RDMA networking has enabled high-performance computing for years, but Windows Server 2012 R2 with SMB Direct is bringing it to the mainstream. File-based storage has grown tremendously over the last ...

This week Microsoft held its first Windows Server Summit (available on demand), which focused on using Windows Server to modernize applications and infrastructure, while also including some key ...

Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes are built on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, which provide the storage density and compute power to maximize the benefits of Storage Spaces Direct (S2D ...

Windows Server version 1709, released earlier this week, doesn't include Microsoft's highly touted Storage Spaces Direct capability. In addition, prospective users of this service-enabled version of ...

Soon, games on Windows PCs, especially Windows 11, will load much faster if the machine is configured with the right storage and graphics hardware, thanks to Microsoft's DirectStorage. Microsoft has ...

DirectStorage making its way to Windows, Microsoft once again being awarded the JEDI contract, and even the accidental mention of an Xbox Series S were all uncovered this week. You can find info about ...

DirectStorage, the API that supercharges data processing in Microsoft's Xbox Series X, is coming to Windows to optimize high-speed PCIe 4.0 SSD speeds. Today Microsoft re-confirmed DirectStorage is ...

As a PC gamer, you might have already heard about DirectStorage. Announced way back in 2020 by Microsoft, DirectStorage is an API that aims to significantly reduce game loading times, improve GPU ...

One of the best features of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has arrived on PC and will eventually pay dividends to owners of fast storage devices. Microsoft's DirectStorage API, announced in ...

Microsoft revealed the Xbox Velocity Architecture last July, showing off some background work and ideas that had gone into the Xbox Series X/S, to bring true next gen gaming to the masses. Some of the ...