KIOXIA America, Inc. announced the availability of its new KIOXIA XD8 Series PCIe 5.0 Enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factor(EDSFF) E1.S SSDs. 

The new drives are the third generation of E1.S SSDs from KIOXIA and are compliant with PCIe 5.0(32GT/s x 4) and NVMe 2.0 specifications, and support the Open Compute Project(OCP) Datacenter NVMe SSD v2.5 specification.

Designed for cloud and hyperscale environments, the KIOXIA XD8 Series meets the growing demand for higher performance, enhanced efficiency, and greater scalability in data centers. 

The new drives empower cloud providers and hyperscalers to optimize their infrastructure, delivering superior performance while maintaining operational efficiency.

“Microsoft Azure’s leading-edge data centers deliver high levels of performance, quality of service and reliability to our customers,” said Pablo Ziperovich, GM, Azure Memory & Storage Center of Excellence(AMS CoE), Microsoft Corporation. 

“We leverage new technologies and standards for SSDs, like PCIe 5.0 and the E1.S form factor, and support the OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD V2.5 specification. The latest SSDs, like KIOXIA’s XD8 Series drives, provide high density, lower power, high performance and serviceability that are required by Microsoft data centers.”

“The KIOXIA XD8 Series is engineered to deliver superior PCIe 5.0 performance over previous generation SSDs and optimize thermal management, addressing the needs of OCP hyperscale environments,” said Neville Ichhaporia, senior vice president and general manager of the SSD business unit at KIOXIA America, Inc. 

“As an active member of the OCP community, KIOXIA is committed to collaborating with leading server and storage system developers to harness the full potential of flash memory, NVMe, and PCIe technologies. Our continued innovation in this space ensures that the industry remains prepared to meet both current demands and future requirements.”