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suggestions by - Gary Drossel, VP Product Planning, WD Solid State Storage
Here's an article written by or about WD Solid State Storage

NAND Evolution and its Effects on SSD Useable Life

Gary Drossel says he chose this article because reliability is the main driving force for WD Solid State Storage and its customers.

The article shows why calculations based on models of flash SSD writes in 24/7 applications can result in wear-out estimates which are over optimistic by an order of magnitude due to write amplification and wear-leveling inefficiency. That's why the company recommends using the real-time endurance data logging tool (SiSMART) built into its SiliconDrives for a day, week or month, in a prototype / pilot system before full-scale deployment. The data collected can be used to either confirm that there is adequate safety margin in the application - or used to initiate software or other system design changes to adjust the extrapolated life within acceptable limits.

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Solid State Storage Initiative - published by SNIA

Gary Drossel says he recommends this bookmark because - "It discusses SNIA activities relative to bringing SSD technology into the data center. And it has links to a couple of white papers, articles and research resources about solid state storage."

Editor:- thanks Gary for sharing your SSD links.

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