SolidFire Integrating Viking Technology SSD

Viking Technology, a division of Sanmina Corporation and a supplier of SSDs,
Non-Volatile Dual In-line Memory Module (NVDIMMs), and DRAM, announced that SolidFire, Inc. has selected its SATADIMM SSD
as both the cache SSD and boot volume SSD for their storage nodes.

Viking Technology’s SATADIMM SSD enables SolidFire to offer enhanced products
by increasing both the number and the total capacity of SSDs in their solution.

"The Viking SATADIMM gives us an
additional SSD within the chassis allowing us to dedicate more drives towards
storage capacity, while storing boot and metadata information securely inside
the system," says Adam Carter, director of product management,
SolidFire. "Viking’s SATADIMM
technology is unique in the market and an important part of our hardware
design."

SATADIMM is an enterprise SSD in DIMM form
factor that resides within any empty DDR3 DIMM socket. The drive enables SSD
caching and boot capabilities without using a HDD drive bay. The integration of
Viking Technology’s SATADIMM boosts overall system performance and
allows SolidFire to minimize potential human errors associated with data center
management, such as accidentally removing a boot or cache drive when replacing
an adjacent failed drive.

"We are excited to support SolidFire
with an optimal solid state solution that delivers increased value to their
customers compared to traditional SSDs," says Adrian Proctor, VP
marketing, Viking Technology. "SATADIMM
is a solid state drive that takes advantage of existing empty DDR3 sockets and
provides a valuable increase in both performance and capacity."

SATADIMM is a 6Gb SATA SSD with capacities up to 512GB. A next generation SAS
solution with capacities of 1TB and 2TB will be available early in 2014.