When it comes to speed there is no “fast enough,” OCZ just announcing that they've developed a new proprietary interface called "High-Speed Data Link" (HSDL) that promises to eliminate I/O bottlenecks and enable SSD technology to operate at its full potential.

Before getting started I should point to you the fact that HSDL is actually targeted towards the high performance computing crowd so this probably won't make its way into your desktop computer since the interfaces available now are fast enough to cope even with enthusiast grade SSDs.

However, fast enterprise drives, like the OCZ IBIS, an upcoming 3.5-inch SSD to be launched under the new HSDL initiative, will require something speedier then a Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface, the "High-Speed Data Link" technology being able to deliver 20Gbps of data bandwidth per channel, combining multiple HSDL channels being also an option.

"Solid State Drive throughput speeds are increasing at a rate in excess of what current storage buses can support, and as a result, storage protocols are quickly becoming the bottleneck to storage subsystem performance," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology.

"Designed for both high-performance computing and enterprise storage applications, our new High Speed Data Link interface addresses this issue and revolutionizes data storage by significantly outperforming other current interfaces delivering performance at levels that saturate most CPU busses."

Right now, OCZ says they are working with platform partners for mass HSDL adoption, future HSDL drives, like the IBIS, coming bundled with single port adapter cards until this open standard will be widely used.