STA President Marty Czekalski and STA Vice President Greg McSorley gave a series of presentations at Powering the Cloud in Frankfurt, Germany in October 2014, including one presentation in the Storage Innovation Theatre and two shorter presentations in the Meet the Experts Theatre. Storage Innovation Theatre Presentation: SAS: The Fabric for Storage Solutions (October 29,… Read more »
PMC’s I/O Controllers Enable OEMs and ODMs to Provide Customized Server Hardware for Hyperscale Deployments at 2X the Density and up to 40% Less Power SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 17, 2014 – PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC®) (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data, today announced the company is… Read more »
On September 16, STA President Marty Czekalski presented an update on SCSI standards and technology at Storage Developer Conference in Santa Clara, CA. Topics include: SCSI Express New SCSI features for flash and performance, including extended copy, atomic operations, hinting, SCSI-SF, and power limit control Express Bay Beyond 12Gb/s SAS Advanced Connectivity 24Gb/s SAS MRD… Read more »
The world’s leading server manufacturers select Avago advanced 12Gb/s SAS and intelligent MegaRAID solutions for technology innovation that delivers proven data center connectivity and data protection INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., September 10, 2014 Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced its advanced lineup of 12Gb/s SAS storage solutions has been chosen to power more… Read more »
Adaptec Expander PCIe Card Provides 24 Ports of High-Performance HDD and SSD Connectivity for Next-Generation Servers SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 26, 2014 – PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC®) (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data, today announced the industry’s first 12Gb/s SAS expander card to enable density-optimized servers, the… Read more »
During a panel presentation at Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara on August 6, 2014, leading storage industry experts from STA discussed the challenges of distributed storage systems and how the SAS storage protocol is uniquely positioned to handle the mixture of workloads and I/O demands required. The panel was moderated by Jeff Janukowicz, research… Read more »
Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara, CA August 5, 2014 – Teledyne LeCroy, a worldwide leader in serial data test solutions, has upgraded the SAS Verification suite to support Serial Attached SCSI 3.0 (12Gb/s) solid state drive (SSD) and hard disk drive (HDD) testing. Available as a software option for the Sierra M122/M124 protocol analyzer platform,… Read more »
New Ultrastar 12Gb/s SAS SSD Family Delivers Enterprise-Class Endurance and Performance SAN JOSE, Calif., July 28, 2014 — HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced its next-generation of Ultrastar® 12Gb/s SAS solid-state drives (SSDs) with capacities up to 1.6TB. Building upon its award-winning first generation 12Gb/s SAS SSDs, the new Ultrastar SSD800MH.B, Ultrastar… Read more »
World’s first 1.8 TB 10K Drive Delivers a 2.5X Boost in Random Performance and a Next-Generation 12Gb/s SAS Interface, Establishing a New Standard for 10K RPM HDDs SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2014 — HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced that it is now shipping the world’s highest capacity and highest performing… Read more »
First end-to-end copper and optical SAS 3.0 I/O solution with multi-plugging capability LISLE, IL – June 17, 2014 – Molex Incorporated announces the launch of its new comprehensive iPass+™ High-Density Interconnect System, comprised of host-side board connectors, internal and external copper cable assemblies and Active Optical Cables (AOCs) capable of transporting SAS 3.0, 12 Gbps… Read more »