NVMe is a term for faster storage designed for non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies. But what does it mean, and how do we break through the alphabet soup?For a concise introduction to NVM Express, where it fits, and why it is significant, read this blog post by Frank Ober
There are several exciting new developments in NVMe. In 2015, NVMe will be coming to client systems, delivering great performance at the low power levels required in 2-in-1s and tablets. The NVM Express Workgroup is also developing “NVMe over Fabrics,” which brings the benefits of NVMe across the data center and cloud over fabrics like [...]
We’re very excited to see NVMe being introduced into the client. Intel just launched the 750 Series SSD, which utilizes four lanes of PCIe Gen3 to deliver the highest levels of storage performance the client PC has ever seen. Check out what a few reviewers are saying:"There’s not much else to say. NVMe seems to [...]
The NVM Express Management Interface (NVMe-MI) Workgroup has released a technical note that describes an out-of-band management command for NVMe devices that utilizes an SMBus Block Read operation. This command provides a standardized method of performing basic inventorying and health status polling of NVMe devices. The NVMe-MI workgroup is standardizing a comprehensive management architecture that [...]
ChromeOS devices are known for their fast boot support through a combination of an open source coreboot bootloader and its associated payload called depthcharge. This week, the ChromeOS depthcharge firmware has added boot driver support for NVM Express SSDs. Check it out at Google’s source repository here. We are excited to see infrastructure expanding to [...]
On January 29, 2015 NVM Express™, Inc. is holding a webinar, NVM Express Infrastructure – Exploring Data Center PCIe Topologies at 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. This one hour webinar covers how and why to deploy NVM Express (NVMe™) solid-state drives in the data center, and explores available PCI Express SSD topologies, form factors, and interconnects. Learn [...]
NVM Express in is pleased to announce the 1.4 release of the open source Open Fabrics Alliance (OFA) NVM Express Windows driver. This release is a result of an excellent collaboration between the NVM Express communities.The following features have been added to this release:Pass Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) and WHQLHot plug / swap support [...]
Marvell delivers PCIe SSD controller for slim tablets and convertibles. Check out Tech Report article here.
Check out Oracle’s use of NVMe SSDs in their two socket x86 servers here.
SNIA and NVM Express, Inc. are teaming up to present information on NVM Express (NVMe) and NVMe over Fabrics, and you are invited to join the Webcast.The Webcast will be led by an expert panel including Cisco's J. Metz, EMC's Steve Sardella and Intel's Amber Huffman and Dave Minturn. This webcast will provide an overview of [...]