Seagate launches its latest duo of enterprise-class SSDs as it plans to further expand into the SSD market segment.
The Pulsar.2 SSD is the company's first MLC-enabled (up to 800GB) SSD aimed for the enterprise market, supporting SAS and SATA interfaces. It carries the companies latest in data error detection and correction.
Meanwhile the Pusar XT.2 is a 2.5", SLC-based enterprise SSD with up to 400GB of storage. Seagate says it is its fastest drive yet, with random reads at 48K/writes at 22K IOPS and sequential reads at 360MB/sec and writes at 300MB/sec.
Both drives have a 0.44% AFR and 2m hour MTBF rating.
Gartner expects enterprise SSD shipments to double each year from 2011 to 2014, as enterprise revenues remain above 30% versus other segments'.
