DataDirect shovels ever more IOPs into core storage array DataDirect Networks has boosted the performance of its flagship SFA12K array, upgrading it to the SFA14K with more than three times the IOPS performance. DDN boasts: “The introduction of the SFA14K delivering 60GB/s and six million IOPs in a single 4U appliance, is the largest single leap forward in performance of any large …
Great product for HPC market but it is a declining and shrinking market. As for the enterprise they need more than plenty of IOPS. Not sure if they understand the enterprise CXO as opposed to HPC zealots. Time will tell , we all know the owners are looking to sell but who will buy , IBM was a good fit but I think they bailed out and choose Cleversafe. Next 6 months will be interesting for them , few senior departures to HP on the engineering side.
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