But what exactly is Optane, and what is it good for? (Analytics and AI, to name two major use cases.) If you’re not feeling up to speed, don’t worry. We’ll have you covered on all the basics in the ...

When Intel unveiled Optane in 2015, it declared it had created a fundamentally new type of memory that could revolutionize the industry. Four years later, signs of that revolution have been hard to ...

Last year, Intel and Micron announced that they'd developed a new memory standard. This new memory, 3D XPoint (pronounced "crosspoint") is a non-volatile memory that Intel is advertising as the first ...