The Future For Solid State Technology On Server Motherboards
from the memories,-like-the-corners-of-my-mind dept
For the past several months, the possibilities of solid state technology have been explored for all sorts of applications. Some observers note that solid state technology inside the server are on the way, but others point out that solid state technology might still be too expensive for typical server applications. As the costs inevitably come down, though, the more important questions might be more along the lines of "where should solid state technology be located to maximize ROI?" or "how can solid state technology be used most effectively?" The use of solid state technology in a variety of new configurations will ultimately depend on the cost effectiveness of the applications, but the potential of 1 million IOPs in the performance of a single server over storage racks filled with thousands of hard drives could be getting a lot harder to pass up.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Different types of solid state techology available for servers today
Intel SSDs are available in every Sun server based on Intel Xeon processor. www.sun.com/intel
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no moving parts
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Re: no moving parts
Mac McConnell from Sun Microsystems.
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Re: no moving parts
Greg O'Keefe - Intel
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