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Edge technology: a new PCIe Gen5 SSD has been revealed

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Especially designed for enterprise servers and edge data centres and farms, this series offers outstanding performance with up to 14 GB/s for sequential read and 10 GB/s for sequential write.  As sequential read performance of up to 970 MB/s per watt-high efficiency and exquisite thermal management are assured. Not only that, optimized hardware design and firmware enhancements reduced server heat generation by up to 20°C. Are your servers ready to be cooler?

With a cooling affect, these memory modules pack serious technological heat. The first of their kind Gen5 Solid State Drive (SSD) Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) memory modules has been launched. Dubbed “D2200” by memory storage visioner Swissbit, this family of splendid memory component is designed and constructed to answer the needs of enterprise servers and edge data centers. As energy efficiency is guaranteed by sequential read performance of up to 970 MB/s per watt, the D2200 series offers outstanding performance with up to 14 GB/s for sequential read and 10 GB/s for sequential write. Thus, a positive impact was made on the series’ thermal management, as the D2200’s optimized hardware design and firmware enhancements reduced server heat generation by up to 20°C. Talk about cool.

Backward compatible with PCIe Gen4? Check. Supports Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) 2.0 and Open Compute Project (OCP) 2.0 formats? Check. Outstanding performance with minimal latency? Got you covered. With this new advancement in memory tech, the future feels safer. Comprehensive data protection features, including TCG Opal 2.0, are standard. The D2200 memory solutions family will be available in U.2 and E1.S form factors with storage capacities of 8 TB and 16 TB by the end of this month, with a 32 TB version in U.2 format which will be available by the end of 2024.

Not only that,  smooth and consistent performance for latency-critical applications is a given as the series delivers  random access of up to 2.6 million IOPS for read and of up to 500,000 IOPS for write. Furthermore, a NVMe Management Interface 1.2b specification (NVMe-MI) is supported. Ensuring efficient drive management and monitoring even if the main system fails. With support for up to 128 namespaces, the D2200 also provides high flexibility and efficiency for cloud application virtualization and data management.

Got power for more? This series offers power mode option varying from 12 to 25 watts, allowing for precise and dynamic performance control. Users can even set the power mode with the open-source NVMe-CLI management tool. In terms of security, Swissbit also got you covered. comprehensive data protection features, including AES256 encryption, Crypto-Erase, TCG Opal 2.0, and Secure Boot are provided.

Ready to meet the new Gen?