Micron Boosts Data Center Storage Security With New SATA Solid State Drive Featuring Enterprise Data Encryption
July 14 2015 - 9:28PM
M510DC SSD Designed to Replace Hard Drives in the
Rapidly Growing Cloud Application Space Where Read Performance and
Data Security Are Critical
Key Messages:
- First TCG Enterprise-level hardware encryption
for SSDs
- Dramatically better performance, lower power and
better overall lifetime costs
- Ideal for read-optimized applications like
content delivery, customer web applications and business analytic
databases
- Third-generation XPERT firmware architecture
features, which include Full Power Low Unique Solutions (PLUS)
protection
BOISE, Idaho, July 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) has announced a new
encryption-enhanced solid state drive (SSD) for read-centric data
center workloads, accelerating the transition from legacy hard disk
drives (HDDs) to higher-performance flash-based storage. The M510DC
combines a suite of firmware data protection features with the
market's first true TCG Enterprise-level data encryption for SSDs-a
capability that is of paramount importance to the highly
scrutinized medical, banking and government industries.
The M510DC SATA SSD provides a balance of
performance, security, enterprise reliability, power and cost. The
M510DC SSD is an ideal solution for improving application load
times for content delivery networks (CDNs) and enhancing response
times to enable quicker decisions in big data analytics.
While early enterprise SSD deployments focused on
high-endurance drives, data from Greg Wong, founder and principal
analyst at Forward Insights, reveals that two-thirds of today's
newly optimized data center SSD purchases require one drive fill
per day or less. These market changes create a distinct opportunity
for customers to focus on a cost-optimized SSD like the M510DC.
Deploying SSDs rather than traditional hard disk
drives helps optimize workload response times around many of
today's business-critical, read-centric deployments such as CDNs,
virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments and business
intelligence/decision support systems using database management. In
the past, the cost of SSDs has inhibited users from budgeting for
and adopting SSDs, but the improved value, performance and
reliability of Micron's M510DC SSD opens the door for wider
use.
Early adopters of the M510DC have seen immediate
return on investment (ROI) after deploying Micron's M510DC SSD. The
M510DC excelled in decreasing radiologist image load times from 15
seconds to virtually instantaneously for the MedVet Medical &
Cancer Centers for Pets. The increase in productivity for
radiologists is projected to save time and improve MedVet's revenue
and bottom line by hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life
of the M510DC server deployment. Clayton Bank and Trust, a company
which already uses SSDs, is turning to the M510DC for an estimated
75 percent cost savings per drive. Clayton Bank and Trust selected
the M510DC for the cost-efficient performance and enterprise
features that it offers over existing consumer-based SSDs-a
stop-gap flash solution IT managers have traditionally used to
improve application performance. "Features that are standard now,
weren't before. You'd have to cherry-pick your features from the
different vendors. Now, Micron has all of the features we need in a
single solution-and at the highest level," said Mark Miller, IT
Manager at Clayton Bank and Trust. For additional customer
testimonials and case studies visit:
http://www.micron.com/products/solid-state-storage/product-lines/m510dc.
The M510DC is built with Micron's 16nm NAND
technology using targeted enterprise-ready firmware. The drive
features Micron's eXtended Performance and Enhanced Reliability
Technology (XPERT) architecture, which delivers proprietary
enhancements that greatly improve performance, drive life and
integrity. Using a third-generation proven architecture, called
PLUS, the drive also delivers full power-loss protection, ensuring
that all data is protected in the event of a sudden power loss. The
M510DC introduces new TCG Enterprise encryption to protect data at
rest, and ensure simplified drive management. The drive is
complementary to Micron's existing M500DC SSD, creating new options
for SATA customers by allowing them to tailor drive selection to
their workload requirements.
"Data center architectures are increasingly
deploying flash technology to realize nimble results, but have
withheld adoption due to cost. The M510DC meets this rising data
center segment demand, delivering enterprise-class stability and
endurance at a cost that makes hard drives practically obsolete for
certain applications," said Darren Thomas, vice president of
storage at Micron.
The M510DC is in production and is sold directly
to data center equipment manufacturers and through Micron's
distribution partners. For more details on real-world case studies,
video testimonials, photos and technical specifications, see
Micron's multimedia kit:
http://www.micron.com/about/news-and-events/media-relations/media-kits/m510dc-ssd.
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Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Technology, Inc., is a global leader in
advanced semiconductor systems. Micron's broad portfolio of
high-performance memory technologies-including DRAM, NAND and NOR
Flash-is the basis for solid state drives, modules, multichip
packages and other system solutions. Backed by more than 35 years
of technology leadership, Micron's memory solutions enable the
world's most innovative computing, consumer, enterprise storage,
networking, mobile, embedded and automotive applications. Micron's
common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn
more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
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Melinda Jenkins
Zeno Group for Micron Technology
650-801-7957
melinda.jenkins@zenogroup.com
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