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 ...

Microsoft's first attempt at creating a software-defined storage platform wasn't a big hit. Its updated version just might be. One of the most difficult things in designing IT infrastructure is to get ...

A young custom server and hyper-converged infrastructure appliance builder with deep ties to Microsoft this week unveiled new models in a series of appliances this week. Argon Systems' new line of ...

Put down your pitchforks, fellow gaming geeks. Windows DirectStorage—the next-gen storage technology that powers the Xbox Series X’s blazing Velocity Storage system—will be coming to Windows 10 as ...

As a PC gamer, you might have already heard about DirectStorage. Announced way back in 2020 by Microsoft, DirectStorage is an ...

During Microsoft’s Windows 11 reveal, the tech giant showed off several Xbox Series X/S features it plans to bring to its new desktop operating system, including auto HDR, direct storage and more.

DirectStorage was announced as exclusive to Windows 11. It's now confirmed to be coming to Windows 10 as well. This means W10 users can benefit from faster game load times. Windows 10, version 1909 ...

"Windows games can ship with DirectStorage" starting today, Microsoft has announced. DirectStorage is the tech giant's fast game-loading technology that was introduced with the Xbox Series X and S ...

And that means that the much anticipated DirectStorage feature is withheld from Windows 10. Not a big deal, considering you can upgrade to Windows 11 for free. Windows 11 improvements will not end ...

DirectX developer blog that it plans to introduce ' DirectStorage,' a technology that reads huge amounts of data directly from high-speed NVMe storage to the GPU, to Windows. Finally, Microsoft ...