Brian Beeler

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Axle AI Brings Intelligence to the Edge

3 weeks ago | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

Axle AI delivers real-time edge video workflows with AI tagging, powered by HPE DL145 G11, Solidigm Gen5 SSDs, and NVIDIA L4 GPU. The demand for rapid, high-quality video content has never been greater. In today's media landscape, small news teams, independent content creators, and event production crews are expected to capture, edit, and publish professional-grade footage in real time, often without the support of a post-production team or centralized infrastructure.
Dell's Fastest Storage Server Yet

3 weeks ago | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

Dell PowerEdge R7725xd delivers uncompromised Gen5 NVMe performance with 24 x4 U.2 bays and up to 3PB of flash in a 2U form factor. During our visit to Dell Tech World 2025, we had the opportunity to get an early look at a new addition to Dell's AMD-based PowerEdge server lineup: the PowerEdge R7725xd. While its name may sound like a small variant of the R7725, this new system signals a major architectural shift.
NetApp ASA Delivers Simplified, High-Performance Block Storage

2 months ago | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

NetApp ASA delivers simplified, high-performance SAN storage with streamlined deployment, ONTAP integration, and deep VMware support. Our team traveled to NetApp's offices in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to look at the new NetApp® ASA (All-SAN Array) system-an offering designed to deliver high-performance, block-optimized storage within the ONTAP ecosystem.
Edge AI Anywhere? This Immersion-Cooled Mobile Data Center Makes It Possible

2 months ago | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

DUG Nomad mobile data centers deliver immersion-cooled AI and HPC capabilities at the edge with Hypertec servers and Solidigm SSDs.The DUG Nomad is a rugged, modular data center engineered to bring AI and high-performance computing (HPC) directly to the edge, no matter how remote or extreme the environment. Housed in standard-sized shipping containers, Nomad systems offer rapid deployment and plug-and-play capability, allowing organizations to process data right where it's generated.
CoolIT Unveils 4000W Cold Plate, Setting New Standard for Single-Phase Direct Liquid Cooling

Mar 14, 2025 | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

CoolIT's new 4000W cold plate pushes the limits of single-phase liquid cooling, enabling AI and HPC processors to run cooler and more efficiently. CoolIT Systems has raised the bar in high-performance liquid cooling, unveiling a new 4000W-ready single-phase direct liquid cooling (DLC) cold plate.
KIOXIA's 122TB LC9 SSD Targets AI, LLMs, and Hyperscale Storage

Mar 13, 2025 | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

KIOXIA LC9 debuts with 122TB of QLC NAND, PCIe Gen5, and dual-port support, built for AI, LLMs, and cloud storage. The high-capacity enterprise SSD market just got a new contender with the KIOXIA LC9 Series NVMe SSDs being announced today. The drive features capacities up to 122.88TB and is built on KIOXIA's generation 8 3D flash memory technology QLC 2 terabit (Tb) die.
Enhanced Core Density, PCIe Gen5, and Memory for Enterprise Storage

Mar 11, 2025 | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

AMD's 5th Gen EPYC Embedded 9005 processors boost storage performance, core density, and PCIe Gen5 bandwidth for enterprise storage. AMD has introduced its latest generation of processors designed explicitly for embedded markets-the 5th Gen AMD EPYC Embedded 9005 Series. Based on AMD's new Zen 5 CPU architecture, these processors cater to networking, industrial edge, and enterprise storage workloads, delivering substantial performance and efficiency enhancements.
Astera Labs Demonstrates PCIe 6.0 SSD Reaching 27 GB/s

Mar 10, 2025 | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

Astera Labs' PCIe 6.x SSD demo reaches 27 GB/s, highlighting massive storage performance gains for AI and HPC data center workloads. At DesignCon 2025, Astera Labs demonstrated PCIe 6.x interoperability, highlighting the significant potential of next-generation storage connectivity. Showcasing its Scorpio retimer technology, Astera Labs illustrated how the future of PCIe storage will evolve, tackling challenges like signal integrity at dramatically higher data rates.
How Enterprises Are Seeing Real ROI

Mar 6, 2025 | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

Microsoft's $80B AI push reinforces that AI ROI is real. Enterprises see up to $10.30 per $1 spent-AI is a must-have, not a gamble. AI is reshaping industries, yet many enterprises question: Will our AI investment deliver a tangible business impact? Concerns about infrastructure costs, cloud expenditures, and long-term return on investment often lead to hesitation. However, recent insights provide encouraging news.
Meta Makes the Case for QLC SSDs in the Data Center-Are Enterprises Finally Ready?

Mar 5, 2025 | storagereview.com | Brian Beeler

Meta backs QLC SSDs for data centers, highlighting cost, capacity & power efficiency. Are enterprises ready to adopt QLC at scale? Meta has dropped a new blog post outlining why QLC SSDs are primed for widespread data center adoption. The social media giant is pushing the conversation forward on replacing aging HDDs and even some TLC-based SSDs with high-capacity QLC NAND. The argument?