by Mahendra Soni | Nov 24, 2016 | Learn
In the previous post, we learned how 3D NAND increased the areal density of Flash memory by employing geometrical, structural and material based innovations. As a result, it is 10x denser and 1000x faster than traditional NAND. However, it is uncertain if we can...
by Mahendra Soni | Oct 13, 2016 | Learn
This is the second post in a series on Non-Volatile Memory Trends. In the previous post, we prepared a foundation by explaining the basics of Non-Volatile Memory and asked an important question: will Moore’s law continue to hold true for Flash Memory areal densities...
by Mahendra Soni | Sep 23, 2016 | Learn
Storage technology is a subject that is very close to my heart. I discussed Hard Disk Trends about a year ago and was fascinated by what I learned in my survey. This time, I’d like to share what I am learning about Non-Volatile Memory (NVM). This is the first in a...
by Mahendra Soni | Aug 22, 2016 | Learn
At PrimaryIO, one of the many things we aspire to do is to help our customers realize the full value of their existing investment in storage systems. With technology often becoming obsolete even before it is introduced, and vendors touting All-Flash arrays as the the...
by Mahendra Soni | Jul 25, 2016 | Learn
ACME Widgets has a storage performance problem ACME Widget’s data center setup (2 EMC arrays – 800 x 24 10K SAS per array – RAID 6 – 600 GB Fast Cache per array) gives them 16K IOPS. But their requirements are rapidly growing and ACME’s sys admin is...
by Mahendra Soni | Jul 7, 2016 | Learn
Most data centers that use spindle based storage suffer from performance problems. Replacing existing storage technology with All-Flash arrays is an expensive and disruptive proposition. It requires data center’s to sacrifice existing investments in storage...
