Kove XPD2 DRAM Storage Device With Impressive Specs

Storage vendor Kove announced four storage firsts:

• Round trip latency of 6 microseconds for read and 8 microseconds for writes
• IOPS of 11.7 Million in 4U in a single addressable space
• Bandwidth of 28.5 Gigabytes/second in 4U in a single addressable space
• 2 Terabyte Memory Disk, Xpress Disk Gen 2 (XPD2)

By using industry standard DRAM, the Kove XPD2s outperforms Flash memory and spinning disks. The equipment used during the testing process was provided by R Systems.

The Kove XPD2 is a fast and high density memory storage device that provides up to 2 Terabytes of single or multiple file system storage in a 4U chassis.

This performance allows organizations to improve I/O load processing and remove storage bottlenecks, while reducing the cost of data center space and power consumption on a performance basis. The ‘green’ XPD2 provides continuous, predictable, sustained I/O for any duration of time. Unlike Flash-based storage, XPD2 maintains consistent performance at any capacity level and it does not degrade over time.

Kove’s technology has applications, including for the financial services industry, which has demonstrable need for leading I/O performance. This is particularly true for time-sensitive pre-trade risk assessment, which can now be done in near real time. The XPD2 offers true ‘plug-and-play’ speed-up for all existing databases and eliminates I/O bottlenecks for the low-latency trading sector. The XPD2 is mesh connectable, so that sharing data that exceeds any single unit’s capacity is accommodated without performance compromise.

"The next generation Kove Xpress Memory Disk is a continuation of our leadership in high performance storage for those customers who need the absolute fastest storage system available," states John Overton, Kove CEO. "The XPD2 connects directly to storage fabrics via standard Fibre Channel and InfiniBand interconnects, while increasing performance density way beyond any other similar storage alternatives."

"Mellanox is pleased to provide Kove with industry-best 40 Gigabytes/second InfiniBand storage connectivity, enabling the highest storage performance for the XPD2," said Gilad Shainer, Senior Director HPC and Technical Computing at Mellanox Technologies. "Utilizing the advantages of Mellanox InfiniBand, Kove has achieved remarkable performance records, helping eliminate storage bottlenecks across a wide variety of applications in both the Financial and High Performance Computing markets."