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New Article Looks at Recession in the Memory Market
Editor:- February 9, 2009 - Lane Mason, Memory Market Analyst at Denali - has published a new article - "Memory Market's Recession - Actions and Realities."

This give a good explanation of why the woes in the memory market are so bad. ...read the article, storage analysts


Qimonda Goes Bust

Munich, Germany - January 23, 2009 - Qimonda AG has petitioned for the opening of insolvency proceedings due to illiquidity.

To comply with German law the company has announced the appointment of insolvency administrators. ...Qimonda profile

Editor's comments:-
Qimonda's revenue in 2008 was 1/2 the level it had been 2 years earlier, and the outcome (in today's press release) was predicted in an article I wrote in 2006 - the names change but the problems remain the same.

Objective Analysis has published an article about the lead up to Qimonda's insolvency and explores the possible fallout for Qimonda's stakeholders.


Dataram Re-enters the SSD Accelerator Market

Editor:- October 8, 2008 - Dataram has acquired an SSD company.

For full analysis see the RAM SSD page.


WEDC Expands DDR SDRAM Product Line

Phoenix, Arizona - August 5, 2008 - White Electronic Designs Corp expanded its family of DDR2 SDRAM-based multi-chip packages with the launch of an 8Gb device.

The SDRAM is organized as 128M x 72, packaged in a 16 x 22mm, 352mm2, 208 PBGA. This package provides high-density memory for extended-environment embedded computing, such as that used in aircraft, communications and missiles. Benefits include higher board density and routing advantages, with 56% more space savings and a 50% reduction in I/O count over a comparable FPBGA approach. ,,,White Electronic Designs profile


Corsair Sets Cool Record for DDR3

Fremont, CA - July 31, 2008 - Corsair announced today that its Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency.

The record was set using the Asus ROG Rampage Extreme motherboard (Intel X48 chipset) and Corsair Dominator memory, utilizing Corsair's award-winning DHX technology. The world record of 2,580MHz was reached at latency settings of 9-9-9-24 using a Corsair Dominator DDR3 memory module.

Corsair achieved these results as part of ongoing lab experiments on the effect of temperature on memory performance. The memory speed was achieved with the entire test platform - including motherboard, CPU, chip set, and memory - chilled to -20 degrees Celsius. ...Corsair Memory profile, Record Breaking Storage

Editor's comments:- the IBM research article High-end Server Low Temperature Cooling (pdf) provides a concise historic overview and practical introduction to the state of the art in accelerating CPU performance using refrigeration.


Texas Memory Systems Launches Fastest RAM SSD

Houston, Texas - July 22, 2008 - Texas Memory Systems today launched the world's fastest SSD - the RamSan-440,

The RamSan-440 is a 4U rackmount fibre-channel connected RAM SSD with upto 512GB of storage capacity. It can sustain up to 600,000 random IOPS and over 4GB/second of random read or write bandwidth, with latency of less than 15 microseconds.

It's the first RAM SSD to use RAIDed flash memory modules for data backup (instead of hard disk) and the first system to incorporate Texas Memory Systems' patented IO2 (Instant-On Input-Output) technology. ...Texas Memory Systems profile

Editor's comments:-
I spoke to Woody Hutsell at TMS at some length about the new RamSan-440. Click here to read the interview.
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Are MLC SSDs Safe in Enterprise Apps?
This is a follow up article to the popular SSD Myths and Legends which, a year earlier demolished the myth that flash memory wear-out (a comfort blanket beloved by many RAM SSD makers) precluded the use of flash in heavy duty datacenters.

This new article looks at the risks posed by MLC Nand Flash SSDs which have recently hatched from their breeeding ground as chip modules in cellphones and morphed into hard disk form factors.
which technology to choose? - read the article It starts down a familiar lane but an unexpected technology twist (which arrived in my email while writing this article) takes you to a startling new world of possibilities. ...read the article
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ssd specs article Can You Trust Your Flash SSD's Specs & Benchmarks?
No - sadly you can't! There are many intrinsic technical reasons why you can't believe most published benchmarks for flash SSDs (whether done by magazines or vendors) and why even the tests you carefully do yourself don't give reliable results which correlate with how the SSD will perform in real-life applications.

We warned you of it this problem here on StorageSearch.com last year - and now other publications and vendors are starting to take it seriously too. ...read the article
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3rd Party RAM,, article by Keystone Memory
3rd Party RAM, Your Rights on Server Warranties - article by Keystone Memory

Users know that memory and hard disk drives aren't made by most of the companies from whom they buy their servers, notebooks and desktops. But they are often intimidated from competitively buying 3rd party upgrades by sales tactics aimed at locking them in to a single source. Such tactics often hint that maintenance contracts and warranties will be void or negatively impacted by the presence of 3rd party upgrade products. That kind of anti competitive pressure is illegal in many countries. This article provides an overview of the legal protection that users may have under a US law called Magnuson and Moss. ...read the article, ...Keystone Memory profile, US Storage VARs
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Squeak! - Animal Brands and Metaphors in the Storage Market
Squeak! - Animal Brands and Metaphors in the Storage Market
Animal marketing metaphors are popular in service industries, but you'd be surprised how many companies have used animals in their marketing of data storage products and services.

The storage market was worth over $150 billion last year, and as it gets bigger - more companies will turn to animal brands to help differentiate their otherwise bland products and lend them artificial (or deserving) characters and virtues.

The idea behind this type of marketing is to suggest positive connotations so it's unlikely that anyone will choose to associate their products with gremlins. But you may be surprised by the population of the storage ark.

This reference articles lists all known companies who have furry marketing brands, and also includes some which are slimy, scaly and scary too. ...read the article, Mice in storage
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Sanitization Methods for Cleaning Up Hard Disk Drives - article by Intelligent Computer Solutions

Removing the data on old unwanted disk drives has become a concern for all users.

This article reviews the various methods available to sanitize hard disks along with the advantages and disadvantages in each case....read the article, ...Intelligent Computer Solutions profile, disk sanitizers
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