Category: Disk Arrays

Machine learning is revolutionizing the way technology is deployed in many different fields, but when it comes to machine learning in data storage systems, things have been a little less dramatic. Big data storage and storage tiering are two areas where the use of machine learning in storage systems shows promise, but it’s in the…

5) High Performance Phase Change Memory/NAND Hybrid Solid State Storage. Phase change memory (PCM) shows promise as an alternative to standard NAND (flash) memory used in solid state drives (SSDs). It uses a chalcogenide alloy in two physical states – crystalline and amorphous. Since the resistance of the alloy in the two states is different,…

Data storage is undergoing dramatic evolution, in the near, medium and long term. The following new disk, solid state and tape storage technologies will offer enterprises cheaper, faster and more energy efficient storage. Near term: 1) Ethernet Hard Drives Seagate recently announced its Ethernet-connected Kinetic HDD, which the company claims will offer storage application performance…

LSI is shipping to its channel partners a PCIe 2.0 accelerator card based on solid-state disk (SSD) drive technology. In addition to low power consumption of less than 25 watts, LSI is emphasizing the performance of the WarpDrive SPL-300 card, which comes in a low-profile, half-length form factor. The company claims 240,000 I/Os per second…

Widespread flooding this monsoon season has affected 63 of Thailand’s 77 provinces and killed more than 500 people. Economically, it will have a severe effect on the hard disk drive (HDD) industry and worldwide PC shipments through the first half of 2012, according to a new report from International Data Corp. (IDC). HDD factories in…

Predictions for the trajectory of enterprise solid state devices (SSD) vary widely. In fact, the old definition of SSD as a solid state drive – one that could be put into a hard drive slot – appears to be vanishing rapidly as more form factors appear. However it is defined, enterprise SSD is in for…

Sporting a new logo at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Seagate is taking a detour from the data center this week to unveil new products and service offerings for consumers. Making it easier to accommodate more data storage on overflowing desks or gadget bags, the company announced the Seagate Seven, a new…

IBM has been busy imbuing AI-inspired “cognitive” capabilities into its cloud offerings and today those efforts have turned to its enterprise storage business. The company today announced its new DeepFlash Elastic Storage Server system, which offers up to 360 TB of all-flash capacity including big data analytics, Internet of Things management and other workloads that…