Fusion-io Pioneers I/O Flash Technology for Increased Cloud Computing Performance
February 15, 2013
Grazed from TWST.com. Author: Editorial Staff.
Fusion-io (FIO) pioneered the flash storage architecture for increased input/output, staying ahead of the pack and tying all the growth drivers of data storage by speeding up performance in a cloud computing environment where Big Data continues growing unabatedly, says Andrew Nowinski, Assistant Vice President and Research Analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co.
“The larger data sets also create the need for better performance. That is where nonvolatile memory technologies such as SSDs, PCIe, NAND flash cards, and all-flash storage arrays come into play. Fusion-io is the pioneer of the space, but nearly every storage vendor, both public and private, is developing products for this market,” Nowinski said…
Nowinski says that 63% of CIOs are planning on increasing their data storage spending in 2013. He also says, however, that data storage stocks are volatile, with FIO drastically moving from the $30s to the midteens, then up and now down again, and some of FIO‘s largest customers delaying spending until the second half of the year…
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