Flash

IP traffic to triple by 2019

According to the 10th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast, annual Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will triple between 2014 and 2019, when it will reach a record 2 zettabytes. Factors expected to drive traffic growth include global increases in Internet users, personal devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) connections, faster broadband speeds, and the adoption of advanced video services. Collectively, these variables are expected to create a global IP traffic compound annual growth...

FICO selects SolidFire’s All-Flash Scale-Out Storage Platform

Tegile Systems closes $70 million funding round

Tegile Systems has closed a $70 million funding round. The new funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $117.5 million to date, and will be used to finance its rapid global expansion and address the explosive opportunity within the enterprise flash storage market space.

SSD optimised for mobile computing and embedded applications

SanDisk has introduced the new SanDisk Z400s SSD, a cost effective solid-state drive (SSD) designed to replace hard-disk drives (HDDs) in computing platforms and embedded applications. PCs and embedded systems need consistent, reliable access to storage in order to meet business demands. The Z400s outperforms HDDs by 20x, while providing 5x the reliability with 20x lower average power consumption, all at a price point on par with HDDs. The SanDisk Z400s SSD joins the company’s existing...

Tech Data Europe signs up Micron

Tech Data Europe has announced a new Europe-wide agreement with Micron, a leading manufacturer of memory and semiconductor technologies. This new partnership gives customers across Tech Data’s entire European footprint easy access to Micron’s portfolio of products, including flash memory components, SSDs, and semiconductor systems.

“Innovation Is a Marathon”

Companies seeking to innovate successfully must commit to a long-term program of investment in research and development, Huawei’s Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO Ken Hu said in a speech about Huawei’s innovation philosophy at the 14th Munich Economic Summit.