14 DAY TRIAL // Recently, we've been hearing more about LSI as the buyer of SandForce, not LSI the provider of high-speed NAND-flash-based storage technologies, but this has finally changed.
The company has officially introduced the Nytro MegaRAID collection of PCI Express solid state drive cards, all of which use the LSI dual-core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) technology.
The press release says that the Nytro MegaRAID reduces latencies by up to 47 times (compared to what, it didn't say), high reliability and performance (DuraClass technology), data protection (via dual-core ROC), TCO savings (total cost of ownership) and broad compatibility with existing infrastructure.
“Our worldwide Channel partners are seeing pent-up demand for affordable application acceleration solutions given the daunting amount of data stressing the capacity and data protection capabilities of storage infrastructures,” said Brent Blanchard, director, worldwide channel sales and marketing, LSI.
“With its unique integration of technology on a single card and sub-$2K price point, we believe the Nytro MegaRAID family is a game-changer that can make the dramatic application acceleration benefits of PCIe flash solutions accessible and economical for all types of datacenters.”
There are three drives in the Nytro MegaRAID lineup: Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8100-4i (4 ports, 1 GB eMLC), NMR 8110-4i (4 ports, 200 GB) and NMR 8120-4i (4 ports, 800 GB).
Their prices are $1,795, $2,795 and $6,995, respectively, or €1,427, €2,222 and €5,561, assuming that exchange rates have any relevance. We know well how EU prices tend to be of just as many Euro as dollars in the US.
"Nytro MegaRAID cards provide the performance of flash with proven RAID data protection and intelligent caching software," said Ken Hostetler, director of product management with Silicon Mechanics.
"This is an ideal solution for customer applications that require performance, capacity and reduced operational costs. The extensive compatibility and driver support out-of-the-box make it a solution I can offer to all my customers.”