Computer storage is evolving rapidly. The traditional IT landscape where servers and storage are directly attached to one another is changing to networked storage architecture, that is, storage area networks (SANs). SANs allow easier storage expansion and enable servers, once limited by internal storage capacity, to scale beyond traditional boundaries. In addition to easier storage expansion, servers are evolving to quickly and efficiently enable data processing. Altera® FPGAs are ideal for enabling storage topology migration and empowering servers to process data faster.
Innovative storage and server technologies require a flexible platform to deliver solutions quickly, while this high-volume market demands a path to a low-cost solution. Using Altera’s low-cost programmable logic and HardCopy® ASICs in computer and storage equipment ensures a fast, risk-free path to high volume. The dramatic growth of traffic and data processing being driven from these storage networks is creating a demand for high-performance silicon and interface technologies. Altera’s Stratix® series FPGAs are optimized for these high-end storage applications, with an emphasis on memory-rich and serial interface architectures.
