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Five innovative flash-based products for enterprise storage
By Jon Brodkin
Flash memory quickly is becoming part of the enterprise's storage arsenal, and for good reason: Although it's more expensive than rotating disk drives, flash offers faster performance and consumes far less energy. You now can find flash embedded in servers and storage arrays -- and even in a newfangled disaster-recovery device. Take a look
Plus: How flash is changing storage

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