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NVM Express Delivers 1.2 Specification

Today NVM Express has released its 1.2 specification. NVM Express (NVMe) is already a high-performance standard for enterprise and client non-volatile memory based storage solutions (NVM developed the specification for accessing SSDs on a PCIe bus). NVMe 1.2 extends to a new level of enterprise and client functionality with new data center and client features. Along with the updated specification NVM is also announcing it is developing new specifications such as management interface for NVMe devices and NVM Express over fabrics.

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QLogic Enables 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel Across Fujitsu Enterprise Product Portfolio

Today QLogic announced that its 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel adapters are now shipping in Fujitsu PRIMERGY and PRIMEQUEST servers. The collaboration allows Fujitsu customers to deploy end-to-end Gen 5 SANs in combination with ETERNUS Gen 5 Fibre Channel disk storage systems. This collaboration is the latest with QLogic that is aimed at satisfying enterprise-class server and storage requirements, previous collaboration between QLogic and Brocade was aimed at increasing performance and simplifying management.

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Software-Defined Storage: Making the Benefits of the Hyperscale Clouds Available to the Masses

Computing has changed dramatically, particularly in the last ten years. According to IDC, the rise of web and mobile applications, and the commoditization of content creation tools, has increased endpoint content consumption and content creation by at least 30 times. As such, companies today are looking to get more value out of the petabytes of data they now commonly store. Truly self-service clouds, operating at application and infrastructure layers, are now multi-billion dollar businesses. Sensor networks and other machine-to-machine interactions promise another exponential jump in data movement and storage. Yet in spite of all of these monumental changes in the usage of both data and content, outside of increases in capacity and processor power, common storage architectures have remained basically unchanged over the past twenty years. We are trying to compute at multi-petabyte scale with architectures designed for terabytes.

November 11th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

CalDigit T4 Thunderbolt 2 Now Available For Pre-Order

CalDigit has announced the T4 Thunderbolt 2 RAID storage solution is now available for pre-order and will begin shipping on November 19th, 2014. The T4 is a four-bay RAID 0, 1, 5 & JBOD storage solution that is equipped with Thunderbolt 2 technology, storage capacities up to 20TB, and can reach speeds of 750MB/s with 3.5” HDDs installed while achieving speeds up to 1,370MB/s when using SSDs in RAID0.

November 11th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

Zadara Announces Advanced High-Availability And Data Protection Options

Today Zadara Storage announced its expanded high-availability and data protection options for its Virtual Private Storage Array. The service includes a unique, Multi-Zone HA capability. The new options run the gamut of data protection from application corruption all the way up to facility-level failure. The new features also enable customers to extend their data redundancy across metropolitan locations and ensure that mission critical applications will continue to function in the face of failures small to large.

November 7th, 2014 by Brian Beeler

HP Delivers More Flash Features/Performance To 3PAR StoreServ

HP has announced several enhancements to its HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage family to help customers get more out of both new and existing arrays by taking better advantage of SSDs. These enhancements are a combination of free software upgrades that unlock more performance within 3PAR arrays with intelligent flash management and performance tuning, along with analytics that provide actionable insight into data use patterns to determine where and how much flash to introduce into a system.

November 7th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

Avere Announces Virtual FXT Edge Filer

Avere Systems has announced the release of its high-performance, scalable software NAS with its latest version of Avere Operating System (AOS 4.5), the Virtual FXT Edge Filer. The Virtual FXT Edge Filer provides complete flexibility to deploy and scale compute in the cloud, using both on-premises and cloud-based storage resources such as Amazon EC2.

November 6th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

Synology Launches DiskStation Manager 5.1

Synology has officially launched the latest version of its operating system for NAS, DiskStation Manager 5.1 (DSM 5.1). As mentioned in the beta announcement, DSM 5.1 provides feature-rich backup and security tools, increased productivity, media functionality, and management. DSM 5.1 also has a number of enhancements helping users complete their cloud solutions by providing an advanced private cloud “that works inline with the public cloud- allowing local storage, control, and peace of mind with convenience.”

November 6th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

Dell Cloud Marketplace Public Beta Program Launched

Dell has launched the Dell Cloud Marketplace public beta program. The marketplace will give both developers and IT managers a single unified console on dell.com where they can compare, purchase, use, and manage public cloud services from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Joyent. Dell is aligning itself with Delphix, Docker, and Pertino allowing users to subscribe to these solutions along with the public cloud infrastructure of their choice. Dell is also giving developers on-demand tools in order to improve cloud-based application performance with Foglight APM SaaS edition.

November 5th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

Dell Announces PowerEdge FX Converged Architecture

Today Dell announced its new next-generation converged architecture, the Dell PowerEdge FX. This is one of the several new solutions Dell is introducing in order to bridge the gap between traditional IT requirements and new application requirements. All of these new solutions and appliances will help customers on their path to software-defined data centers (SDDC), with future-ready IT solutions.

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November 5th, 2014 by Josh Linden

Dell PowerEdge VRTX Refresh (13G)

The Dell PowerEdge VRTX is Dell's answer to the needs of ROBO and small offices that can benefit from the convergence of compute, networking and storage within a tower chassis with a footprint barely larger than a standard PC. Like its 12G-based predecessor, the 13G-enabled VRTX supports up to four server nodes (blades) with options for 25x 2.5-inch drive bays or 12x 3.5-inch bays. Some of the most significant advances for the VRTX platform are offered via the new 13G M630 server node which features increased performance, storage capacity, and management functionality over its 12G M620 predecessor.

November 4th, 2014 by StorageReview Enterprise Lab

Dell PowerEdge FX2 Review

The Dell PowerEdge FX2 Architecture represents a significant evolution of Dell’s converged infrastructure strategy by offering the PowerEdge FX blade-based architecture in the form of a 2U rackmounted modular compute and storage platform. The PowerEdge FX2 is planned for general availability in December, and in the meantime StorageReview has been working with a review unit in our Enterprise Test Lab in order to develop an analysis of a platform that has the potential to change the way we approach the PowerEdge family and Dell’s converged infrastructure portfolio.

November 2nd, 2014 by Kevin OBrien

Selecting the Best DRAM Configuration for SQL Server 2012

Building the ideal Microsoft SQL Server 2012 production server can be a daunting task, with variables such as storage, RAM, or processor selection stumping even seasoned IT administrators. We last posted an analysis around selecting the best Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 CPU for running SQL Server 2012 in non-virtualized environments. Aside from CPU, RAM is another key component when considering performance needs of SQL running on iron. For this testing we used the same testbed as the Intel processor study, this time focusing on stepping Micron PC3-12800 RAM with the best-performing CPU and storage to gauge its performance impact.

October 31st, 2014 by StorageReview Enterprise Lab

EMC Data Domain DD2200 Review (DD Boost for SQL)

The EMC Data Domain DD2200 is a deduplication appliance for backup and archive data that is designed for small to midrange data centers. A recent addition to the Data Domain line, the DD2200 consolidates backup, archive, and disaster recovery into one easy-to-manage 2U rack unit platform. The device is offered in two configurations: either a 7 drive system with 7.5TB of usable space or a 12 drive system with 17.2TB of usable space. The DD2200 supports up to 4.7TB per hour throughput and can support up to 860TB of logical capacity via expansion shelves.

October 28th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

SanDisk Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Memory Card Review

The SanDisk Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Memory Card is designed for professional photographers and videographers that require some serious performance. The new Extreme Pro line is certainly specced to satisfy these needs (and then some), with SanDisk boldly claiming that they are the world’s fastest SD cards available on the market. If the quoted performance numbers of 280MB/s read and 250MB/s write (maximum) are any indication, it will definitely rival any SD cards that are currently out there. The new Extreme Pro line is optimized for top-end cameras that support the new UHS-II standard and also has a UHS Speed Class 3 Rating, which is the highest available that supports 4K, Full HD, and 3D video recording. SanDisk's cards are quoted to at a minimum sustained write speed of 30MB/s in these conditions.

October 28th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

Synology DS415+ NAS Review

The DS415+ is the updated mainline SOHO 4-bay from Synology that is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It provides accelerated hardware encryption, plenty of storage capacity, and great performance. The DS415+ is equipped with enough juice to make it ideal for intensive tasks, which in turn allows the NAS to protect data without sacrificing too much performance.

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