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DDRdrive

DDRdrive LLC is now shipping the DDRdrive X1, a PCI Express solid-state storage accelerator with over 300K random IOPS performance.

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Based on a breakthrough architecture that integrates both DRAM and NAND to provide unparalleled random IOPS, IOPS/W, and IOPS/$ performance. The DDRdrive X1 is "The drive for speed".
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300K random IOPS
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DDRdrive - address and links

DDRdrive LLC
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA
tel:- +1 650-804-8227
email:- Now Shipping! Contact Sales.
url:- http://www.ddrdrive.com/
see also:- DDRdrive - editor mentions on STORAGEsearch.com
  • editor's comments:- March 2010 - DDRdrive's PCIe RAM SSDs don't have the same IOPS problems as flash SSDs but do have much lower capacity. They can be an economic choice for some classes of applications. Although the company started in the Intel market - they are now moving into the Solaris market too.
DDRdrive milestones from SSD market history

November 2006 - DDRdrive started shipping its 1st generation of SSD accelerators for use in an undisclosed secret project inside Intel.

In May 2009 - the company emerged from stealth mode and launched the DDRdrive X1 - a PCIe compatible RAM SSD with onboard flash backup. Backup / restore time is 60S. Performance is over 300K IOPS (512B). R/W throughput is 215MB/s and 155MB/s respectively. Capacity is 4GB. OS compatibility:- Microsoft Windows (various). Price is $1,495.

The DDRdrive X1 looks competitively priced for accelerating database applications in which the hot files can utilize a capacity range from about 4GB to 12GB. Above that - you get into the region of entry level rackmount SSDs and high performance PCIe flash SSD cards from companies like Fusion-io and Texas Memory Systems.

There's definitely a gap in the market for this scale of product (low entry price, low capacity - high IOPS).

In March 2010 - DDRdrive says it has an OpenSolaris ZFS ZIL Accelerator Beta Program now in progress, please contact zfs@ddrdrive.com for details.

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