Re: FlashSystem
IBM Disclaimer
Minor correction AC. FortisFlash is the result of a joint collaboration between IBM and Micron that was announced when FlashSystem switched to Micron MLC flash. In concise terms since FlashSystem architects down to the chip level, engineers have very granular access for how to interface with the chips. The result was a significant increase in endurance for a standard MLC flash chip (about 9x). Flashcore is the umbrella name for the base TMS hardware/designs. It underpins all of the FlashSystem products and includes things like dedicated FPGA controllers, non-block crossbars, and patented sub chip level RAID protection. So Flashcore is how the overall system is designed and FortisFlash is specific to how FlashCore interacts with the flash chips.
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