Kingston highlights the importance of selecting the correct class of enterprise-level SSD for different server and data centre applications.
The requirement to store and manage enormous volumes of data has increased exponentially in the last few years. As such, enterprise organisations are turning to solid-state drive (SSD) storage devices in order to ensure their mission-critical servers can deliver the stable, reliable performance needed to meet stringent service level agreements. However, not all enterprise-class SSDs are built equally, and it’s crucial to choose the correct drive for the job.
“Datacentres requiring increasingly high data throughput and low transaction latency are running into performance bottlenecks with hard disk drive (HDD) storage devices,” said Tony Hollingsbee SSD Business Manager, Kingston Technology. “Enterprise SSDs solve this problem thanks to their performance, efficiency and reliability, but it’s important to choose the right SSD for the job. Whether that’s for operating system use, read-centric environments or mixed-use roles, Kingston has a Data Centre SSD that’s specifically designed for the role.”
The different roles of enterprise SSDs
Kingston server and datacentre SSDs come in a variety of form-factors and variants to suit a wide-range of environments, and boast advanced features such as Power-Loss-Protection (PLP)[1]. Each series is designed for a specific application / environment.
- Boot Drive for Enterprise Servers (Kingston DC1000B)
- M.2 NVME drive enhanced for boot workloads as well as caching and logging applications.
- Moving boot drives internally frees up front loading drive bays for additional data storage.
- U.2 Enterprise-Class Mixed-Use Storage (Kingston DC1000M)
- Hot-pluggable U.2 NVME SSD for maximum datacenter performance
- Consistent I/O delivery with high read and write IOPS performance to manage a wide range of transactional workloads.
- SATA 6Gbps Enterprise SSD Read/Mixed Use (Kingston DC500)
- 2.5in SATA format for greater compatibility
- DC500R for read-centric roles and DC500M for mixed-use roles
- SATA 6Gbps Enterprise SSD Read-Centric Use (Kingston DC450)
- 2.5in SATA format for greater compatibility
- For read-centric roles and replacement client SSDs in servers
The right enterprise SSD for the job
SSD | Kingston DC1000B | Kingston DC1000M | Kingston DC500 | Kingston DC450 |
Form factor | M.2 NVME | U.2 NVME | SATA 6Gbps | SATA 6Gbps |
Function | Enterprise Data Centre NVMe Boot SSD | Enterprise-Class Mixed-Use Storage | Read-centric (DC500R) | Read-centric |
Applications | OS workload; caching and data logging | Virtualization, High performance cloud service, Web hosting caching, High-resolution media capture and transport, ERP, CRM, GL, OLAP, OLTP, ERM, BI, and EDW workloads | Virtualisation, High-speed databases, High-bandwidth media streaming, SQL server reporting services (SSRS), SAP, BI, ERP, CRM, GL, OLAP, OLTP, ERM and EDW workloads Cloud service providers | Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Edge Computing, Cloud Service Providers, High-speed databases, SQL server reporting services (SSRS) |
Max 4K IOPs read / write | 205,000 / 20,000 | 540,000 read (1.92TB) | 98,000 / 75,000 (DC500M)(1.92TB) | 99,000 / 28,000 |
Max Read Speed | 3,200MB/sec | 3,100MB/sec | 555MB/sec | 560MB/sec |
Max Write Speed | 565MB/sec | 2,800MB/sec | 520MB/sec (DC500M) | 530MB/sec |
Capacities | 240GB, 480GB | 960GB, 1.92TB, 3,84TB, 7,68TB | 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB (500R only) | 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
Warranty | 5 Years Limited | |||
For more than 30-years, Kingston has helped corporations meet their server and data-centre storage requirements with consistent, rigorously-tested SSDs that are designed for specific, mission-critical environments. To learn more about Kingston Data Centre Drives, visit www.kingston.com/en/solutions/servers-data-centers.
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