A homogeneous SAS environment has long been the gold standard for enterprise servers and storage systems. With its expertise in vertical integration across flash technology, firmware, and controller design, Toshiba Memory Corporation has leveraged its position as a world leader [1] in SAS SSDs by optimizing the RM5 line to close the cost gap with SATA and usher in a new class of SSDs. SATA simply cannot compete with SAS, falling short in terms of performance, robustness, and encryption options.
 
"Designed with affordability and server applications in mind, the Toshiba v5 ASM series seeks to provide a cost-effective and much higher-performance solution to overcome the bottlenecks inherent in SATA today," commented Paul Rowan, general manager of the SSD unit at Toshiba Memory Europe.
 
While SATA drives often use SAS expanders for scaling, RM5 enables end-to-end native SAS, eliminating the need to translate the protocol to SATA. Customers can now take full advantage of SAS's richer feature set and achieve superior performance compared to SATA.
 
Featuring Toshiba Memory Corporation's 3D BiCS FLASH™ TLC (3 bits per cell) flash memory, the RM5 series will initially be available in capacities up to 7.68 TB [2] with a single 12 Gbit/s port, SFF-8639 connector, and a 2.5-inch form factor. Sample shipments to OEM customers have begun in limited quantities, and Toshiba will gradually increase shipments starting in the third quarter of 2018.

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