approval for their joint NFLEX converged system.
NFLEX is similar in concept to the Dell EMC-Cisco VxBlocks and the set-up features...
Komprise customers granted more cold data storage options
Komprise, the purveyor of file lifecycle management software, has increased the number of cold storage destinations for ageing files and added NetApp Cloud Volumes support.
Komprise Intelligent Data Management 2.9 can...
Channel whispers: Micron preps 2200 SSD launch
Boston, the UK server and storage integrator, has invited its channel partners to a briefing on Micron's 2200 SSD.
It looks like a new product line is in the...
Flash glut hits Western Digital in the gut
Western Digital execs blamed declining flash prices and demand for a three per cent drop in Q1 2019 revenues.
And they expect it to get much worse, forecasting a 19...
DDN completes clean SPEC SFS 2014 benchmark sweep
DDN has submitted a winning VDA workload benchmark in the SPEC SFS 2014 performance suite.
The SPEC SFS2014 benchmark tests filer performance. Earlier this month DDN submitted four SPEC SFS...
Samsung outlines QLC and Z-SSD roadmap
Samsung has been slow to develop QLC (4bits/cell) SSD products, compared with Intel and Micron. But it appears to be catching up, judging by a roadmap unrolled at its...
Micron ejects Intel from flash JV. What will Intel do next?
Micron last week said it would exercise its right to buy out Intel's share of IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between the two to fabricate NAND and 3D...
Pure Storage goes old school with Veritas alliance
Pure Storage has struck an alliance with old school data protection vendor Veritas to protect FlashBlade and use it as a backup target and also to protect FlashArray with...
Intel vet takes the helm at Toshiba Memory Corp
There’s a new exec chairman at Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC).
Step forward, Stacy Smith, who most recently worked at Intel as group president of manufacturing operations and sales. Other senior...
Together we can build a better SSD controller – CNEX bags $23m funding
CNEX Labs, a startup that enables big cloud computing vendors to customise SSDs, has picked up $23m in Series D funding.
Typically, SSD controllers are one size fits all -...