DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced that its NVM Express Interoperability Plugfest, conducted February 24-27 in cooperation with the NVM Express Organization, led to the certification of eight products and the continued validation of NVM Express (NVMe) as a robust and interoperable solution for enterprise and data center application performance challenges. This was the second plugfest conducted by the UNH-IOL's...
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NVMe Plugfest Webinar - An Interop Event for NVMe SSDs
January 17, 2014
With the second NVM Express (NVMe) Plugfest approaching, the University or New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) is providing a webinar titled "NVMe Plugfest Webinar - An Interop Event for NVMe SSDs" provide information to UNH-IOL members and non-members. The session will be led by David Woolf and is designed to provide information on the upcoming Plugfest and the benefits of being a UNH-IOL member to enterprise server, storage or subsystem vendor companies developing NVMe products. The webinar takes place January...
Quarch Technology Introduces hot swap test tool for PCIe SFF Disks
December 5, 2013
AVIEMORE, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Dec. 3, 2013) - Quarch Technology Ltd, leaders in test automation, have announced a new range of test modules for use with the latest generation of PCIe attached storage. The Quarch PCIe SFF Drive Module will allow fully automated hot-plug, lane failure and fault injection testing of the next generation of storage devices.
Volume Deployment and Final Standardization of 12Gb/s SAS Data Storage Interface Boosts SCSI Trade Association's Plugfest Event
November 19, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As Enterprise storage continues to demand higher performance to meet rising workload levels and higher reliability to push down total cost of ownership, the SCSI Trade Association (STA) today announced two 12Gb/s SAS storage interface technology milestones, signaling the technology's continued success in meeting these industry needs.
First NVMe SSDs Announced - What's NVMe?
September 23, 2013
I recently attended the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 in San Francisco, CA, in order to follow-up on the progress of NVM Express (NVMe). While there, I attended an NVMe technical session and spent a large amount of time in the NVMe Pavilion discussing NVMe with most of the vendors there. NVMe has made good progress since last year (last year's comments), with the first NVMe SSD announced and a robust ecosystem developing to support this technology.
New Consortium Dedicated to PCIe
August 21, 2013
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced the laboratory is currently accepting enterprise server and storage companies as members of a new consortium dedicated to PCIe - a storage technology that accelerates performance of demanding, data-intensive enterprise and data center applications.
UNH-IOL Launches PCIe Consortium to Address Changing Storage Landscape
August 12, 2013
DURHAM, N.H.& SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced the laboratory is currently accepting enterprise server and storage companies as members of a new consortium dedicated to PCIe – a storage technology that vastly accelerates performance of demanding, data-intensive enterprise and data center applications. Launched July 1, 2013, the PCIe Consortium will supplement testing services offered through several of the...
Flash slab lab blab: NVMe-friendly PCIe spotted on HGST's cards
July 24, 2013
Blocks and Files Samsung and Micron have announced NVMe-compatible PCIe flash storage cards - and now hardware from WD subsidiary HGST has been certified as conformant to the specification.
NVM Express Workgroup Holds First Plugfest
June 3, 2013
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NVM Express Workgroup, developer of the NVM Express specification for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) on a PCI Express (PCIe) bus, held its first Plugfest at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab in Durham, N.H., May 13-16, 2013. This event provided an opportunity for participants to measure their products' compliance with the NVM Express (NVMe) specification and to test interoperability with other NVMe products.
University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory Tackles NVMe - Flash Memory Summit 2012.
September 10, 2012
The video features a one-on-one discussion between David and Bill Wong, host of EngineeringTV, on the topic of the UNH-IOL and the lab’s NVMe Consortium. The video is nearly 6 minutes long and includes several images from around the lab.