Kingston Technology
launches new Data Center
500 Series SSDs
K
ingston Digital Europe Co LLP, the
flash memory affiliate of Kingston
Technology Company, Inc, a world
leader in memory products and technology
solutions, has announced its new Data
Center 500 Series Enterprise SSDs.
DC500R is optimised for read-intensive
applications while DC500M is optimised
for mixed-use workloads. Both SSDs in the
DC500 series implement Kingston’s strict
quality of service (QoS) requirements
to ensure predictable random I/O
performance as well as predictable low
latencies over a wide range of read and
write workloads.
DC500R is ideal for read-intensive
applications such as boot up, web servers,
virtual desktop infrastructure, operational
databases and real-time analytics. Cloud
service providers and software-defined
storage architects can leverage the drive’s
consistent I/O and latency performance
to deliver the QoS needed in demanding
read-centric environments.
At .5 DWPD (drive writes per day),
DC500R allows IT administrators to
maximise their investment in storage
hardware with a drive that delivers on
performance, endurance and reliability.
DC500M is designed for mixed-use
workloads in applications that have a
more even balance of read and write I/O
demands on the SSD. It is ideal for cloud
service providers and software-defined
storage architects who need a flexible
infrastructure to effectively adapt and
manage transactional workloads.
drive bay upgrades, hyperscale data
centre servers and cloud service
providers requiring low-cost, high-
performance storage subsystems.
“[A total of] 80% of all enterprise
SSDs deployed in data centres require
less than one (1) DWPD,” said Gregory
Wong, President and Principal Analyst,
Forward Insights.
“As data centres seek the optimal balance
between application-required endurance,
capacity and cost, this trend is expected
to continue.”
Tony Hollingsbee, SSD business manager
EMEA, Kingston, said: “Quality of Service
in an enterprise SSD is essential for cloud
computing applications that require
predictable storage performance levels and
meet customer service level agreements.
“The new DC500 Series SSDs deliver
excellent performance to intensive data
centre applications from the development
stage of the application to the end-user
customer experience downstream.
“To ensure the security of user data,
DC500 incorporates end-to-end data path
protection and power-loss protection to
safeguard data in-flight in the event of
sudden power loss.
“This is the optimal data centre
storage solution when you combine its
enterprise-class reliability and strict
QoS requirements along with Kingston’s
legendary pre- and post-sales support.”
The Data Center 500 Series is
available in 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB
and 3.84TB capacities. ◊
AS DATA
CENTRES SEEK
THE OPTIMAL
BALANCE
BETWEEN
APPLICATION-
REQUIRED
ENDURANCE,
CAPACITY
AND COST,
THIS TREND IS
EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE.
These workloads include AI, Big Data
analytics, cloud computing, database
applications, data warehousing, Machine
Learning and operational databases.
With an endurance rating of 1.3 DWPD,
DC500M is ideal for the high-volume
rack-mount server market for internal
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