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StorCloud

StorCloud, founded in July 2010, says it's a - "...revolutionary enterprise solid state storage systems startup."

  • editor's comments: September 2011 - StorCloud is currently in stealth mode. The company's founder - Rado Danilak - previously was the founder and CTO of SandForce.
StorCloud - recent mentions in SSD market history

in August 2011 - in a white paper presented at the Flash Memory Summit - Rado Danilak, founder of StorCloud said that RAID / RAIS technology and the other clever SSD controller techniques that the industry has learned to appreciate in the past few years "...will not sufficient for advanced node MLC to be used in enterprise... But - StorCloud has identified technical solutions for next 10x improvement in endurance and enabling 1x nm MLC in enterprise storage systems..."
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flash SSD capacity - the iceberg syndrome
Have you ever wondered how the amount of flash inside a flash SSD compares to the capacity shown on the invoice?

What you see isn't always what you get.
nothing surprised the penguins - click to read the article There can be huge variations in different designs as vendors leverage invisible internal capacity to tweak key performance and reliability parameters. ...read the article
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What's the best way to design a flash SSD?
and other questions which divide SSD opinion

More than 10 key areas of fundamental disagreement within the SSD industry are discussed in an article here on StorageSearch.com called the the SSD Heresies.
click to read the article - the SSD Heresies ... Why can't SSD's true believers agree upon a single coherent vision for the future of solid state storage? ...read the article
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Imprinting the brain of the SSD
Editor:- How did the SSD market change from:- Who cares? to You care! about the identity of SSD controllers.
click to read the case study - about the SandForce Driven program My article - Imprinting the brain of the SSD - compares SandForce's SSD processor branding program with previous examples in chip history and analyzes key business success factors.
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Surviving SSD sudden power loss
Why should you care what happens in an SSD when the power goes down?

This important design feature - which barely rates a mention in most SSD datasheets and press releases - has a strong impact on SSD data integrity and operational reliability.

This article will help you understand why some SSDs which (work perfectly well in one type of application) might fail in others... even when the changes in the operational environment appear to be negligible.
image shows Megabyte's hot air balloon - click to read the article SSD power down architectures and acharacteristics If you thought endurance was the end of the SSD reliability story - think again. ...read the article
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