Smart IOPS announced that its Data Engine PCI Express (PCIe) NVM Express (NVMe) enterprise solid state drives (SSDs) have been certified to support GIGABYTE’s Rack servers.
GIGABYTE is introducing a new series of high-performance enterprise Rack servers that target enterprise Compute and software-defined storage (SDS) tier that pools server direct-attached SSDs to create a highly efficient shared storage, optimized for the virtual infrastructure.
GIGABYTE’s powerful and reliable Rack servers combined with Smart IOPS’ superior SSDs reset the standard for performance, efficiency and sheer storage bandwidth across the demanding enterprise-class infrastructure. The addition of Smart IOPS Data Engine enterprise NVMe SSDs as a pre-integrated option enables performance and scalability, while maximizing I/O and storage bandwidth for mixed use workloads.
According to Etay Lee, General Manager at GIGABYTE. “GIGABYTE servers are designed to handle the most demanding data center applications with optimal efficiency and availability. The Data Engine SSDs integrated into these servers offer compelling customer benefits, inclung higher performance and availability, as well as more compelling TCO economics. We have joined forces with Smart IOPS to do the certification work upfront, to enable our customers to deploy systems confidently; and reduce time and resources required to scale their infrastructure.”
“Smart IOPS’ game changing enterprise NVMe SSD offerings center around high performance, reliability and response time, and the certification of our SSDs in GIGABYTE Rack servers is representative of our continued commitment to quality assurance. Data Engine NVMe SSDs, powered by Smart IOPS’ patented TruRandom technology are increasingly gaining traction with server and storage OEMs due to their cost-effective $/IOPS and high-performance architecture that enables end user customers to confidently deliver storage performance to meet business needs and enhance data center infrastructures.” said Ashutosh Das, CEO at Smart IOPS.