Adaptec has developed a product it claims can improve the
storage performance of applications fivefold by using solid state
discs in combination with existing storage infrastructure.
The Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Cache is designed to help datacentre
managers run high-performance hybrid arrays (HPHAs) - storage
arrays that use both solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disc drives
(HDDs). Adaptec said MaxIQ is able to deliver up to five times the
I/O performance, up to 50% savings in capital and operating
expenses, and a dramatic reduction in power consumption over
HDD-only arrays.
The product integrates a 32GB Intel X25-E Extreme SATA SSD, used
as high-performance cache, with Adaptec's MaxIQ SSD caching
software to provide I/O-intensive datacentres with high-performance
storage that can run alongside existing infrastructure.
The Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Cache Performance product represents the
next phase in Adaptec's Data Conditioning Platform strategy, which
aims to deliver business value to datacentre managers by
intelligently routing, optimising and protecting data as it moves
through the I/O path.
Industry experts believe
SSDs are the future of storage, due to their relative low cost
and better performance compared with HDDs.