The Optimus MAX 4TB SAS SSD is the first SSD of its kind to deliver SAS performance & features at the cost of SATA SSD-like prices for enterprise, cloud & virtualized data centers. This 4TB* SSD enables organization to transition to a leaner infrastructure model, for maximum total cost of ownership (TCO) savings & surpasses the current high capacity 2.5" SAS SSDs & 2.5 SAS HDDs on the market today. The Optimus MAX SSD is optimized for read-intensive application workloads such as, Data Warehousing, Media Streaming, Web Servers, Video on Demand (VOD), & Web-based Applications with a typical workload comprised of a 90/10 read/write mix. This 4TB SAS SSD alleviates I/O bottlenecks by providing high-density storage for efficient data throughput to deliver, high performance, superior reliability & enhanced endurance for maximum application scalability. The Optimus MAX 4TB SAS SSD features industry leading 19nm e MLC with a native 6 Gb/s SAS interface & provides data transfer rates of up to 500/500MB/s sequential read/ write & performance of up to 85K/11K IOPS random read/write. This SSD offers 0.5 full drive writes per day (DWPD) with a limited 5 year warranty. The Optimus MAX 4TB SAS SSD removes the flash capacity barrier for replacing 10K & 15K RPM SAS HDDs & provides an ideal solution for true storage stack applications. ** Guardian Technology Platform** The Optimus MAX 4TB SSD is powered by San Disks innovative Guardian Technology Platform, a comprehensive suite of enterprise features comprised of Flash Guard, Data Guard & Ever Guard technologies. Flash Guard Technology combines Aggregated Flash Management, which treats all flash elements as a single system, & Advanced Signal Processing, which dynamically adjusts flash parameters throughout the life of the SSD, to reliably extract significantly more life from commercial-grade MLC flash, making it suitable for mixed-use application workloads. Data Guard Technology features full data pat