Micron Technology, Inc., today announced new firmware for its 7450 NVMe SSD that supports the "Open Compute Project Datacenter NVMe SSD 2.0" (OCP SSD 2.0) specification. Micron has implemented the latest OCP standard to deliver intelligent management that enables rapid, proactive optimization and resolution of common data center issues while bringing cloud-scale capabilities to enterprise data centers. The 7450 SSD, coupled with this new firmware, continues to offer the industry's most flexible deployment options, including U.2/U.3, E1.S and M.2 form factors, as well as superior latency and quality-of-service.

"Data center operators derive tremendous value when they deploy SSDs with impressive quality-of-service that also simplify operations and accelerate issue resolution. As a leader in the storage industry, Micron is proud to help our customers realize these benefits regardless of their scale," said Alvaro Toledo, vice president and general manager of Data Center Storage at Micron. "With this advancement we further enable cloud-scale and enterprise data center operators to accelerate time to market and lower operating costs."