StorageReview.com editor Kevin O’Brien is quite familiar with the latest offerings from SanDisk, including those resulting from the Pliant Technology acquisition nearly a year ago. As such, he was looking forward to the opportunity to test drive the SanDisk Lightning® LB406S Enterprise SSD for his readers.

Overall, when compared to others, the SanDisk Lightning drive offered class-leading performance, with Kevin noting, “…it really shined in areas with a mixture of read and write activity that generally brought other drives down.”

Considering SanDisk’s level of enterprise storage expertise, Kevin concluded, “The drive’s performance makes us that much more excited for the next generation SSD where the full benefit of the Pliant/SanDisk relationship can be realized.”

Check out the full review here.

C.T.

* SanDisk provided a drive for testing purposes

SanDisk will demonstrate its latest advancements in Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technologies for the enterprise at the SCSI Trade Association (STA) Technology Showcase: “Taming the Data Beast” on Wednesday, May 9 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Hotel in Santa Clara, CA.

As an official event sponsor, the SanDisk Enterprise Storage Solutions (ESS) group will take part in the following demonstrations over the course of the show:

• Advancements in PCIe Storage (SCSI Express)
Accelerate your enterprise using SCSI Express – a proven SCSI protocol combined with PCIe to create an industry-standard path to PCIe-based storage – to provide unprecedented levels of performance and low latency

• Unstoppable Data Center
SanDisk Lightning SSDs highlight the robustness and resiliency of SAS-based storage solutions to provide end-to-end data protection

• Tiered Storage in a Flash
Underscore the benefits of tiered storage to enable organizations to optimize data storage infrastructures using a combination of storage solutions to lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase performance

• No Compromise Performance
Achieve unprecedented levels of performance, scalability and true interoperability, requiring no modification to existing system configurations or software

As an active member of STA, SanDisk’s participation in this event underscores its commitment to promoting and supporting the latest industry initiatives and driving enterprise technologies forward.

It’s free to attend, so hope to see you there. For additional details or to register to attend, click here.

Mike