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A New Era of Flash: Addressing Hyperscale Architectures
Just recently, we took another giant leap toward ushering in a New Era of Flash as we looked to address the growing trend of custom built hyperscale architectures. We found that many organizations are developing these demanding data center environments on their own because they’re forced to do more with less. In order to build … Continue reading
Executive Thought Leader Series: SMART + Diablo = New Era of Flash Storage
Welcome to the first post in our new thought leader series! We’re bringing SMART Storage Systems news to you, straight from the executive team behind it. To kick off the series, we sat down with the President of SMART Storage Systems, John Scaramuzzo, to gather more details around our recent partnership with Diablo Technologies – … Continue reading
Storage Switzerland Asks – “Is PCIe Dead?”; IBM and SMART Storage Systems Respond
In our recent webinar with Storage Switzerland and IBM, we had a great discussion about the future of PCIe, which may not go away anytime soon, but there are certainly other approaches to take. The webinar provided some insight into questions such as, “Why did the data center decide to go with PCIe?” and “Why … Continue reading
Customer Highlight: X-IO Wins a Pair of Awards with SMART Storage Systems SSDs Inside
Last month we received some very exciting news from our customer X-IO. We have been working with X-IO for a couple years now and have developed a great partnership centered on solving enterprise storage needs. Well, that work has paid off! During last month’s Microsoft TechEd North America event, X-IO’s Hyper ISE was given both … Continue reading
‘SMART’ take on SearchSolidStateStorage
Last week, I came across an article in SearchSolidStateStorage that truly caught my eye. How couldn’t it with a title like, “When using SSD is a bad idea!” While there certainly were some valid points, I kept thinking the proper response was “never!” I wanted to use this post to respond to, and provide added … Continue reading
IBM eXFlash with XceedIOPS SATA Offers Alternative to PCIe SSDs
We partnered with IBM and Storage Switzerland on a four-part series of articles for this prominent storage news site. The series will highlight the advantages of IBM’s eXFlash solution, in combination with SMART Storage Systems’ XceedIOPS 1.8” SATA SSDs. Commencing the lineup is an article titled, “Alternatives To PCIe SSD In Servers” which discusses benefits … Continue reading
“SMART” Tips on SSD Selection: Performance
While it may not be summer yet, we are kicking off the start of the season with a series of hot tips. In the next three months, I will discuss “SMART” tips on selecting the best enterprise SSD for your organization. When looking for an SSD that can meet the demanding requirements of a host … Continue reading
