LSI Nytro Chosen by IBM

LSI Corp. announced
that IBM Corp. is offering new
versions of its High IO/s Modular Adapters family based on its Nytro WarpDrive
technology.

The new models join IBM’s growing stable of PCIe flash cards and are designed
to be used with the IBM System x server series to help clients speed big data
analytics.

Nytro WarpDrive adapters provide low-latency,
high-performance storage for data-intensive applications while helping
cloud and enterprise datacentres shrink storage footprint and energy costs. The
High IO/s Modular Adapters based on Nytro WarpDrive technology support
capacity options ranging from 300GB to 800GB of SLC and MLC flash memory for
IBM System x servers.

Nytro WarpDrive adapters deliver:

• IO/s performance of hundreds of HDDs with a single server
• Enterprise flash performance, reliability and endurance from LSI SandForce flash
  storage processors with DuraClass technology
• Storage power, cooling and physical footprint savings, reducing TCO
• Minimal CPU burden
• Compatibility with existing infrastructures through use of standard
  drivers featuring extensive OS and management support

"Rapid data growth and rising
application performance requirements have exposed the limitations of today’s
aging storage architectures," said Gary Smerdon, SVP and GM, accelerated
solutions division, LSI. "IBM System
x servers deployed with LSI Nytro WarpDrive technology can provide customers
with a powerful, cost-effective performance boost for storing, accessing and
analysing data and, ultimately, give users the power to innovate the next
generation of datacentres."

Nytro WarpDrive technology is part of LSI’s Nytro product
portfolio of PCIe flash adapters, including the Nytro MegaRAID and Nytro XD
product families.