Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, IBM and Intel announce a working group to help OEMs add PCIe interfaces to SSD storage solutions. 

The group hopes its efforts will create a standard that offers up to 2GB/sec throughput between SSD and processor. This is much faster than either SAS (6Gbit/sec) or SATA (3Gbit/sec) drives. 

The new standard incorporates serial-attached SCSI, SATA and PCIe on the same drive chasses, so architecture changes to accommodate new hardware will not be needed. The form factor will build on the current 2.5" standard.

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Bosch Security Systems releases DSA-N2B40 iSCSI Video Storage Array Series, from the second generation of Bosch Video Storage Arrays engineered as part of the company's global partnership with NetApp.

The DSA-N2B40 assures max protection of recorded video with RAID-4 or RAID-DP technology. RAID-DP technology delivers uninterrupted system reliability even in the event of double-disk failures. Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and cooling fans provide additional safeguards from disk malfunctions. The system also features real-time health Read more...

The Overland family of NEO E Series enterprise backup and archive solutions uses LTO-5 technology.

With storage capacities ranging from 45 Terabytes to 3 Petabytes and data transfer rates as high as 24 Terabytes per hour, the NEO 2000E, NEO 4000E and NEO 8000 solutions provide nearly 2X the performance and +20% in data throughput compared to their LTO-4 based predecessors.

Linear tape technology, argues the company, is the logical choice for data backup as it's the most reliable and efficient technology available.

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