As SSDs lack any moving parts, they are associated with increase data acquisition speeds and reduced downtime when compared to their hard disk drive cousins.
Intel promises that their increased data security will limit data breaches as the 2500 Series are self-encrypting drives (SED). The 256-bit encryption promises not to affect performance. It also meets the Trusted Computing Group’s OPAL 2.0 standard, and are compatible with Microsoft eDrive.
Rob Crooke, Intel VP says, "The need to protect assets, keep an eye on the bottom line and ensure employees have the best tools is a challenge for IT departments … The Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series is a well-rounded solution to help balance those often competing needs. Adding the Pro 2500 Series to the Intel SSD Professional Family delivers a powerful storage solution to help businesses of all sizes meet their critical IT needs."
IT managers can remotely monitor the drive’s health, correct faults, and keep an eye on assets by connecting it to Intel’s vPro technology and Setup & Configuration software. This can be connected to the internet-of-things to allow for a better user/IT management/security experience.
Bill Solms, CEO of Wave Systems says, "Wave's on-premise and cloud-based management software complements the Intel SSD Pro 2500 by offering remote drive provisioning, automated password recovery and secure audit logs to document that encryption was in place should a laptop become lost or stolen."
The SSD Pro 2500 will come in 120-480GB packages in both 2.5-inch and M.2 form. It supports an annualized failure rate less than 1% and comes with a very generous warranty. Power, performance, and battery live can also be optimized using 5 SSD power modes.
Source Intel.
Image Courtesy of Intel.
