SanDisk Accelerates High Energy Physics Research

SanDisk Corporation, a provider of flash storage solutions, has revealed that the University of Michigan and the University of Victoria are using the company’s Fusion ioMemory solutions to fuel a multi-site supercomputing project. Working in collaboration with the CERN Laboratory in Geneva Switzerland, teams at each university are using flash memory to push the limits of network technology.

In using Fusion ioMemory solutions, the researchers can accelerate access to data, enabling physicists to expedite possibly discovering new particles and forces. The university students are working to reduce the server footprint needed to transmit large datasets. This is because the CERN is currently sending approximately 170 petabyte datasets from the Large Hadron Collider to researchers all around the world.

“SanDisk is thrilled to be working with the teams at the University of Michigan and University of Victoria to help fuel their success by providing fast, cost-effective and highly scalable flash solutions to increase data access,” said Sumit Sedana, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, SanDisk. “By utilizing flash technology, the researchers can cost effectively transfer massive amounts of data over long distances, ultimately enabling them to reach new discoveries faster.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.