FalconStor Takes Memory to Higher Level

FalconStor Software has set out to solve that problem by partnering with Violin Memory to add a 4 TB solid-state appliance to its storage architecture. According to Matt Barletta, vice president of product marketing for Violin Memory, the Violin 1010 Flash Memory Appliance was developed in response to the need for a more efficient way to deploy solid-state memory inside an overall storage solution because over time, solid-state disk performance erodes due to a lack of facilities such as garbage collection to manage the memory inside the SSD. In addition, he notes that using I/O mechanisms that were designed for disks is an inefficient way to access memory.

FalconStor has taken the Violin Memory appliance and integrated with its storage-management software to create the NSS SAN Accelerator. By combining the two sets of technologies, Fadi Abatal, vice president of product marketing for FalconStor, says customers will be able to leverage FalconStor software to prioritize what data gets to take advantage of the Violin memory appliance.

As customers become more familiar with the benefits and limitations of SSDs in the enterprise, Abatal said it’s only a matter of time before more customers start looking at applying the benefits of solid-state memory in a more efficient manner that can be easily shared across multiple applications.

Pricies for the NSS SAN Accelerator start at $32,000, which is based on one 500 GB solid-state array.