E‐Class elevates Nimbus’ all‐flash storage platform for enterprise and cloud
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All‐flash memory storage arrays began appearing two years ago as the need for high‐performing storage to feed the latest generation of servers became apparent. Early adopters were willing to overlook the lack of software features compared to their existing high‐end SAN arrays and NAS filers in exchange for the sheer speed delivered by solid‐state appliances. While often expensive on a cost per GB basis, limited in scalability, and usually implying a high cost single point of failure, these systems provided a cost advantage in two important areas.

