I've got a Core i5-based gaming machine with a Z68 chipset, and a basic 1TB Seagate HDD. My intention is to start using Intel's Z68 caching, which seems straightforward enough, but I had an idea that ...

Adaptec last week heated up the solid state drive business with an expansion of its MaxIQ Solid State Drive (SSD) caching product line. The company released three new PCIe storage controllers and ...

Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) solid-state drives (SSDs) have transformed the way we store data. These drives offer speeds up to 15,000 MB/s (yes, that's 15 GB/s) that can load games, operating ...

(1) Solid state storage used as a cache between the computer's main memory (RAM) and a hard drive. The SSD cache holds the data with the most activity, and reading and writing the cache is faster than ...

HighPoint Technologies, launches the RocketCache 3240X8; a ground-breaking SSD caching solution that is set to revolutionize high-performance storage for desktop PC’s and workstations. Unlike ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Enhancements to server and ...

Marvell announced the availability of the Marvell® DragonFly NVDRIVE, a turnkey enterprise-class PCIe SSD caching solution with built-in SSD modules that extends the company’s award-winning DragonFly ...

Solid State Drives (SSDs) are far faster than hard disk drives; they also use less power and generate less heat, but are far more expensive (especially for the enterprise-grade Single Layer Cell, or ...

The SanDisk ReadyCache product is a performance enhancing caching solution that combines a 32 gigabyte (GB) 1 2.5-inch SSD that resides alongside a desktop computer’s hard drive with ExpressCache ™ ...

South Korean based manufacturer Samsung acquired Nvelo, a Company from California which designed the Dataplex software to use SSD’s as caching drives for operating system drives, such as the Corsair ...

You may think that when you buy an SSD, the only two specs to be mindful of are its read/write speeds and its capacity.

In the 2TB and 4TB capacities, this SATAa 6Gbps SSD is a lot cheaper than the competition. It’s also a very fast reader, and a fast writer—until it runs out of cache. At the 1TB level however, there ...