As storage demands expand and processing loads grow, it becomes increasingly more difficult for administrators to achieve maximum performance from their applications. The MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i controller, with eight internal ports, delivers two 800 MHz PowerPC processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1 GB cache memory. Users can deploy the MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i controller in existing HDD-based server environments for significant performance gains. Alternatively, for users implementing server platforms based on solid-state storage, these next-generation MegaRAID controllers exploit the potential of SSDs for unsurpassed performance and enterprise-class reliability.