STEC Delivers New MLC Flash-Based SSDs For the Data Center

At the Server Design Summit this week, STEC will demo its latest MLC flash-based SSDs. The company’s flagship ZeusIOPS line now includes a high-endurance model with the ability to deliver up to 30 full capacity read/writes per day for five years (or about 33 Petabytes of data over the life of a 600GB drive).

The new model, the ZeusIOPS XE (Extreme Endurance), features STEC’s own fourth-generation ASIC-based SSD controller and CellCare Technology to help ensure the drive’s longevity. It also runs Secure Array of Flash Elements (S.A.F.E.) data loss prevention technology.

The ZeusIOPS XE will be available in 300GB and 600GB capacities with a 6Gb SAS interface and will feature up to 50us latency responses, 500MBps/275MBps sustained read/write throughput, and 115,000 IOPS/70,000 IOPS for read/write operations.