When the product engineering group discovered data corruption issues related to file system corruption in its factory automation products, the team knew it had to work quickly to find a solution. They were using T-FAT, the default file system included in Windows Embedded CE, which is based on the FAT file system originally designed for desktop computing. For many applications T-FAT works fine, but when reliability is important due to criticality of data or a requirement for always-on operation, T-FAT may not always be the best choice. In their quest for a more reliable alternative, the team discovered Tuxera Reliance™ (formerly know as Datalight Reliance™), a true transactional file system that never overwrites live data. The Dynamic Transaction Point™ technology found in Reliance provides total immunity from the file corruption caused by power loss or other uncontrolled system shutdowns. When paired with the sophisticated control of our intelligent flash management software, Tuxera FlashFx Tera, Tuxera’s software brings unparalleled longevity and reliability to cost-saving raw flash storage.

After hearing about Tuxera’s software, the company engineers decided to evaluate it in their labs using a rigorous series of controlled tests. While testing was ongoing, we visited to make sure the engineering team had what they needed. We were impressed by the scope of their testing, involving several large racks of factory automation systems all running our software with random power cycling at frequent intervals, mimicking real-world scenarios where uncontrolled system shutdown is a constant concern.