Solid Data Introduces Terabyte SSD Array

July 20, 2007: Solid Data is showing off its latest terabyte solid state disk (SSD) array, laying claim to significant increases in performance, stability and energy efficiency thanks to an infrastructure redesign.

Aimed at transaction-intensive applications, Solid Data says its StorageSPIRE line of managed SSD arrays dramatically increases response times and throughput. The appliances function as direct replacements for high-end RAID arrays or an alternative to in-server memory systems, and according to Solid Data, can be direct-connected or used as a shared device when deployed on a storage area network (SAN).

Solid claims its SSD arrays represent a superior solution to traditional storage architectures consisting of RAID arrays or passels of servers loaded with memory. By combining the data persistence of rotating disks with the transaction speed of main memory it says the StorageSPIRE deliver the performance while using less than half the power of conventional disk or in-server memory architectures.

“Growing application performance requirements have driven IT departments to segment databases over multiple servers in order to maintain acceptable throughput to their end users,” said Wade Tuma, CEO of Solid Data Systems, Inc.

“However, this approach results in high cost and complexity, and under-utilisation of server CPU capacity. StorageSPIRE was developed to reduce storage costs, decrease data centre power consumption and simplify performance management.”

The company asserts that financial services and telecommunication service providers will benefit greatly from StorageSPIRE, as it provides them with a solution that can efficiently process the data which is core to the operation of their business.

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