Micron Enhances Enterprise SSD Portfolio

Micron Technology, Inc. introduced a new enterprise SSD.

It is designed for read caching, direct attached storage and booting virtual desktop infrastructures for servers and blade designs.

Called the RealSSD P400e, it enhances Micron’s enterprise SSD portfolio with an entry-level enterprise solution. Micron’s portfolio now covers the enterprise storage spectrum, from boot applications (RealSSD P400e), to data storage (RealSSD P300) and caching applications (RealSSD P320h).

Storage architects and system administrators demand an increasingly lower TCO. Many have previously attempted to achieve this by using client SSDs that are not designed to handle rigorous 24 x 7 enterprise workloads. The new P400e meets those demands. By leveraging Micron’s expertise in MLC NAND design, wear management and SSD firmware, the P400e drive delivers excellent IO/s per dollar, along with enterprise endurance and reliability.

"Our customers have been asking for an affordable, reliable, performance-driven, solid state storage option for DAS-level applications, and the P400e drive delivers on those key design requirements," said Gary Gentry, general manager of the enterprise SSD division of Micron’s NAND Solutions Group. "Micron continues to exhibit its vertically integrated strength by offering solutions like the P400e, which demonstrates our ability to marry advanced MLC NAND technology into leading storage systems architectures."

The P400e SSD ships in capacities ranging from 50GB to 400GB in a standard 2.5-inch, 7mm Z-height form factor for thin server blade designs. The drive’s SATA 6Gb/s interface is backward compatible to SATA 3 Gb/s, allowing customers to use the drive with today’s infrastructure while also future-proofing their systems to leverage the faster interface. Additionally, Micron’s 25nm MLC NAND is the foundation of the P400e’s low TCO, which is a key driver for the growing encroachment of SSDs into enterprise HDD slots.

Shipping now, Micron is qualifying the P400e drives with multiple OEMs. It will also be available to customers through Micron’s distribution network.

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