Kingston Digital launches ultra-fast 3.2TB DCP1000 PCIe NVMe SSD for data centers

Solid state drives are wonderful upgrades for consumer computers, but the possibilities also exist in the enterprise. Quite frankly, reliably maintaining data and large databases can be critically important to the success of many businesses. If an organization can get an edge, such as faster performance from their storage drives, it could be prove to be very valuable.

Today, Kingston Digital announces that it has begun shipping its all-new DCP1000 SSD for data centers. The ultra-fast PCIe NVMe SSD features 7GB/s speed and up to 3.2TB of storage capacity. Yeah, this thing is godly.

"The PCIe-based NVMe Gen. 3.0 x8 SSD is targeted toward high-performance data center applications such as database optimization, online transaction processing (OLTP), software defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and virtualization. Organizations that engage in high-performance computing (HPC) where workloads are compute and data intensive will benefit from the 7GB/s throughput and high IOPS that the solution delivers. Additionally, DCP1000 SSD delivers high sequential performance so it’s the perfect drive for industries that push out large amounts of streaming data," says Kingston Digital.

Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston says, "We are proud to introduce the next generation of PCIe storage and performance for data centers with our new DCP1000 PCIe NVMe SSD. This drive is a game changer among data center technology solutions. DCP1000 SSD enables IT professionals to quickly and economically scale and improve performance without replacing an entire storage system or server infrastructure."

Kingston Digital shares the following specifications.

• Form factor: Half Height Half Length PCIe
• Interface: Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) PCle Gen 3.0 x8 Lanes
• Capacities: 800GB, 1.6TB, 3.2TB
• Sequential Read/Write:

800GB: 6,800 / 5,000MB/s
1.6TB: 6,800 / 6,000MB/s
3.2TB: 6,800 / 6,000MB/s

• Power Consumption: 35W (Active)
• Storage temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
• Recommend Airflow: 35°C at 500LFM or 40°C at 600LFM
• Dimensions: 168mm x 69mm x 18mm (exclude mounting bracket)
• Weight: 209g
• Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)
• Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10–2000Hz)
• Power Loss Protection: Yes
• MTBF: 2 million hours
• Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support
• Operational Environments: Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 via updates or Hotfix driver download, Linux Kernel 3.3 and higher, FreeBSD 10.x/11, VMware vSphere 6.0 (vSphere 5.5 as download driver)

If you work in IT or are a decision-maker at a company that could use such a drive, I have good news -- the DCP1000 is shipping immediately. Unfortunately for most of the world, it is only available to businesses in the USA -- for now, at least. Pricing will vary based on many factors, such as how many you purchase, so you must contact Kingston to negotiate.