Samsung Electronics Collaborates with VMware on Technology to "Implement Optimal Virtualization System"

'VMware Explore 2023' Opens
Samsung Unveils PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD

Samsung Electronics Semiconductor announced on the 23rd that it will collaborate with VMware, a global company in the cloud software field.

Samsung Electronics shared this news at the global IT event 'VMware Explore 2023,' held in Las Vegas, USA, starting on the 21st (local time).

VMware unveiled its SDS (Software-Defined Storage) solution, vSAN, and Samsung Electronics announced that by optimizing its PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD (data storage device) product (PM1743) to meet the design requirements of the latest vSAN solution, it will provide an optimal usage environment for IT customers seeking high-performance, high-capacity storage.

Samsung Electronics PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD (data storage device) product (PM1743).
[Photo by Samsung Electronics Newsroom]

Samsung Electronics obtained All Flash Certification for the PM1743 product through compatibility verification with VMware solutions. This means that customers can expect optimal performance and efficiency when applying VMware vSAN software and Samsung Electronics PM1743 SSD together in a storage system.

John Gilmartin, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at VMware Cloud Infrastructure Business Group, said, "VMware and Samsung Electronics are leading innovation in storage systems that feature enhanced scalability and performance to rapidly process vast amounts of data," adding, "By combining Samsung Electronics' latest PCIe Gen5 SSD with VMware vSAN 8 based on the vSAN Express Storage Architecture (vSAN ESA), we will provide systems that help customers fully leverage the potential of AI."

Byungchul Bae, Vice President of Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics Memory Business Division, stated, "This close collaboration with VMware has become an opportunity to upgrade the value of memory solutions to system solutions," emphasizing, "Samsung Electronics will build a memory solution ecosystem with industry-leading partners based on the SMRC (Samsung Memory Research Center) platform to create new customer value."

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