MLC DRAM makes fully autonomous vehicle technology achievable
Dateline: April 1, 2019. Researchers at a secret Google facility have implemented multi-level cell DRAM, demonstrating 2 bits/cell (MLC) with a roadmap to 3 and 4 bits/cell, equivalent to...
AMD gets Western Digital Memory Extension tech for EPYC Optane battle
AMD has announced it’s using Western Digital’s Memory Extension technology to provide servers with greater effective memory capacity and so take on Optane DRAM extension technology.
The Ultrastar DC ME200...
NetApp adds MAX Data supports for new Intel Xeons and Optane DIMMs
NetApp’s updated v1.3 MAX Data supports new Intel Xeon CPUs and Optane DC Persistent Memory in the host servers to which it feeds data from ONTAP arrays.
Optane DC Persistent...
MemVerge virtualizes DRAM and Optane DIMMs into single clustered memory pool
Startup MemVerge is developing software to combine DRAM and Optane DIMM persistent memory into a single clustered storage pool for existing applications to use with no code changes.
It says...
Intel announces Optane DIMM support with Gen 2 Xeon SP processors and QLC ruler
As expected Intel has updated its Xeon processor line and shone a bright light on Optane DIMM (DC Persistent Memory) general availability.
It’s also announced a dual-port Optane SSD and...
Is Optane DIMM endurance good enough? Quick answer…Yes, Intel has delivered
Update; April 9, 2019 - Intel statement added as final section.
After the dust has settled from Intel’s monster gen 2 Xeon, Optane, Ethernet and FPGA launch this week the...
Intel launches Optane-accelerated QLC flash drive
Intel has made a dual non-volatile media drive that offers fast and slow access to a terabyte of data.
The Optane-NAND gumstick format H10 card drive presents itself as a...
StorPool, an Intel customer, runs slide rule over Optane DIMMs
Optane DIMM performance looks good for large databases and virtual machines (VMs) in memory mode and could be useful for metadata storage and write-back caching in app-direct mode. But...
Dell EMC PowerMax adopts dual-port Optane SSDs
Dell Technologies World Dell EMC's PowerMax arrays will incorporate Intel's dual-port Optane SSD memory.
The technology is intended for applications that require 24x7 access to the data on the drive....
Infinidat arrays go faster, play nice in hybrid clouds
Infinidat, the high-end array maker, today launched subscription programs, software with enhanced performance, extended array connectivity, and cloud-delivered array monitoring and analysis.
The company also signalled its intention to...
No Dell, our storage array is faster than yours – Infinidat
Infinidat today boasted it makes the fastest SAN array with the lowest latency and can prove it - albeit with its own test results.
The high-end array vendor used the...
Your occasional storage digest, featuring Micron, SK Hynix, Swiftstack and Dropbox
Some enterprise storage snippets for your delectation, filleted for ease of digestion. Let's start with Dropbox.
Dropbox puts cold data in a Magic Pocket
Dropbox has added cold storage to Magic...