Intel, Micron think its 3D XPoint could be our next generation of storage


Following more than a decade of research and development, 3D XPoint technology was built from the ground up to address the need for non-volatile, high-performance, high-endurance and high-capacity storage and memory at an affordable cost. It ushers in a new class of non-volatile memory that significantly reduces latencies, allowing much more data to be stored close to the processor and accessed at speeds previously impossible for non-volatile storage.

Basically 3D XPoint promises 1000-times faster speeds than current NAND flash storage.