Nimbus Data unveiled ExaDrive NL Enterprise SSD and they call it the world’s highest capacity and highest density SSD using QLC NAND flash memory and the industry’s first QLC NAND flash drive for enterprise workloads. According to Nimbus Data, replacing hard drives with ExaDrive NL SSDs can quadruple storage capacity, reduce data access times by more than 100 times, and reduce energy consumption per TB of storage by 75%.
Unlike NVMe SSDs, ExaDrive NL simplifies building tiered and hybrid storage by making it easy to combine hard drives and SSDs in the same chassis. ExaDrive NL can be paired with hardware RAID controllers from Broadcom, Microchip, and other manufacturers. It is certified for use on major server vendors including Dell EMC, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, and Supermicro.
A 3.5-inch SSDs are available in 16, 32, and 64 TB sizes. They are available in SATA 6Gb/s and Dual Port SAS options. The resource is 0.2-0.6 DWPD. The sequential read speed reaches 400 MB/s, the sequential write speed up to 460 MB/s. The maximum performance is declared equal to 114,000 IOPS in reading mode and 105,000 IOPS in writing mode.
Features:
- Enterprise QLC flash
- 16 TB / 32 TB / 64 TB raw capacity
- SATA-3 interface
- 3.5” industry standard form factor
- 0.2 – 0.6 DWPD for 5 years (depending on workload)
- Up to 114K/105K read/write 4 KB IOps (64TB) / 97K/91K (16, 32TB)
- Up to 500/460 MBps read/write throughput
- 5 year limited warranty
Price and availability
The Enterprise SSD drives come with a five-year warranty, and pricing starts from $2,900 as you can see below:
- ExaDrive NL 16 TB SSD cost $2,900 at Newegg.com
- ExaDrive NL 32 TB SSD cost $5,600 at Newegg.com
- ExaDrive NL 64 TB SSD cost $10,900 at Newegg.com
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