This technology allows users to use these products even in write intensive applications by over provisioning the drive storage to provide higher endurance (that is buying a SSD with more capacity than needed for the application and using this extra storage capacity to create a longer endurance product).
Flash memory is the backbone of modern mobile consumer devices and the higher performance and ruggedness of this storage technology make it attractive for computer application as well.
"The LSI PCIe-based WarpDrive card offers simple, effective, and affordable application acceleration for enterprise servers, " said Bob Farkaly, director of marketing, Storage System products for Exar.
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