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The amount of data generated is growing exponentially, creating new requirements for storage optimization. According to IDC, SSDs can provide significant benefits that address the demand for increased performance, more efficient storage utilization, faster access times and lower power consumption.Read the white paper.
Get an understanding of the rapidly evolving enterprise storage market and a comparison of the flash memory components used in SSDs, including reliability and endurance. Learn how STEC's flash-based CellCare Technology reduces TCO while meeting the requirements of next-generation enterprise storage applications.Read the white paper.
SSDs are just a bunch of memory chips and those chips all come from just a few manufacturers right? Ironically the opposite is true; SSD manufacturers can add much value. George Crump, Senior Analyst, Storage Switzerland discusses the merits of STEC's new PCIe based SSD and new EnhanceIO SSD caching software.Read the white paper.
It takes world-class engineering to make enterprise-class SSDs. The controller of solid-state drive determines its reliability, availability and serviceability of an SSD. Learn more about STEC's fourth-generation SSD controller technologies, which are engineered from the ground-up for demanding environments with high workloads and continuous duty cycles.Read the product brochure.
All multi-level cell (MLC) flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs) are not created equal. Your first consideration should be whether the need is for enterprise- or consumer-designed drives. Advanced SSD controller technologies separate STEC enterprise-class SSDs from less reliable consumer-grade alternatives. Here are five questions you need to ask to ensure you are getting the full benefits.Read the product brochure.
In the past, many servers could not reap the full performance advantage of SSDs simply by swapping out the hard drive. To meet the need for cost-effective scalability, enterprise servers need a solution running below the application layer that utilizes the full IO capabilities of the SSD. Learn how STEC's EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software provides a reliable, easy and flexible way to scale your data center and speed performance of your servers.Read the product brochure.
STEC ZeusRAM™ SSDs deliver enterprise applications that can write to ZeusRAM at extremely high speeds, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, year after year and the drive will not wear out - even under the most write-intensive workloads. Learn more about how ZeusRAM SSDs offer DRAM-like read and write speeds with the persistent data storage of flash.Read the brochure.
Data center and cloud computing environments demand high-density, high-performance servers to ensure consistent high levels of application performance. STEC's family of PCIe SSA meets the challenge by delivering unprecedented server consolidation for virtualized environments.Read the brochure.
Accelerating access to data is a proven formula for IT. To help maximize life in write-intensive enterprise applications, STEC's ZeusIOPS XE (Extreme Endurance) SSD is uniquely engineered to outperform and outlast conventional hard disk drives and competing SSDs.Read the brochure.- ZeusIOPS® SSDs are a uniquely engineered family of SSDs that outperform conventional hard disk drives. ZeusIOPS SSDs break the bottlenecks associated with rotating media by taking sustainable IOPS performance to new levels.Read the brochure.
MACH16™ SSDs from STEC provide users with advanced levels of data storage reliability and performance, with a choice of enterprise-class, multi-level cell (MLC) or single-level cell (SLC) SSD solutions.Read the brochure.
Read the MACH16 Slim SATA Lite MO-297A solid state drive product manual describing the applications, specifications, and installation.Get the manual.
News From The Network
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Hard Drive Shortages Spur Storage Efficiencies
User demand for more storage, rising hard disk drive prices lead IT to look for new ways to maximize resources.
Network Computing, March 13, 2012
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SSD, Scale-Out Architecture to Grow
As SSD capacity continues to increase and prices drop, use of SSD for enterprise Tier 1 applications is going to become more and more common.
Network Computing, February 29, 2012
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Solid State 101: Where to Deploy SSDs Now
Some solid-state systems are now competitive with high-performance 15,000-rpm drives.
InformationWeek, February 22, 2012
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2012 State Of Storage: Year of SSDs
IT's more concerned about data reliability, security, and performance vs. just keeping up with capacity demand, our annual survey shows.
InformationWeek, February 22, 2012
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The New Storage Bottlenecks
To eliminate performance bottlenecks, you have to look past the solid state disk and consider the system as a whole.
InformationWeek, February 10, 2012
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EMC Offers SSD Cache To Boost Server Speed
VFCache product uses solid state storage to keep hot data on server's bus to improve performance.
InformationWeek, February 6, 2012
About the Sponsor
STEC is a leading global provider of Solid State technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance, high reliability needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). With headquarters in Santa Ana, California and worldwide locations, STEC leverages nearly two decades of Solid State knowledge and experience to deliver the industry's most comprehensive line of Solid State Drives. STEC's mission is to provide the world's highest level of quality, reliability and innovation to the storage industry with the directive to advance Solid State technology for emerging storage applications. Learn more.
Are You Ready for the Massive Mountain of Data?
Zettabytes and xonabytes will soon be part of the lingua franca. Learn how STEC PCIe can help your enterprise data centers prepare for the future -- today.
Reduce TCO with MLC SSDs
Take 10 minutes to learn how SSDs can save your money. STEC has developed CellCare technology to allow MLC flash to achieve its full potential in the data center.
Server Application Acceleration with EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software
Learn to modernize your data center to handle the tsunami of data. Learn how STEC EnhanceIO can help give you the speed you need to accelerate demanding applications in this 9-minute video.
Going Beyond eMLC: The Expanding Role of SSDs in the Enterprise
It may seem that eMLC flash memory could be used to produce enterprise-grade SSDs, but looks can be deceiving. eMLC flash is created by slowing down consumer MLC flash, resulting in marginally higher endurance but still does not meet enterprise needs.
The solution to this dilemma rests within the SSD controller (not the NAND), and when designed and implemented correctly, such as with STEC's SSD Controller featuring CellCare, can provide IT managers with cost-effective enterprise endurance that meets or exceeds the 5 year expectation at full performance capability. View now.
How to Build a Scalable or Robust Server to Replace Legacy Storage Solutions
A shift is underway in the enterprise data storage market. The need to cost-effectively store large amounts of information has grown exponentially, along with the demand for accelerated access to this same data. Enterprise storage vendors and system OEMs are demonstrating strong support for solid-state drives (SSDs), and are actively integrating SSDs, resulting in substantial system performance gains.
In this webcast, experts from both Nexenta and STEC will address the growing cost vs. performance issues, and specifically address how IT managers can improve their organizations capabilities to increase storage performance and reduce costs, while accelerating access to the data that matters most, the information you need now. View now.
Accelerating Access to Data with a Solid-State Storage-Enabled Scalable Platform
Accelerating access to data is paramount as big data continues to get bigger. The challenge of defining the best utilization of storage resources can be a daunting task and include:
- Increasingly stringent quality of service (QoS) requirements
- Managing growing data volumes for key applications while retaining performance
- Consolidating multiple storage or NAS systems while maintaining application isolation and QoS
As technologies like SSDs deliver a lower cost per IO, they become ideally suited to accelerating access to data by indexing across the storage tier. View now.
Q: The use of MLC flash technology in the consumer market makes it attractive from a cost perspective, but we're concerned about the performance and reliability that we need for enterprise-class systems.
A: The performance, reliability, availability and endurance of multilevel cell (MLC) based SSDs are directly dependent on the design of the SSD controller. STEC's SSD controller with integrated CellCare Technology provides enterprise-class endurance and improved performance for MLC flash media by using advanced signal processing and adaptive flash management. Leading storage, server and other OEMs are incorporating STEC's SSD technology into their systems to meet the demands of today's enterprise applications. Learn more.
SSD 101
Understand the differences between a hard drive, consumer flash, and a solid-state drive designed for enterprise use. Listen to this podcast.
SSD 102
Learn how enterprise-quality solid-state drives can massively increase system performance while lowering cost and power consumption. Listen to this podcast.