INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Kingston Technology releases
enterprise-grade data centre
NVMe SSD Boot Drive
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DC1000B OFFERS
DATA CENTRES A
COST-EFFECTIVE
BOOT DRIVE
SOLUTION WITH THE
REASSURANCE THEY
ARE PURCHASING A
SSD DESIGNED FOR
SERVER USE.
server OEMs that utilise M.2 NVMe SSDs for
boot purposes, as well as the ability to be
configured as a local cache drive.”
DC1000B is a high-performance M.2 (2280)
NVMe SSD using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 PCIe
interface with 3D TLC NAND. DC1000B
offers data centres a cost-effective boot
drive solution with the reassurance they are
purchasing a SSD designed for server use.
K
ingston Digital Europe, the Flash
memory affiliate of Kingston
Technology Company, a world
leader in memory products and technology
solutions, has announced the availability
of a new data centre SSD – the DC1000B
M.2 NVMe boot drive. The drive is ideal for
servers shipping with one or two M.2 NVMe
slots dedicated for boot purposes and thus
preserving valuable front-loading 2.5” drive
bays for additional data storage.
DC1000B is designed in a 2280 form
factor that includes onboard power-
loss protection and is engineered with
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0.5DWPD4 endurance for extended service
life. Kingston’s DC1000B boasts incredible
performance with speeds of up to 3.2GB/s
and 205K IOPS2 and is designed for booting,
as well as caching and logging applications.
“While the M.2 form factor was originally
designed for client machines, its small
physical size and high performance make
it attractive for server use,” said Tony
Hollingsbee, SSD business manager,
Kingston EMEA.
“DC1000B is purpose built for the latest
servers from both white box and Tier 1
Ideally suited for use in high-volume rack-
mount servers as an internal boot drive(s)
as well as purpose-built systems where a
high-performance M.2 SSD is needed that
includes on-board power-loss protection
(PLP). DC1000B is designed to deliver
enterprise-level performance consistency and
low-latency features typically not found on
client SSDs.
DC1000B is available in 240GB and 480GB
capacities1 and is backed by a limited five-
year warranty, free technical support and
Kingston reliability. n
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