Violin Memory expands its strategic alliance with Toshiba for Flash-based data centers

March 4, 2013 5:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The deal will help Flash memory to disrupt hard drives in enterprise data centers.

Violin Memory extends funding round to $80M

April 30, 2012 4:55 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Flash memory is hot because it runs cooler than other kinds of storage in the data center. It’s also faster and more efficient at storing frequently used data. Violin Memory is one of the companies that is benefiting from this …

Violin Memory raises $50M round at $800M-plus valuation

March 30, 2012 9:51 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Violin Memory has raised $50 million in a fourth round of funding at a market value of more than $800 million, the company said today.

Mountain View, Calif.-based Violin Memory makes flash memory arrays like the one pictured above. Those …