Date: 27th Jan 2010
LSI and Seagate collaborate on solid-state
storage tech
LSI and Seagate have collaborated to deliver a robust,
PCI Express-based solid-state storage (SSS) solutions for
data center and cloud computing environments.
Through this joint effort, LSI is expected to deliver board-level
products that integrate LSI SAS and PCIe technology with
Seagate solid-state drive (SSD) technology.
The products are designed to provide enterprise OEMs and
channel partners with high performance, reliability and
ease of use while addressing architectural challenges that
have limited SSS adoption.
"LSI is uniquely positioned to execute a broad solid-state
storage strategy," said Jeff Richardson, executive
vice president and general manager, Semiconductor Solutions
Group, LSI. "We're already deeply engaged in delivering
solid-state storage technologies, from custom silicon to
storage systems. Entering the emerging PCIe-based SSS market
segment is a natural extension of our core competencies.
By building upon the industry's most widely deployed SAS
software stack, OEMs and system builders will gain a proven,
lower-risk path to market and continuity across technology
generations."
"Solid-state drives remain in the spotlight as a technology
and an area of growth in the storage market," said
Jeff Janukowicz, research manager, Hard Disk Drive Components
and Solid-State Drives at IDC. "Future market requirements
related to price per gigabyte, performance, power consumption
and reliability align well with the benefits of solid-state
storage, and PCIe-based SSS solutions are poised to meet
these requirements in data center environments where higher
performance is at a premium."
Availability: Samples are expected to be available to OEM
customers in the Q2 of 2010
For more details visit www.lsi.com
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