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NAKIVO launches v10.2 with support for S3 object lock

NAKIVO launches v10.2 of NAKIVO Backup & Replication. The latest release expands the scope of Microsoft 365 data protection with support for SharePoint Online, adds ransomware protection for backups with Amazon S3 Object Lock Support and introduces Tenant Resource Allocation. The new features are powerful additions to the core functionality of the award-winning solution, which continues to meet the evolving needs of its 16,000+ customer base.  SharePoint Online Backup  With the skyrocketing adoption of Microsoft 365, cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting data in the cloud for financial gain. In addition to cyber threats, Microsoft 365 data faces other data loss threats like accidental data deletion and retention policy gaps. To help companies address SaaS data protection issues, NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides comprehensive data protection and recovery for Microsoft 365 data with support for Exchange Online and OneDrive for Business. The latest 10.2 version adds another layer of protection for Microsoft 365 users with support for SharePoint Online.  SharePoint Online Backup allows companies using Microsoft 365 to:  Back up SharePoint Online sites and subsites. Recover document libraries and lists to the original or a different location. Use the search functionality to locate and recover items quickly for compliance and e-discovery purposes.  Ransomware-Proof Backups with Amazon S3 Object Lock  After introducing Backup to Amazon S3 in 2020, NAKIVO adds support for Amazon S3 Object Lock in v10.2 to help businesses mitigate the threat of ransomware to their backups and backup copies. The Amazon S3 Object Lock functionality uses the write-once-read-many (WORM) model meant to ensure that objects are immutable for as long as required. Once set, the retention period cannot be shortened or disabled, not even by the root user.  Amazon S3 Object Lock support allows companies to: Protect their backups stored in Amazon S3 from overwriting and deletion. Set retention periods to keep objects immutable for as long as you need. Protect their backup data against ransomware and meet compliance requirements.  Tenant Resource Allocation  NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.2 offers more control and flexibility for managed service providers (MSPs) and large enterprises using the multi-tenant mode. The new Tenant Resource Allocation feature provides an effective means of allocating data protection infrastructure resources to tenants. Administrators can assign hosts, clusters, VMs, Backup Repositories and Transporters to the tenants.   This feature complements other tenant configuration options in multi-tenant deployments of NAKIVO Backup & Replication. In addition to allocating resources, administrators can implement role-based access control and grant permissions to tenants to perform specific data protection activities in the Self-Service Portal.   Feature Availability  SharePoint Online Backup is available with a Backup for Microsoft 365 subscription, which is licensed per user and comes with 24/7 Support. Data protection for SharePoint Online starts at as low as $0.75 per user/month for a three-year subscription. NAKIVO customers can combine a subscription license for Backup for Microsoft Office 365 with any NAKIVO Backup & Replication edition and license.  Ransomware-Proof Backups with Amazon S3 Object Lock is available with perpetual or subscription licenses for Enterprise, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Plus editions of NAKIVO Backup & Replication.  Tenant Resource Allocation is available in multi-tenant deployments of NAKIVO Backup & Replication. For MSPs, multi-tenancy is available with a monthly or annual subscription with the MSP Pro, MSP Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions. For large enterprises, multi-tenancy is available with subscription or perpetual licenses in the Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions. The 15-day Free Trial comes with full access to all NAKIVO Backup & Replication features, including Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Amazon S3 Object Lock Support and Tenant Resource Allocation. “We’re always trying to anticipate business needs when it comes to data protection. NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.2 expands Backup for Microsoft 365 functionality with SharePoint Online Backup and addresses ransomware threats with the S3 Object Lock functionality,” says Bruce Talley, CEO of NAKIVO. “The move to cloud storage and cloud services continues, and we are always ready to meet evolving market trends, so our customers have the tools they need to keep their data safe wherever it resides.” 

Six Degrees achieves Microsoft Azure Expert MSP status

Six Degrees has announced that it has become a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP. Six Degrees is one of only eight UK organisations to be awarded this accreditation. Six Degrees also has an Azure-aligned UK onshore Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), enabling customers to enhance their cyber maturity by identifying and addressing cyber threats. With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the widespread adoption of remote working, and consequently an acceleration in cloud adoption, it’s unsurprising that the global public cloud infrastructure market is predicted to grow 35% to £88 billion ($120 billion) this year. However, this hasn’t come without its challenges. 2020 saw the rise and amplification of cyber-attacks, with threat actors trying to capitalise on the vulnerabilities that emerged from the shift to new ways of working. With the uncertainty around the business impact of the pandemic continuing into 2021, remaining agile and getting security right first time have never been so important.  This is why Six Degrees is today also launching its new Beyond Cloud proposition, giving customers 'the most flexible, secure cloud services available' so they can look beyond the day-to-day and focus on the future of their organisations. With its range of secure cloud services, and the new Microsoft Azure Expert MSP status, Six Degrees can now offer a coupling of managed services with security expertise to UK businesses.  David Howson, CEO, Six Degrees, says: “At Six Degrees we want to go beyond what other MSPs offer. In today’s world it’s never been more important for organisations to continuously transform and innovate. We help our customers do exactly that through best of breed technology, deep technical expertise and proven best practice service delivery. Everything we do has our industry-leading cyber security at its core giving us, we believe, the best cloud solutions available in the UK. “Being a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP is a great validation of our approach and solutions. We’re proud to be part of a very small group of providers who are using the transformational power of Azure to take customers to the next level.” James Chadwick, Interim General Manager - Commercial Partner, Microsoft, comments: “We welcome Six Degrees to the Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) program after passing the qualifying process and we look forward to continuing to work together on delivering innovative solutions to our customers.”

What an intelligent approach to digital transformation can provide for companies

Lindsay Lucas is Managing Director of Software Solved  It might seem counter-intuitive to focus on data integration and data management in the middle of a global pandemic, but if your company wants to survive and thrive, that is precisely what you should be focusing on right now.  Over the past 3-5 years, many companies have set out on journeys to digitally transform their business processes to leverage modern technology trends and re-imagine the relationship between workers, IT systems and ultimately the customer.    Although digital transformation has forced companies to change their business models in order to adapt, it’s not necessarily the companies that are driving this change. Instead, this change is being driven by the customer.   Customer expectation has changed; digital transformation has to reflect this  Inarguably, customers’ expectations, preferences, and reasons as to how and why they choose a vendor should be at the core of any digital transformation project. Customers are now used to an online world where the levels of customer experience are extraordinarily high, driven by the likes of Amazon. Customers do not differentiate between ordering online to any other interaction they have with companies.  This, coupled with the pandemic, has meant that sectors who were traditionally slower to embrace digital transformation or just didn’t adapt because it wasn’t a high priority, have had to accelerate the digitisation of their customer and supply chain interactions and internal operations to meet the new demands placed on them.  Whether it is a short-term fix or long-term solution, digital transformation initiatives have introduced a new cultural mind-set within companies about the use of data to drive strategic and operational decisions.   The impact of the pandemic  The pandemic has meant that there has been a dramatic shift to working online meaning that digitalisation has seen a rapid increase at both operational and industry levels. This is unprecedented compared to the first digital transformation initiatives where most companies focused on specific business processes – sales, customer service, supply chain management.  With companies shifting to remote work models and no-contact work environments for on-site workers, leaders need to accelerate the delivery of digital transformation initiatives across the enterprise – enabling all workers to leverage technology to be productive without traditional face-to-face interactions.  Company leaders also realise that, if they want to be effective in leading remote organisations, they need more complete, accurate, and real-time data from across the company to make informed business decisions. That is where data integration and transformation comes in.  Quick-fix solutions to ensure business continuity can’t be considered for the long-term  When entire workforces shifted to remote working at the same time, it wasn’t practical to take a top-down, waterfall project management approach to digital transformation, business process re-engineering, and enterprise data integration. Therefore, many quickly implemented short-term, quick fix solutions to ensure immediate business continuity, understandably putting it ahead of looking for a longer-term strategy.  With too many moving parts to manage, there hasn’t in some cases been the time to develop an “all-encompassing plan” before implementing it. However, quick-fix strategies to keep companies going will most likely only work in the short-term.  Companies need to be looking at long-term solutions now in order to maintain business continuity in the coming months rather than relying on the short-term solutions that they have put in place. The key to success here is to empower individual business functions (and employees) to make decisions to optimise their work locally-within a global (enterprise-wide) framework and set of standards that enable cross-functional integration and data aggregation for decision making.  Data integration is the key  Data integration is the key to leading a dispersed organisation. If the data from all of the operational systems are integrated, aggregated, summarised, and curated into a set of informative and actionable dashboards; business leaders and employees who use it day-to-day, are well equipped to manage operations, even without physical face-to-face interactions or even being in the same office.  Recent disruptions have only reinforced the prevailing notion that data warehousing isn’t some future aspiration, it’s an urgent mandate at the heart of the business. But a rushed migration without a clear strategy can end up costing the business more, leaving existing legacy applications racking up costs.  An intelligent digital transformation needs to balance speed and value. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, each should start with defining the value, mapping out the journey and determining how cloud will enable the overall business strategy and ambition.  

BATM's NFVTime now available for public Cloud Networks

BATM has announced that it has enhanced its NFVTime virtual networking solution to enable deployment via public cloud environments, such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Network function virtualisation (NFV) enables network functions to be run in software, with a single piece of equipment, rather than requiring multiple pieces of physical hardware. The Group’s NFVTime operating system, which was developed by its wholly-owned Telco Systems subsidiary, is licensed by telecommunications and managed service providers (network operators) to allow them to create these virtual networks for their customers.  NFVTime was initially available to be run in a network operator’s data centre. The Group has now enhanced NFVTime by enabling its compatibility with, and receiving certification of use for, public cloud environments, including adding further layers of security to the platform. This expands the addressable market for the product to customers that operate cloud-based networks – which is typically enterprise customers or larger operators with a multinational footprint – as well as those that lack the internal resource to run the software in their data centre. Dr Zvi Marom, Chief Executive Officer of BATM, says: “This is a significant development for our NFVTime solution as we can now offer it to customers who use cloud networks as well as those with data centre-based networks. With NFV, operators benefit from lower costs and deployment times as network functions are run in software rather than hardware – which we are now taking a step further by enabling this to happen in the cloud. We have continued to receive strong interest in NFVTime, which we expect to increase with this broadening of the addressable market at a time when the adoption of cloud-based networking is expanding. We look forward to reporting on our progress.”

Spectra logic announces latest version of StorCycle

Spectra Logic has announced the latest release of its award-winning StorCycle Storage Lifecycle Management software. StorCycle 3.3 comes with a range of new features including an open RESTful API that allows users to integrate StorCycle into a broader set of workflows, as well as new enhancements that advance the software’s ability to migrate data to disk, tape and cloud storage, including all tiers of Amazon and Microsoft Azure. StorCycle is a storage lifecycle management software solution that ensures data is stored on the right tier throughout its lifecycle for greater IT and budgetary efficiencies. Created for organisations that need lasting protection and access to data which is no longer active, but still critical to retain, StorCycle scans primary storage for inactive files and migrates them to a lower cost tier of storage, which includes any combination of cloud storage, object storage disk, network-attached storage (NAS) and object storage tape. Interoperable with Linux and Windows, StorCycle migrates data, without changing original formats, and allows users to have easy access to all data including data migrated to higher latency storage mediums like cloud “cold” tiers and tape. StorCycle 3.3 delivers the following new benefits: Open API With the exposed RESTful API, users can take advantage of StorCycle’s core features, including scanning, migrating, and restoring data to build integrations and applications that leverage StorCycle’s Storage Lifecycle Management capabilities. The exposed API is an excellent tool for advanced users who wish to integrate StorCycle into wider workflows. In addition to providing core commands to configure storage locations, the API helps users build applications to better manage jobs or perform bulk actions without using the web interface. Extended Cloud Support to Microsoft Azure and Amazon StorCycle 3.3 extends cloud support to Microsoft Azure, including both the standard (hot/cool) and archive tiers. Azure can be used as a storage target for migrate/store jobs, helping organisations leverage the cost-effectiveness and ease of cloud storage. This is in addition to StorCycle’s existing support for Amazon S3 standard and archive tiers. Additional support for Amazon has also been added in StorCycle 3.3 so that users can leverage StorCycle’s capability to tier data to Glacier and Deep Archive from standard tiers after a migration. Automated Restore Notification Alerts When configuring a restore job, StorCycle users now have the ability to request automatic email alerts when the restore job completes. This is especially helpful and convenient for restore jobs which may take several hours (such as with Amazon Glacier or Azure Archive). Real Time Performance and Progress Data Real time performance and progress data is now displayed when a migrate or restore job is active. Migrate/store and restore jobs will display the data rate (MB/s), the amount of data transferred thus far and the job size. Scan jobs will display the total directories and files migrated per second. Each performance chart is easily available on the respective jobs pages (migrate, restore, scan), as well as the main jobs page which will display all active jobs in StorCycle. This feature is especially useful when many large jobs are running in parallel and other organisational tasks depend on job completions. OpenLDAP In addition to Active Directory, StorCycle now provides full support for OpenLDAP for user authentication. When configured, users on the LDAP domain can be given Restore User permissions where they are able to restore migrated data without Administrator assistance. Configuring OpenLDAP also makes it easier for Administrators to add named users to StorCycle, where they can be given additional permissions in the application, such as Administrator or Storage Manager roles. StorCycle -- Award-Winning Software StorCycle won several product awards for excellence in innovation, data management and cloud enablement in 2020. The list includes: Digital Media World 2020 Gold Awards – StorCycle Storage Lifecycle Management software earned the 2020 Digital Media World Award in the Best Digital Asset Management award category. Spectra’s StorCycle was recognised for its ability to bring visibility and insight to better manage storage volumes through intelligent tiering and data migration, while maintaining direct, consistent access to migrated assets and enhancing search capabilities with the use of metadata tags. The Cloud Awards – StorCycle was a finalist in the international Cloud Computing Awards program, The Cloud Awards. StorCycle was recognised as the Best Hybrid Cloud Solution for enabling organisations to implement a more effective and efficient hybrid cloud solution which reduces data storage costs while optimising data protection. The Storries – StorCycle software was honoured with the Storage Innovation of the Year award by Storage Magazine, which recognises Spectra’s innovation in providing one of the industry’s most effective storage lifecycle management software solutions to enhance IT infrastructures. DCS Awards – StorCycle software was a finalist for the Product of the Year category by the 2020 DCS Awards, which rewards the achievements of product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and providers operating in the data centre arena in Europe.

Delta expands its UPS product line with high-performance DPS 300kVA

Delta has recently added a new Ultron DPS model to its family of uninterruptible power supplies. This latest Ultron online UPS is rated at 300kVA. With it, the Ultron DPS series from Delta now offers capacities ranging from 300 to 600kVA. Up to eight units can be run in parallel for megawatt-scale installations. This makes DPS 300 online UPS systems suitable for mission-critical applications that demand high performance. “The latest generation of our Ultron DPS series was developed especially for use in hyperscale data centres seeking to lower operating costs. Our conversations with colocation and cloud service providers revealed that, in addition to reliability and efficiency, other requirements have become extremely important, too. Megawatt-scale power capacity, a compact footprint, and ease of operation,” explains Rakesh Mukhija, Head of Mission Critical Infrastructure Solutions (MCIS) at Delta EMEA. “With the Ultron DPS series, we now cover the entire power range from 300 kVA to 600kVA. Soon, we’ll be expanding the Ultron family again and launching the DPS 1000kVA and the DPS 1200kVA to offer megawatt capacities in a single unit. This way, our customers can choose the Ultron DPS UPS that is an exact fit for their needs.” The DPS 300 kVA is a monoblock UPS system with the highest available power density and the smallest footprint on the market. By conserving space, it provides more room for revenue-generating IT racks. The new Ultron DPS achieves AC-AC efficiencies of up to 96.5% during normal operation and 99% in ECO mode, reducing energy costs considerably. In addition, it delivers the full rated power (output power factor > 0.99) for maximum availability without power loss. The ability to choose valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) or environmentally friendly lithium-ion batteries also offers a means of optimising battery investments. Dual CAN bus systems are one example of how redundant core components ensure the availability of this new Delta UPS system. The DPS series offers proactive intelligence to warn IT managers of impending failures before they occur. This reduces the risk of downtime as well as the time and expense that maintenance work involves. Advanced event analysis including up to 10,000 event logs and waveform capturing allow abnormalities to be identified, ensuring high availability. The user-friendly 10in LCD screen of the UPS displays information on security, temperature, fire protection, and cooling as required to simplify local control. Optional battery management software also allows operators to view battery status information on the touch panel. IT managers can access all the components of the UPS from the front of the unit. This way, they can easily replace the modular components as needed, considerably reducing mean time to repair (MTTR). Key features of the Ultron DPS series • Currently the highest power density and smallest footprint compared to competing products • Self-diagnosis with early warning system • Unity output power factor (> 0.99) • AC-AC efficiency of up to 96.5%, 99% in ECO mode • Parallel configurations of up to eight units • Designed with redundant key components • Li-ion-battery-ready • 10in colour touchscreen with graphical user interface

Oneclick integrates cyber assurance into its application deployment

Oneclick has announced the launch of its new Cyber Assurance that offers customers remote access to software applications and data via the oneclick platform 'that is so secure', an insurance cover is now available. Through partnering with product provider, Victor Insurance, and risk carrier, Württembergische Versicherung AG, oneclick is able to deliver the insurance cover for subscribers. Where the likelihood of becoming the victim of sophisticated cyber attacks has dramatically increased, the demand for cyber insurance has grown in accordance. The global pandemic brought on by COVID-19 has meant that the cybersecurity risks of distributed infrastructures, home office and remote working have significantly increased. oneclick has recognised this need and now offers its customers ultimate protection from these security risks. In contrast to classic application provision for remote workstations via VPN, oneclick operates a highly-encrypted streaming guarantee, meaning that no malware can penetrate the connected company networks from the outside. Cyber Assurance in conjunction with oneclick cuts out the extensive preliminary investigations that is needed with classic cyber-insurances. Furthermore, points such as the security architecture of the platform, resilience, minimum requirements for passwords, implemented rights and role concepts and multi-factor authentication have already been positively examined with the new application. "For the provision and delivery of software applications and data, the oneclick platform offers its customers the highest level of IT security", says Dominik Birgelen, CEO of oneclick AG. "We often invest a lot of time to discuss the extensive security components of the oneclick platform in detail. We wanted to simplify and shorten this process. Certifications alone are not enough. For this reason, we looked for a more solid security for our customers and developed a cyber guarantee with our partners". “The concept of oneclick has convinced us”, confirms Alexander Arias, member of the management of the product provider Victor Deutschland GmbH. Together with the Württembergische Versicherung, an innovative and unique insurance concept has been launched on the market, with a real added value for customers. "The new concept is also more economical than previous models," Dominik Birgelen continues. "Many customers assume that with cyber insurance, their own efforts and investments in IT security can be reduced. But exactly the opposite is the case: policyholders are forced to use state-of-the-art technology. That can quickly become expensive, as investments have to be made to get a policy at all." 

Techbuyer partners Digital Access For All charity launch

Techbuyer is supporting the Digital Access For All by the charity The Learning Foundation initiative with other select ADISA members. The nationwide campaign, delivered through the ADISA Marketplace, will ensure secure the processing of thousands of corporate donations and facilitate large scale redistribution of grade A equipment for disadvantaged families across the UK. With many schools relying on at least partial delivery of learning through the internet and internet enabled devices, it is vital that these resources are available to all. However, around 1.5 million school children have either limited or no access to these at home and are seeing their education suffer as a result. Remote learning during isolation periods, lockdowns and for homework is increasingly part of the norm. Children whose only access to this is via a parent or guardian’s mobile phone are hampered in their ability to get the most out of this, either because of lower functionality on a mobile device or because there is limited facility for essay writing and developing ideas. National charity The Learning Foundation launched the new initiative of Digital Access For All this year in order to level the digital playing field for children and young people across the UK. It has also established the Digital Poverty Alliance to address digital exclusion and data poverty across the board. The latest phase towards this end is a programme to encourage businesses to donate their redundant IT to those who need it most. The charity is partnering ADSIA, listed on the National Cyber Security Centre’s guidance for the disposal of infrastructure, to deliver the programme via the ADISA Marketplace. https://youtu.be/c5gu4ggI9_Y “I am delighted to be working with ADISA and their partners on this hugely important initiative. The fact that donating companies can be assured of the highest level of integrity and standards combined with them also being able to help directly in enabling disconnected children and families to get online makes this a genuine win-win,” says Paul Finnis, CEO Learning Foundation and Digital Access for All. The ADISA Marketplace uses a limited set of approved IT Asset Disposition companies to process donations to the highest standards and generate the best return on these for the charity. The Marketplace offers the opportunity to fulfil the need for grade A PCs, laptops and monitors to organisations who apply for the charity for help.  “This is a really worthwhile project to be involved with and Techbuyer has fully supported its development from the early stages. ADISA is known throughout our industry as the gold standard for compliance and best practice so we knew that the project would be well run and deliver the most value for people who need it the most. One of the challenges with corporate donations is that they sometimes include equipment which is not in the best shape, the approached devised for this initiative works around this issue to maximise equipment that can be donated and reused. We are very proud at Techbuyer to have been asked to be a part of this” Mick Payne, Techbuyer Managing Director.  

HelpSystems acquires Vera to broaden data security portfolio

HelpSystems has announced the acquisition of Vera, a leading cloud-based data protection solution provider. Vera empowers customers in financial services, manufacturing, media & entertainment, and other industries to achieve the fine balance between strong security and productive collaboration by giving users the ability to secure, track, audit, and revoke data access at any time. HelpSystems is acquiring Vera to extend its data security portfolio and meet the increased demand for solutions that protect information throughout the full data lifecycle, from data classification and secure file transfer to data loss prevention and encryption. Data is always on the move, not only within an organization, but also as it’s shared with customers, partners, and ever-growing remote workforces relying on both on-premises and cloud-based technology. This means the once-impenetrable corporate IT perimeter no longer exists, and managing sensitive files that contain valuable IP, financial data, or customer details requires a new way of thinking. Vera solves this challenge by attaching military-grade encryption, access controls, security, and policy directly to data, giving companies granular control and audit capabilities over their information. It offers powerful risk mitigation for entities relying on the cloud to store sensitive IP such as products plans, manufacturing designs, financial strategies & results, and security operations audits.  It also covers data subject to regulation such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and patient medical records. “The market for data security is evolving fast to require a comprehensive approach to discovery, detection, classification and dynamic encryption,” says Kate Bolseth, CEO, HelpSystems. “Vera seamlessly integrates and expands HelpSystems data security solution offerings and we welcome the Vera employees and their expertise to the global HelpSystems family.” “I’m pleased Vera is joining a global company with a comprehensive set of solutions empowering customers to strengthen their approach to data security,” says Shri Dodani, President and CEO, Vera. “Vera solutions extend HelpSystems’ existing data security portfolio meeting the needs of our combined customers and partners.  We have been working together at some of our largest customers and have proven the joint value proposition and look forward to expanding our go-to-market leveraging HelpSystems global footprint and resources.” 

Smart Modular introduces DuraFlash SP2800 PCIe NVMe solid state drive

SMART Modular Technologies, a subsidiary of  SMART Global Holdings, has announced the SP2800 family of PCIe NVMe SSD products designed to meet the needs of networking, storage, server, and other high-performance enterprise server applications. The introduction of the SP2800 PCIe NVMe SSD product family under SMART’s DuraFlash product portfolio follows the MDC7000 Enterprise and Data Center SSD Form Factor (EDSFF) product launched last month. SMART developed this tandem of products to meet the growing demand for Flash storage in the networking and telecommunication infrastructure, data center, edge computing and enterprise server markets. The SP2800 SSD is a highly-secured, Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) with TCG OPAL 2.0 and AES 256 encryption standards for access control and data security. Available in M.2 2280, M.2 22110 and U.2 form factors, the 3D NAND based SSD products support the industry standard PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and comply with the NVMe 1.3 protocol standard. SP2800 products come in high endurance product versions with one drive write per day (DWPD) plus SMART’s proprietary SafeDATA power loss data protection standard. Standard endurance versions are also available. “These new SP2800 PCIe NVMe products are well suited to be used as the primary Flash storage device for system boot, data logging and application code storage in high-performance servers,” says SMART Modular Flash product director, Victor Tsai. “SMART Modular has developed a comprehensive PCIe NVMe product portfolio under the DuraFlash brand that meets today’s market demands, and addresses the rapid adoption of PCIe NVMe Flash storage in applications that traditionally utilize SATA and other legacy Flash products.” Technical Highlights User capacity of the SP2800 drive ranges from 240GB to 2TB. Other features of the new SP2800 PCIe NVMe SSD product family include: Form factors: M.2 2280 (22mm x 80mm), M.2 22110 (22mm x 110mm) and 2.5” U.2Available configurations:240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1920GBPCIe Gen 3x4 and NVMe 1.3 compliantEndurance:0.3 DWPD without SafeDATA1 DWPD with SafeDATAHigh securityAES-256 encryption, crypto erase, secure erase, TCG OPAL 2.0 (standard)SafeDATA power loss data protection in high endurance configurations