IBM to bolster PureSystems with SSD

IBM Corp. is on the path to acquiring Texas Memory, a company specializing in solid-state drives. Through the acquisition, IBM is hoping to add a bit of high-performance storage to its PureSystem platform, which runs on its Pure Application System boxes, touted by the company as a sort of cloud-in-a-box. 

If IBM mainframes are Clydesdales, the Pure Application System boxes are quarter horses–meant to be nimble and carry moderate loads. Significantly, IBM has invested in SSD technology in its System z line as well, so it appears that this may be a trend to offer “high-performance” storage options in some of their leading data centre hardware.