A flash memory working group announced a new interface specification on Tuesday that could speed up data transfers from flash storage products such as solid-state drives inside computers and consumer electronics.

The ONFI (Open NAND Flash Interface) Working Group released the ONFI 3.0 controller specification, which allows for transfer of data at 400 megabytes per second. That is double the speed of the previous ONFI standard, ONFI 2.3, which was released last August.

SSD data transfer speed doubled

Vigile points out a new take on SSD from Viking Modular Solutions. The SATADIMM puts an SSD in the form factor of a memory module. "The unit itself actually uses a SandForce SSD controller and draws its power from the DIMM socket directly but still connects to the computer through a SATA connection — nothing fancy like using the memory bus, etc. Performance is actually identical to other SandForce-based SSDs though the benefits for 1U servers and motherboards with dozens of DIMM slots is interesting to say the least. Likely priced outside the realm for average consumers, the SATADIMM will likely stay put in the enterprise market but represents an indicator that companies are realizing SSDs don't need to be in traditional HDD form factors."

New Device Puts SSD In a DIMM Slot

Flash Cache as good as SSD tier

EMC blew NetApp and others away with a CIFS benchmark in January. Now NetApp has returned that favour with interest, blowing EMC away in an NFS benchmark.…

NFS smackdown: NetApp knocks EMC out

NetApp is adding solid state drives (SSD) and 2.5-inch disk drives to its FAS arrays to speed data access and increase power efficiency, but is not providing automated data movement - yet.…

NetApp adds SSDs and 2.5-inch drives

Oh my, is that Hitachi's new G-Drive with G-Technology in your pocket, the slimmest external hard drive on the planet, or are you just really unhappy to see us? Oh it is Hitachi's G-Drive! That would explain the ultra-slim footprint. The G-Drive is a 2.5-inch external unit measuring just 128.6mm (L) x 82mm (W) x 9.9mm (H), so you can fill it with confidential files and slide it in your pocket with no one ever being the wiser. "Our new G-DRIVE slim is yet another way that we’re making high quality storage

Hitachi Unveils World's Thinnest External Hard Drive

Blurry image posted on website

Hitachi GST has posted an image on its website of the solid state drive (SSD) it is developing with Intel.…

Hitachi GST SSD image sighted

It's all too apparent that SSD (solid-state drive) data storage will ultimately replace HDD (hard disk drive) disk storage for all but the most specialized applications. Most people in the IT storage business understand this. It will still take a number of years, but spinning disk storage will eventually give way to the simpler, more efficient solid-state form. The proof is evident: Disk manufacturers Seagate Technology, Western Digital, Samsung, Toshiba, Intel, Micron Technology, Hynix, SanDisk and LSI Logic are just some of the companies producing improved NAND flash disks as the next generation of storage begins to take shape. They are selling them to a list of storage system makers including EMC, IBM, NetApp, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Fusion-io, Pliant, Schooner and Fujitsu that continue to ramp up their output. NAND flash memory currently serves as the core or adjunct storage for new servers, storage arrays, routers, USB flash drives and mobile devices that include smartphones, the Apple iPad, iPod and iPhone. Here are some specifics on why SSD storage will kill HDD storage. (Source: eWEEK reporting) - ...

Solid-State Storage Disks Are Rapidly Replacing HDDs: 10 Reasons Why

Nearly no fans? Cool

Hitachi is mounting refrigerators on the rear doors of racks to suck out heat at a much lower cost.…

Hitachi refrigerates rack rears

If you need to ask what kind, you aren't allowed to know

Emulex is offloading encryption to its HBAs and working with Compellent, EMC, HDS and Big Blue to integrate them with storage arrays and key managers.…

Emulex encrypts data before it gets into the array

OCZ today launched its next-generation PCI-express solid-state drive, which offers about three times the performance of SATA-based SSDs and up to 960GB of capacity.

New 1TB PCIe SSD boasts triple the performance of SATA

A coalition of top IT vendors today announced the creation of the Solid State Drive (SSD) Form Factor Working Group to create a standard that will allow manufacturers to add a PCIe interface to NAND flash products and significantly boost throughput.

Top IT vendors join in effort to create SSD PCIe standard

Intel is working with a group of Taiwanese companies and a government research center on a project that aims to slash the cost of a data center by nearly half.

Intel joins bid to halve the cost of data centers

SanDisk Sees Bright Prospects for Solid-State Drives

SSDs Will Dominate in Notebooks within One or Two Generations - SanDisk

Fusion-io, pioneer of a new flash-based, server-class memory tier (ioMemory), today announced the Fusion-io Technology Alliance Program, an...

Fusion-io Creates New Technology Alliance Program to Drive Innovation through Collaboration

QLogic releases new 10GbE converged network adaptors