The case for high-cap SSDs overtaking HDDs as datacenter standard
Analysis: With the arrival of 122 TB SSDs, the case for disk drives being replaced by SSDs suddenly looks much more compelling.
At the end of 2024, we have five...
GPUDirect support added to Quantum Myriad
Quantum’s Myriad OS now supports Nvidia GPUDirect file access for fast GPU Server data feeding.
Myriad, announced in April 2023, is a containerized, unified, scale-out file and object storage software...
Micron boosted by AI-driven sales surge, but shares dip after forecast disappoints
Micron revenues surged to a first quarter record in its sixth consecutive growth quarter with AI a long-term revenue booster, despite posting an outlook that appeared to disappoint investors...
SanDisk rebrands with minimalist logo
The soon to be spun-off SanDisk has a new minimalist logo, with a new harder to read font.
Here’s the old logo for comparison:
It's changed to an all-caps, serif font...
SK hynix joins high-capacity SSD club
SK hynix has matched its subsidiary Solidigm with a 60TB-class PS1012 SSD and says it will develop 122TB and 244TB follow-on drives to meet AI storage demand.
Ahn Hyun, President...
Western Digital flash unit boss to exit amid split in the biz
Western Digital EVP and GM Robert Soderbery, head of the NAND and SSD business unit, is leaving on January 2.
The storage device builder currently has two divisions: hard disk...
Solidigm SSDs supercharge VergeIO performance for VMware switchers
VergeIO’s updated VergeOS software delivered more than 1 million IOPS from a six-node cluster with Solidigm SSDs as the company pursues its VMware switcher capture agenda, the company says.
The...
Kioxia and Western Digital joint venture facing corporate earthquakes
Analysis The NAND fab joint venture between Western Digital and Kioxia is facing strain as both parties go through foundational changes. Private equity-owned Kioxia is pursuing an IPO, and...
Samsung developing 400-plus-layer 3D NAND
Samsung, currently on its ninth-generation 3D NAND with 286 layers, has 400-layer technology in development.
This was revealed via a 2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference agenda release . Session...
Pure Storage notches up hyperscaler deal, revenue uptick
Pure Storage reported Q3 2025 revenues rising 9 percent to $831 million, revealing that a top-four hyperscaler licensing deal for its Purity OS and Direct Flash Module (DFM) technology...
Synology appoints US subsidiary CEO to drive enterprise expansion
Synology vet James Chen has been appointed CEO for Synology America to spearhead its enterprise storage market business growth with data protection appliances taking the lead role.
Taiwan-based Synology, founded...
FADU’s SSD controller edge: Multiple parallel PPUs
Profile: FADU is a fabless semiconductor company operating out of Seoul in Korea and specializing in SSD controllers and also drives. Jonmichael Hands, its Senior Director for Product Planning,...