OCZ Deneva 2 and Intrepid Series mSATA SSDs for OEMs

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. launched the Deneva 2 and Intrepid Series mSATA SSD lineup for OEM clients.

These small form factor drives are designed for a range of embedded applications including slim servers, tablets, dual drive notebooks, and network security devices, delivering superior performance over hard drives while meeting the reliability, security, and cost-saving needs of enterprise storage environments.

Embedded system designers require small format, cost-effective SSD solutions that do not compromise performance or reliability. Unlike standard drives, OCZ mSATA SSDs are smaller with no outer housing, making them an easy to deploy storage solution for mobile computing, boot modules for virtualization applications, or HDD caching, allowing for high capacities, performance, and low power consumption in a compact form factor.

"OCZ Deneva 2 and Intrepid mSATA solid state drives provide OEMs with the flexibility to address storage and caching requirements within innovative form factors, including embedded and dual-drive devices and blade servers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "These new SSDs are available in a wide range of capacities and configurations to deliver exceptional scalability, performance, and endurance, all with a compact and energy efficient design."

The mSATA industry-standard design combined with OCZ’s firmware support provides compatibility for simplified system integration, with proprietary caching software made available to OEMs for data management appliances.

OCZ Deneva 2 mSATA SSDs include enterprise reliability features such as endurance (e.g., minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling), and encryption and ECC.

For maximum performance, the Deneva 2 mSATA series offers 6Gbps throughput rates with up to 80,000 random 4k write IOPS and 550MB/s of bandwidth. Likewise, the OCZ Intrepid mSATA Series features Indilinx Arowana Flash Transition Layer with Hyper-Queuing, resulting in increased sequential write speeds and IOPS. The Intrepid Series also maximizes the lifespan of low-endurance flash with Indilinx Ndurance Technology with wear-leveling algorithms for reduced write amplification and advanced over provisioning.

The Deneva 2 and Intrepid Series mSATA solid state drives are available for sampling to OEM customers.