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• IBM lines up all-flash storage to help power cognitive computing

  IBM is expanding its flash storage lineup to power cloud data centers that carry out so-called cognitive computing.

• MIT researchers resort to flash for Big Data storage

  An MIT research team next month will show off a networked system of flash storage devices they say beats relying on DRAM and networked hard disks to handle Big Data demands.

• New Intel solid-state drive lineup features 20nm flash memory

  Intel's new 335 series solid-state drives, which were announced Tuesday morning, feature improved performance, lower power consumption and, the company says, better bang for your buck.

• Fibre Channel may be gone in a few years: EMC

  EMC executives believe that Fibre Channel storage could be a thing of the past in just a few years as organisations increase adoption of flash memory for I/O-intensive applications, while storing less-frequently used data on inexpensive SATA drives.

• Automation tools promise greater value for SSDs

  Flash storage could be the most powerful tool yet for IT administrators who want to speed-up access to frequently used data. Yet, reaping its benefits may require automation software that has just begun to emerge from the major storage vendors.

• Social networkers see future in Flash Storage

  Cloud computing and flash-based storage are pushing each other forward as users of internet-based services such as social networks demand near-real-time access to the growing mountain of data those services access.

• EMC predicts lower flash storage prices

  EMC executives predict that flash storage technology will be nearly as inexpensive as high-end disk drives within two years. Most disk drives will continue to offer lower prices than flash, though, ensuring a long life for disk technology, they say.