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| 2022 | Dell expanded the ME series with new PowerVault models: ME5012 (2U, 12 3.5" drives), ME5024 (2U, 24 2.5" drives), and ME5084 (5U, 84 3.5" drives), all featuring 12 Gbit/s SAS technology. |
| 2019 | Dell introduced the ME4 series of PowerVault storage solutions: ME4012 (2U, 12 3.5" drives), ME4024 (2U, 24 2.5" drives), and ME4084 (5U, 84 3.5" drives), all with 12 Gbit/s SAS technology. |
| May 2017 | XtremIO introduced the X2 line, featuring enhanced iCDM software, multi-dimensional scaling, more processing cores, a 4U controller head, and higher capacity flash drives. The new system allowed more incremental scaling and showed an 80% improvement in response times. |
| 2015 | Dell released the MD1280 (5U, 84 3.5" drives, 6 Gbit/s SAS), expanding its large-capacity storage options. |
| 2015 | XtremIO reached $1 billion in sales, expanded product capacity, and introduced efficient copy data management (iCDM) at the storage layer. |
| 2014 | Dell released high-performance PowerVault MD models with 12 Gbit/s SAS technology: MD1400 (2U, 12 3.5" drives), MD1420 (2U, 24 2.5" drives), MD3400 (2U, 12 3.5" drives), MD3420 (2U, 24 2.5" drives), and MD3460 (4U, 60 3.5" drives). |
| 2013 | XtremIO arrays entered the market for limited testing, with the first generation product featuring 6U storage nodes called X-Bricks, capable of 250,000 random 4K read IOPS and sub-millisecond response time. |
| November 14 2013 | EMC officially launched the XtremIO product line, marking its full commercial entry into the market. |
| 2012 | Dell introduced the MD3060e (4U, 60 3.5" drives, 6 Gbit/s SAS) to its PowerVault lineup. |
| May 2012 | EMC Corporation acquired XtremIO for US$430 million while the technology was still in development, considered a strategic move in the emerging flash storage market. |
| 2010 | Dell expanded its PowerVault MD series with new models: MD1120 (2U, 24 2.5" drives, 3 Gbit/s SAS), MD1200 (2U, 12 3.5" drives, 6 Gbit/s SAS), MD1220 (2U, 24 2.5" drives, 6 Gbit/s SAS), MD3200 (2U, 12 3.5" drives, 6 Gbit/s SAS), and MD3220 (2U, 24 2.5" drives, 6 Gbit/s SAS). |
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