Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesEnterprises that need high-performance storage for AI and ML workloads can keep an eye out for new products based on the latest PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 specifications. By Carol Sliwa Enterprise buyers in need of higher performance storage might want to start checking with vendors about their plans to support PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 technologies. The NVM Express
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesExplore the various ways NVMe technology vendors are preparing the way for organizations to transition to storage class memory in their computing environments. By Marc Staimer NVMe has taken hold in the enterprise, driven by high-performance-demanding applications, such as AI, machine learning and analytics, and their need for high-speed, low-latency access to storage media. Now, storage class memory is making inroads,
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesStorage class memory (SCM) is a type of physical computer memory that combines dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory and a power source for data persistence. ByGarry Kranz and Linda Rosencrance SCM treats non-volatile memory as DRAM and includes it in the server’s memory space. Access to data is faster than access to data in local, PCIe-connected solid-state drives (SSDs), direct-attached hard disk
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEnterprise customers should see prices for NAND flash and enterprise SSDs start to fall in 2022, as flash and component shortages subside, market analysts predict. By Carol Sliwa Enterprise buyers that have seen prices for NAND flash and solid-state drives rise this year could find the trend taking a downward turn over the course of 2022. Industry analysts who track
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesOne piece of equipment when planning out your data center many people overlook is blanking panels. You will want to spend a significant amount of time thinking about how your server racks containing your enclosures should be set up. By Tekmart Africa Support Team A blanking panel is a piece of plastic or metal that goes into an empty spot in the rack and or
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe Advanced Host Controller Interface and RAID are fundamental concepts for running an efficient data management and storage infrastructure. Learn the AHCI and RAID basics. By Scott D. Lowe and Brien Posey Even in this age of SSDs, IT still works with technologies developed in the last century. These techs include the Advanced Host Controller Interface and redundant arrays of
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe high-performance computing market is growing, but enterprises that have already made large investments in on-premise HPC will need to weigh up whether a move to the cloud would be worth their while. By Sooraj Shah Enterprise spending on high-performance computing (HPC) has skyrocketed over the past decade. According to Intersect360 Research, a 10-year growth streak from 2009 to 2019
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT infrastructure and operations leaders are increasingly focusing on new ideas and technologies alongside ways to deliver business value By David Cappuccio Armed with the right approach, legacy datacentre infrastructure can be reinvented to increase capacity, support new and emerging business services and reduce operating costs. As part of this approach, organisations with existing workloads remaining within their datacentres must
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesDell has designed the Precision series desktops for power-hungry tasks like CAD and data science. But they come when desktop sales are on the decline. By Maxim Tamarov Dell released two entry-level Precision workstations built for designers that need a lot of processing power. The compact Precision 3450 and the Precision 3650 tower are for video editing, graphic design, and
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFind out about the read-intensive applications that work best with QLC NAND. Analytics, data archiving, streaming media and database workloads are all good options. By Robert Sheldon Storage vendors are constantly trying to pack more data into their NAND flash drives, often by increasing the number of bits per cell. NAND started out with one bit per cell, moved to
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