NVMe performance path
NVMe 1.4 over PCIe Gen4 or Gen5, with capacities from 480 GB to 30.72 TB for flexible server and array designs.
Storage that keeps pace with compute.
Enterprise NVMe flash combines high throughput, predictable low latency and protected writes for databases, virtualization and data-intensive services.
Enterprise FlashInterface Throughput & IOPS Latency & endurance Data protection
Low-latency storage engineered for continuous service.
Enterprise SSDs sustain mixed workloads, protect in-flight writes and expose endurance telemetry that consumer drives cannot match. SmartComm sizes flash around queue depth, read/write ratio, daily writes, usable capacity and failure-domain requirements.
Where flash creates measurable value
- Transactional databases
- Virtual machine datastores
- AI data pipelines
- High-speed cache tiers
- Real-time analytics
- Container platforms
Technical specifications
High parallel performance
Up to 7 GB/s sequential throughput, 1 million random read IOPS and 800,000 random write IOPS.
Predictable operation
Latency below 50 microseconds, endurance ratings from 1 to 10 DWPD and mean time between failures above 2 million hours.
Enterprise safeguards
Power-loss protection preserves in-flight writes, while AES-256 encryption supports secure data-at-rest requirements.
Configuration guidance
Use endurance rather than capacity alone to select drives, and reserve space for RAID overhead, rebuilds, over-provisioning and growth.
| Configuration | Drive layout | Recommended use |
|---|---|---|
| Small database | 2 × 960 GB, RAID 1 | Protected operating system, logs or compact transactional datasets. |
| Enterprise application | 4 × 3.84 TB, RAID 10 | Balanced write performance, resilience and predictable database latency. |
| High-capacity cache | 8 × 7.68 TB, RAID 5 | Read-intensive cache or fast data tier where capacity efficiency matters. |
Storage positioning
Performance with controlled risk
Read-intensive SSDs suit boot, content and cache tiers; mixed-use drives support general databases and virtualization; write-intensive media is reserved for sustained ingest and logging. Power-loss protection, endurance headroom and a tested RAID policy are mandatory parts of the design.