Business Friendly Features
The 840 PRO Series SSD introduces three important hardware features for businesses: Worldwide Name (WWN), LED Indicator support, and hardware-based AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption (FDE). The first two of these features make it easier to integrate the 840 PRO SSD into server and storage systems. The third, hardware- based AES Encryption, helps safeguard data against attack by encrypting all information on the disk at the hardware level, which means there is no detrimental effect on performance. Because the encryption key is stored on the drive itself, it is not at risk of interception or outside attack, even if the
drive is placed into a new PC. Also, destroying data is as easy as performing a Secure Erase using the Magician software.
In additional to the hardware features mentioned above, Samsung’s Magician software is being completely redesigned and will include several business-friendly new features when version 4.0 becomes available later this year. With the addition of Drive Health Status, Total Bytes Written (TBW), and Disk Scan & Error Reporting functionality, it will be much easier for IT managers to monitor drive health and plan hardware replacement cycles.
