The RM5 vSAS Series is designed to bring improved performance, reliability, and capacity at a price point that enables SATA replacement in servers.
Toshiba Memory America, Inc. (TMA), the U.S.-based subsidiary of Toshiba Memory Corporation, unveiled a new category of SAS SSDs (serial-attached SCSI solid-state drives) expected to replace SATA SSDs (serial advanced technology attachment solid-state drives) in server applications. The RM5 12Gbit/s value SAS (vSAS) series features capacity, performance, reliability, manageability, and data security advantages.
A homogeneous SAS environment has long been the gold standard for enterprise server and storage systems. With vertical integration expertise in flash technology, firmware and controller design, Toshiba leveraged its leading position as the world’s leading1 SAS SSD line optimizing RM5 to close the cost gap with SATA — and usher in a new class of SSD. SATA simply cannot compete with SAS, falling well short in terms of performance, robustness and encryption options.