Intel Unveils New SSDs For Enterprise Data Centre

Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 16 2011)

1. Intel has ramped up production of its solid state drives (SSDs) for enterprises and data centres Intel has used the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco to highlight the launch of its latest product line, namely the Solid-State Drive 710 Series. The 710 Series SSDs are purpose-built multi-level cell (MLC) enterprise data centre-level replacements for Intel’s own X25-E Extreme SSD, which came out in 2009. Cheaper Prices The new Intel offering follows a trend toward more enterprise-type deployments for the MLC SSDs. MLC actually is about half the cost of single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory, but it has had reliability problems during its development. Thus, enterprise IT has largely shied away from MLC until manufacturers solved those problems. (Read Full Article)

   Bookmark or Share this article

Login to comment.