AT THE HEART OF DATA STORAGE

THE WAY WE WORK IS CHANGING

The world of storage is changing rapidly; data is being created and shared at a phenomenal rate. From global institutions to small businesses and individual consumers, data storage needs are growing, as is the desire to readily access data regardless of device or location.

Advances in virtualization, cloud computing, IT as a service and big data are driving value and competitive advantages. Cloud-computing storage technology has significantly improved enter-prise operations, with adoption rates soaring as the technology matures. As a result, the “cloud” is fast becoming the biggest buzzword of the digital age.

Until recently, employees needing access to computing services used to spend hours sitting behind an assigned desk on company premises, using a company PC. But now they can access those services while being out making customer visits, attending confer-ences, or simply working from home. Business has become truly mobile.

When workers are out of the office, they have more choices than ever for the applications and devices that they use for business. They can use smartphones, tablets and notebooks for work and access internet-based applications and information that live “in the cloud”.

INTRODUCTION: THE CLOUD

THESE DAYS, OUR HEADS ARE IN THE CLOUD Location is no longer a barrier to productivity as cloud computing allows you to access docu-ments from almost anywhere, using almost any device, via a web browser. Documents can be accessed, edited, printed or simply stored for future use.

Cloud computing is changing the way we use computers at home and increasingly, for work, too — but the hype this technology trend has generated along the way can be overwhelming.

That puts business leaders in a tricky spot. In economically challenging times, they can’t afford to ignore the promise of the business benefits that can be delivered by cloud computing.

TABLET

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

TV/SET TOP BOX

GAMING CONSOLE

MOBILE PHONE

AUTOMOTIVE

PC/NB

AUTOMATION/ ROBOTICS

THE CLOUD: SAFE STORAGE

For businesses, the impact of cloud computing is the transformation of corporate IT from the mysterious domain of in-house specialists to a utility service that is supplied by a third-party provider. In other words, it becomes a “utility”.

THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO THIS APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDE:

WHY DOES THE CLOUD MATTER?

Elimination of the upfront costs of techno-logy, as only the needed IT resources are paid for. Often on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Reduced reliance on in-house IT systems, which can be costly and time-consuming to maintain.

Delegation of data security to a trusted provider possessing the expertise for applying the most stringent measures available.

Greater flexibility and productivity, because vital applications can be accessed from anywhere via a web browser.

Simplified access to the latest products and technologies available without the need to update the software on a fleet of computers.

Greater level of document security than many companies are capable of achieving in-house.

THE CLOUD: BENEFITS

DATA STORAGE – THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE CLOUD Reliable data storage is the lifeblood of any enterprise. Toshiba, the most experienced and trusted storage manufacturer, is powering the cloud by offering the largest portfolio of indus try-leading enterprise storage devices for cloud data centres. From high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) to high-performance solid state drives (SSDs), Toshiba enterprise drives can be found in the world’s most demanding data centres.

Today, the majority of digital data is still stored on HDDs, which are the foundation of nearly all data centres and are one of their most reli able hardware components. However SSDs now also offer compelling advantages, such as lower energy consumption and faster data-access times.

There is no such thing as one size fits all when it comes to data storage. Businesses will need to carefully assess their storage needs and choose the storage solutions that are best for them. Is high capacity, reliability or faster data access the top priority? With Toshiba’s tiered storage model, you can ensure that you will get the right mix of reliability, capacity, cost and enterprise features.

When choosing an enterprise SSD for example, you need to be aware of the different endurance class levels available. Not all low-cost, multi- level cell (MLC), flash-based SSDs are created equal. When you decide to house your data at a data centre outfitted with Toshiba SSDs, you can be assured that you are making the right choice – Toshiba invented NAND and has there-fore industry-leading expertise and know-how.

TIERED STORAGE – GET THE RIGHT MIX

THE CLOUD: POWERED BY TOSHIBA

Cloud HDD

Read Intensive SSD

Mid / Value Endurance SSDPerformance HDD

High Endurance SSD

Capacity HDD

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SSD Mission Critical Mission Critical Business Critical Cold/Archive Storage

Features

Low latency, highest performance, small amount of data, greatest reliability, I/O and performance

consolidation

Mix of performance, capacity and availability

Lower performance, lower cost,

larger capacity

Lowest cost for largest capacity

Usage

Mission Critical data, financial information, log and journal files,

paging files, metadata or index files, VM- and VDI-linked clones

Mission Critical active files, email, web, databases, tables, audio video,

VM and VDI, hosting, big data, big bandwidth

Home directories, data warehouse, data mining, backup, big data,

big bandwidth

For data not required on a daily basis: Offline archive, disaster recovery,

data transfer, long-term data retention at low-cost, energy usage, backup

Profile Active data Primarily active data Mix of archive and idle data Primarily idle or inactive data

MetricsFocus on highest performance,

IOPS and latency, cost per IOPS, low power consumption, silent

Focus on high data throughput, IOPS, bandwidth and capacity,

cost per IOPS, great reliability and superior performance

Focus on bandwidth and capacity, low cost per high-density capacity,

optimised power efficiency

Focus on highest capacity and some bandwidth, efficient

performance, cost effective, power management features

Categories High Endurance SSD Mid / Value Endurance SSD Performance HDD

Read Intensive SSD Capacity HDD

Capacity HDD Cloud HDD

Toshiba Core Products PX04SHB

AL14AL13

HK3E2PX03SVPX04P

PX04SMBPX04SVB

MG04PX03SNHK3R2HK3R

PX04SRB

MG03MG04MC04

TOSHIBA ENTERPRISE HDDsWith more than 40 years of experience, Toshiba consistently designs, builds and supports industry-leading enterprise hard disk drives. The Toshiba Enterprise HDDs help both private and public data centres meet the demanding growth of unstructured data in high-density environments.

KEY ADVANTAGES: • Up to 15K HDD Line-up and Small and Large Form Factor • SAS and SATA interfaces with 24x7 reliability• Highest-capacity enterprise drive for maximum density server• Predictable reliability in multi-drive environments• Maximizes data centre footprint with 2.5-inch HDDs. • Improved power and cooling efficiencies with low power consumption• Advanced Format and Legacy Format Support• 3 / 5-years limited warranty and up to 2M hours MTTF

Family Model NumberCapacity

(GB) *3 RPM InterfaceLatency Average

(ms)

Buffer (MiB) *5

Data Transfer Rate (outer track)

(MiB/s) *5

Power Consumption (W)

MTTF *6 Temp. Op.(degree C)

Special FeaturesIdle

(Typ.)Operating

(Max.)

1 AL14 AL14SEBxxxN 300, 450, 600, 900, 1200 10,500 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 2.86 128 205 4.0 8.7 2,000,000

5 – 55

1 AL13

AL13SXBxxxN *7 300, 450, 600 15,000SAS 6.0 Gbit/s

2.064

243 5.0 9.02,000,000 AL13SEBxxx 300, 450, 600, 900 10,500 2.86 195 3.9 9.0

2 MG03

MG03SCA1,000, 2,000, 3,000

7,200

SAS 6.0 Gbit/s 4.17 64155

6.0 11.3

1,200,0004,000 165

MG03ACA1,000, 2,000, 3,000

SATA 6.0 Gbit/s 4.17 64155

6.0 11.34,000 165

2 MG04

MG04SCAxxEE/A*7 2,000, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000

7,200

SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 4.17 128 205 6.1 11.8

1,400,000 MG04SCAxx0E/A*7

2,000

SAS 6.0 Gbit/s 4.17 64

175

6.2 11.33,000, 4,000 185

5,000 205

MG04ACAxxxE/A*7

2,000

SATA 6.0 Gbit/s 4.17 128

175

6.0 11.33,000, 4,000 185

5,000, 6,000 205

3 MC04 MC04ACAxxxE *7

2,000

7,200 SATA 6.0 Gbit/s 4.17 128

140

6.0 11.3 800,0003,000, 4,000 150

5,000, 6,000 170

ENTERPRISE HDDs1: ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE HDD

MIX OF CAPACITY, PERFORMANCE AND AVAILABILITY• 2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 • Up to 15,000 RPM• For Tier 1 enterprise servers

3: ENTERPRISE CLOUD HDD

LARGE CAPACITY• 3.5-Inch Form Factor *1 • Cost efficient • For Tier 3 servers

2: ENTERPRISE CAPACITY HDD

LARGE CAPACITY• 3.5-Inch Form Factor *1

• Up to 7,200 RPM• For Tier 2 and Tier 3 servers

Noise Reduction Low Power ConsumptionSanitize Instant Erase (SIE) Option 24x7 Availability AES-256 Self-Encrypting-Drive Option

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THE CLOUD: PRODUCTS

TOSHIBA ENTERPRISE SSDsFor almost 30 years, we’ve changed the world by inventing the NAND Flash Memory. As a global industry-leader in high-end memory technology, Toshiba has the proven expertise and is equipped to offer data centres high-quality SSDs. Completely designed and produced in-house, the Toshiba SSDs deliver exceptional performance, endurance and durability to dramatically accelerate enterprise applications.

Toshiba Enterprise SSDs deliver faster speeds, greater reliability and a better TCO for your data centre.

KEY ADVANTAGES: • In-house production of NAND Flash Memory and Controller, ensuring end-to-end integration,

compatibility and quality assurance• Best-in-class performance and endurance for demanding data• SAS, SATA and PCIe Line-up • 24x7 operation• Ideal for high-performance computing, online transaction and heavy data analytics • 2.5” (SFF) and Add in Card (AIC)• Wide endurance portfolio to match all workload requirements• Equipped with Power-loss protection and End-to-end data protection to prevent data loss• 5 Years limited warranty

Family Model NumberCapacity

(GB) *3 DWPD *2 InterfacePerformance Random (IOPS *4) Performance Sequential (MiB/s) *5 Power Consumption (W typ) Temp. Op.

(degree C)Special Features

Read Write Read Write Ready

1PX04S

PX04SHBxxx200, 400, 800

25 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 270,000

125,000 1,900 850

3.2

0 – 55

1,600 120,000 1,500 750

2 PX04SMBxxx400, 800, 1,600

10 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 270,000

90,000 1,900 850 3,200 85,000 1,500 750

2 PX04PPx04PMBxxx (2.5“) 800, 1,600,

3,200 10 PCIe 3.0 660,000 185,000 3,100 2,350 6.0 PX04PMCxxx (AIC)

3 PX03SVPX03SVFxxx 400, 800

3 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 90,000 26,000

830380

2.7 Px03SVB160 1,600 820 3.6

3 PX04S PX04SVBxxx480, 960, 1,920

3 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 270,000

60,000 1,900 8503.2 3,840 55,000 1,500 750

3 HK3E2 THNSNJxxxPCSZ200

3 SATA 6.0 Gbit/s 75,000

20,000500

2701.0 400, 800 30,000 400

4 PX03SNPX03SNFxxx 200, 400, 800

1 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 130,000 26,000

1100380

2.7 PX03SNB160 1,600 1060 3.6

4 PX04S PX04SRBxxx480, 960, 1,920

1 SAS 12.0 Gbit/s 270,000 22,000

1,900 8503.2 3,840 1,500 750

4 HK3R2 THNSNJxxxPCSZ

120

1 SATA 6.0 Gbit/s 75,000

4,000

500

120

1.0 240 10,000 270480 12,000 400960 14,000 400

4 HK3R THNSNJxxxPCS3120

1 SATA 6.0 Gbit/s 75,000

8,500500

2701.0 240, 480 12,5000 400

ENTERPRISE SSDs4: READ INTENSIVE SSD

LOW COST PER CAPACITY• 2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 • Superior power consumption efficiency enables TCO reduction

2: MID ENDURANCE SSD

ENHANCED LEVEL OF ENDURANCE • 2.5-Inch Form Factor *1

and Add in Card• Up to 10 DWPD *2

• For mixed workloads

1: HIGH ENDURANCE SSD

HIGHER LEVEL OF ENDURANCE• 2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 • Up to 30 DWPD *2 • Superior performance & reliability

3: VALUE ENDURANCE SSD

MIX OF ENDURANCE, COST & PERFORMANCE• 2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 • Up to 3 DWPD *2

• For mainstream servers

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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

STORAGEREVIEW.COM

“ Looking at performance the PX04SMB drives didn’t just perform better than the other drives tested against it, it blew them out of the water. [...] In total the Toshiba PX04SMB is exceedingly impressive.”

STORAGEREVIEW.COM

“ The Toshiba PX03SN offers an impressive balance of price and performance, fleshing out Toshiba’s PX series of enterprise SSDs as general purpose storage suitable for a variety of applications.”

STORAGEREVIEW.COM

“ The net result is the Toshiba HK3R2 sets a new performance standard in the entry-enterprise SSD cate-gory, routinely dispatching its competition in our application tests and in most synthetic areas as well.”

TECHPOWERUP

“ What really sets this drive apart, though, is the amazing MySQL Enterprise performance, especially at low-thread counts, where the drive delivers more than three times the throughput of other SSDs.”

NIKKTECH

“ Thanks to its performance levels the AL13SXB600N gets our Golden Award.”

MyCE

“ The Toshiba AL13SXB600N is an excellent HDD and is also the fastest HDD I have ever used.”

KIT GURU

“ Toshiba has produced a decent 5TB drive that offers good value for money.”

MADSHRIMPS

“ Regarding the drive perfor-mance, MG04ACA400A performs much better than the drives we have previously tested.”

MyCE

“ I am pleased to award the Toshiba AL13SXB600N HDD our rating of ‘Excel-lent’.”

MyCE

“ The THNSNJ960PCSZ has an outstandingly low level of power consumption.”

MyCE

“ I am pleased to award the Toshiba THNSNJ960PCSZ our top rating of ‘Outstan-ding’.”

TOM’S IT PRO “ ... you can see the PX04SMB churning out a beastly 306,872 4K ran-dom read IOPS under full load. This is well over the conservative rated specifi-cation of 270,000 IOPS.”

TOM’S IT PRO

“ Toshiba’s PX04S provides PCIe-like performance over the durable and resilient 12Gb/s SAS connection, making the PX04S the clear performance leader in the SAS segment.”

TWEAKTOWN

“ The Toshiba MG04 provided superior performance and excellent power consumption metrics across the board.”

TOM’S HARDWARE

“ Each drive is engineered for highest performance and reliability and can be recommended without restrictions.”

PX04S

MG04 & MC04

PX03SN MG04

MC04ACA MG04ACA PX04S

PX04S

AL13SXB

HK3R2

AL13SXB

HK3R2

AL13SXB HK3R2

HK3R2

For further information on Toshiba storage products and solutions and local sales information, please visit:

toshiba.semicon-storage.com

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH Storage Products Division

Hansaallee 181 40549 Düsseldorf Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 211 5296-0 Fax: +49 (0) 211 5296-470

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*1 „2.5-Inch“ and „3.5-Inch“ mean the form factor of HDDs or SSDs. They do not indicate drive’s physical size.

*2 DWPD (Drive Write Per Day): One full drive write per day means the drive can be written and re-written to full capacity once a day every day for five years, the stated product warranty period. Actual results may vary due to system configuration, usage and other factors.

*3 One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, accessible capacity may be less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting.

*4 Input Output Per Second (or the number of I/O operations per second)

*5 A kibibyte (KiB) means 210, or 1,024 bytes, a mebibyte (MiB) means 220, or 1,048,576 bytes, and a gibibyte (GiB) means 230, or 1,073,471,824 bytes.

*6 MTTF (Mean Time to Failure) is not a guarantee or estimate of product life; it is a statistical value related to mean failure rates for a large number of products which may not accurately reflect actual operation.  Actual operating life of the product may be different from the MTTF.

*7 A = Advanced Format Sector (4k), E = 512byte Sector Emulated, N = 512byte Sector Native

Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. Copyright 2015 TOSHIBA corporation. Product specifications are all subject to change without notice. Product design specifications and colours are subject to change without notice and may vary from those shown. Errors and omissions excepted.