Kingston launches new Data Centre 500 series SSDS

Kingston Digital Europe, the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, a world leaderinmemoryproductsandtechnologysolutions, on Tuesday announced its new Data Centre 500 Seriesenterprisessds.dc500risoptimizedforreadintensive applications while DC500M is optimized for mixed-use workloads. Both SSDS in the DC500 Series implement Kingston’s strict Quality of Service (QOS) requirements to ensure predictable random I/O performance as well as predictable low latencies over a wide range of read and write workloads.

“As many as 80 per cent of all enterprise SSDS deployed in data centers require less than one (1) DWPD,” said Gregory Wong, president and principal analyst, Forward Insights. “As data centers seek the optimal balance between application-required endurance, capacity and cost, this trend is expected to continue.”

“Quality of Service in an enterprise SSD is essential for Cloud computing applications that require predictable storage performance levels and meet customer service level agreements. The new DC500 Seriesssdsdeliverexcellentperformancetointensive data centre applications from the development stage of the application to the end-user customer experiencedownstream,”saidtonyhollingsbee,ssd business manager EMEA, Kingston. “To ensure the security of user data, DC500 incorporates end-toend data path protection and power-loss protection to safeguard data in-flight in the event of sudden power loss. This is the optimal data centre storage solution when you combine its enterprise-class reliability and strict QOS requirements along with Kingston’s legendary pre- and post-sales support.”

Business Bureau, Gulf Today