Shared storage using either a storage area network (SAN) or network attached storage (NAS) device enables many key features of the virtual server environment, such as virtual machine (VM) migration, distributed resource management and site recovery management. As a result…
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The Benefits of a Flash Only, SAN-less Virtual Architecture
Tagged with: Flash, Flash memory, OCZ Technology, PCI Express, SAN, Solid-state drive, Storage area network, Virtual machine, VM, VMware
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IBM Solidifies SSD Strategy With Texas Memory Acquisition
In what could be one of the most important acquisitions of the year, IBM today announced plans to acquire Texas Memory Systems. While the details will be presented later on today, we think this is an excellent move on the…
IBM Storage Makes Its SSD Case
At IBM Edge 2012 IBM made its case for having a better end-to-end solid state disk (SSD) strategy over its competitors. For the major suppliers (IBM, EMC, HP, Dell) there are several key locations where they need to be executing…
What is a Flash OS?
Flash-based Solid State Devices (SSD) are more than just a collection of memory cards. They’re also not created equally. Components like the controller, backplane, and internal interconnect all are important differentiators when accessing Flash-based storage solutions. As these products have…
Highly Available, High Capacity SSD Solves Application Latency Problems
Texas Memory Systems (TMS) has been building high performance, solid state storage systems for over three decades, laying claim to the “fastest storage on the planet” with their World’s Fastest Storage® trademark. The RamSan-720 added to this legacy with hardware…
Tagged with: Capacity, Density, Efficiency, eMLC, Flash, HA, Latency, RAID, Ramsan, SSD, Texas Memory
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What is a Flash System OS?
Texas Memory Details Its Secret Sauce Today’s flash storage systems have a lot of work to do. There is the lowest level flash management that includes error correction and wear leveling. Then there is the more advanced functions that manage…
Highly Available Solid State Storage Performance
Getting the absolute maximum performance from Flash-based storage and providing shared access across multiple servers typically requires a solid state storage appliance. These systems are designed specifically to eliminate bottlenecks and latency to deliver extreme performance. However, most of these…
Tagged with: Flash, HA, RAID, Ramsan, Solid State, Texas Memory, Virtualization
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