When will servers powered by Calxeda’s ARM-based EnergyCore SoC finally start to appear in data center racks? Soon, according to Karl Freund, the vice president of marketing for the technology startup. But you may not even realize it, and that suits the company just fine, at least in the near term. In a few short years, Calxeda […]
Al Gore’s VC firm backs GreenBytes
Another SSD deal? You bet! GreenBytes snagged $12 million in Series B funding from Al Gore’s venture capital fund, Generation Investment Management. Battery Ventures and GreenBytes’ management team chipped in as well. GreenBytes, a dedupe specialist and maker of SSD and hybrid disk arrays, plans to use the money to expand into the global marketplace and shore up […]
Green IT: Nicira intros network virtualization tech, EMC follows flash startups
Not that I planned it this way, but yesterday I wrote two articles for the IT Business Edge network, each with a neat little Green IT component. The first is about Nicira, a startup that emerged from stealth this week despite offering a product that’s been commercially available since July 2011. But let’s not get […]
SSDs sales rise, prices drop below $1 per GB in 2012
Later this year, solid-state drives (SSDs) are expected to drop beneath that magical barrier that really spurs adoption: $1 per gigabyte (GB) from a relatively lofty $1.56 in 2011. According to IDC, SSDs will reach this milestone in the second half of 2012. (Pro tip: hold off on that upgrade ’til then.) Mind you, SSDs are still […]
Thailand flooding the SSD tipping point?
This year’s devastating floods in Thailand have upended lives. They also illustrate the interconnected nature of the global economy. Take, for instance, Toyota. The Japanese automaker expects parts shortages in the region to clip its profitability and result in “230,000 vehicles in lost production this business year,” according to this Reuters report. The effect on several […]
Tech heavies team for SATA DEVSLP, a low-power SSD standard
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are pretty energy efficient, but there are those in the industry that feel that they can do a lot better and are partnering on developing a new standard called SATA DEVSLP. Who are they? They’re SanDisk, Samsung, Intel and Microsoft SanDisk. It’s important to note that three out of four of those […]
SSDs: Beyond the price premium
Let’s get it out of the way, solid-state drives (SSDs) like Toshiba’s enterprise-class unit pictured above are expensive when you compare them to regular, magnetic hard drives. Old news, but it’s still a huge roadblock toward massive, widespread adoption. But those that are in the platter-free data storage camp are finding benefits that far outweigh […]
Think green for efficient data storage
In recent years, the data storage part of the IT energy efficiency equation has been getting a ton of attention. From deduplication drama to a white-hot flash startup scene, where our data’s stored and how it’s managed have become big priorities. The good news is that when it comes to architecting an efficient storage infrastructure […]
Pure Storage enters flash startup race
Hot on the heals of flash storage all-stars Fusion-io and Violion Memory, comes Pure Storage, a startup that’s making some bold claims about its tech, particularly surrounding costs. Pure Storage, which just emerged out of stealth, has attracted $55 million in funding, including $30 million in a just-announced series-C round of funding led by Redpoint […]
Fusion-io’s Flashy IPO
The past couple of years have been good for startups that specialize in flash memory storage systems for data centers. Though they peddle pricey wares, flash chip-based data storage and SSD makers are giving data centers a performance edge with energy savings boot. And in an era that’s unkind to pokey cloud performance and is […]
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