STEC Launches Ultra Low Latency Solid State Drive (SSD) Targeting New Enterprise Storage Applications at Oracle OpenWorld
September 20 2010 - 9:25AM
STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) today announced at Oracle OpenWorld its
ZeusRAM SSD tailored for extremely fast and continuous read/write
workloads including metadata logging, journaling, and database
indexing applications. ZeusRAM solves the primary challenge in
these environments -- speeding access to data -- by minimizing
latency to an extremely low sub 23 microseconds. As a result, the
SSD enables network attached and unified storage appliances to have
high-speed access to "metadata," information on where and how data
is stored, on systems that are becoming increasingly complex.
ZeusRAM's innovative design utilizes fully-backed up DRAM to
Flash, ensuring power back-up protection in the event of a host
system's power loss. This implementation leverages the endurance of
DRAM and the persistence of Flash to create an enterprise drive
that is highly-reliable with superior wear-resistance. In contrast,
traditional solutions such as those relying solely on DRAM and hard
disk drives (HDDs) have been inadequate in handling the explosive
growth of data and sophisticated file systems. The ZeusRAM SSD,
currently sampling into high-performance Enterprise OEMs, will
launch in a 3.5-inch standard form factor with native 6Gb SAS
interface.
"The introduction of our ZeusRAM offers another example of how
STEC is pushing the performance boundaries of SSD technologies, in
this case, by creating ultra fast cache to address evolving market
needs," said Manouch Moshayedi, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of STEC. "As an enterprise SSD leader, we have leveraged
our extensive design expertise to engineer a high-performance
solution to minimize new storage bottlenecks."
ZeusRAM is a critical addition to STEC's highly successful Zeus
product line as it fills the need for customized fast write commit
applications. The key distinguishing feature of the RAM-based SSD
is its superior wear-resistance, designed specifically for
persistent writes. This advancement will allow SSDs to replace
older technologies within arenas outside of traditional Enterprise
storage. For example, these capabilities are important in certain
NAS, Unified Storage, De-dupe, and data protection appliances.
For more information regarding this announcement and other
important SSD topics, please visit the company's web site at
www.stec-inc.com.
About STEC
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of solid-state drive
technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance,
high-reliability needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
With headquarters in Santa Ana, California and locations worldwide,
STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state drive knowledge
and experience to deliver the industry's most comprehensive line of
solid-state drives to the storage industry. For more information,
visit the company's web site at http://www.stec-inc.com
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risks and uncertainties, including those statements concerning: the
capabilities, reliability and performance of STEC's products;
sampling of products at Enterprise OEMs; and the usages and
expansion of the Enterprise class SSD markets. Such forward-looking
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