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SSD Bookmarks series
suggestions by - Gary Drossel, VP Product Planning, WD Solid State Storage |
Here's an article written by or
about WD Solid State Storage
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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.
Other SSD
article suggestions...
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.
see also:-
WD
Solid State Storage - editor mentions on StorageSearch.com | | |
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this
set of SSD bookmark suggestions
was published - March 2009
for
series overview click
here |
