Lenovo ThinkServer Features Stec MACH16 SATA SSD

STEC, Inc. that its MACH16 SATA SSD is featured on select Lenovo ThinkServer products announced in 2012 for applications that demand fast and reliable access to data.

"STEC’s MACH16 is a great match for Lenovo’s ThinkServer product line," said Michael Mettler, ThinkServer product manager, Lenovo. "It provides an ideal drop-in replacement for conventional hard disk drives used in data center and storage arrays."

The MACH16 SATA SSD delivers 250MB/s sustainable read and 190MB/s sustainable sequential write speeds, and outperforms HDDs in read and write IOs per second – all while backed by STEC’s data-path protection.

"The ability to access data quickly and reliably is of vital importance within the enterprise market," said Sean Stead, product marketing manager, SATA SSDs at STEC. "We at STEC are thrilled to work alongside Lenovo to integrate the MACH16 SATA SSD within its ThinkServer family, and do our part to make this great product line even better."

The ThinkServer lineup for 2012 is part of Lenovo’s broad product expansion, which includes all-new rack server choices that feature new design IDs and performance, as well as increased diversified market segment coverage, usage models and workload capabilities. In addition, the ThinkServer portfolio provides a unified systems architecture, industry-standard management interfaces and protocols that allow for integration into hybrid management infrastructures and feature sets.