Violin also unveiled the Violin 3220 memory array, doubling the storage capacity of the to 20TB per 3U shelf.

As with its previous lines, Violin said its new are available in high-end single level cell (SLC) flash or lower-end multi level cell (MLC) flash technology. The company said 6000 series greatly reduces cost as tied to system performance and boosts density by 15 times.

For example, Violin's previous rack-mounted, all-MLC flash array - the Violin 3200 - stored up to 140TB per rack. Multiple memory arrays can also be clustered together scaling to petabytes of capacity and tens of millions of IOPS.

A single 3U (5.25-in. high) array can deliver 1 million IOPS with 4GBps aggregate throughput, enough performance to replace multiple racks of traditional disk arrays for savings of both capital and operational expenditures, Violin said.

The 6000 series flash memory array