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Editor:- in the 1990s as editor of the SPARC Product Directory I was interested in analyzing how Linux was impacting the SPARC Solaris market.

Since 1998 and the launch of STORAGEsearch.com my interests have switched to the storage market - in which Linux is just part of the background environment - instead of the main discussion topic.

The table on the right dates from the early 2000s - and may not be not at all accurate today.

See also:- Linux - editor mentions on STORAGEsearch.com

There are hundreds of articles about SSDs on StorageSearch.com

Here, below, are some examples.

the Fastest SSDs - listed by form factor - updated daily

Top 10 SSD oems - there are 155 SSD oems. Which ones matter?

After SSDs... What Next? - the next "big thing" in storage.

flash SSD Jargon Explained - explains commonly used terms.

Introducing the 1" SSD Market - 30 companies now make 1 inch and smaller storage drives. Who were the pioneers?

RAM Cache Ratios in flash SSDs - it's important to know the underlying RAM cache architecture - even if you're happy with the R/W and IOPS performance.

Choosing the Wrong SSD Supplier - how bad is the fallout?

2010 - 1st Fizz in the SSD Bubble? - even the dogs in the street know this is going to be a multibillion dollar market. Greed will play as big a part as technology in shaping the SSD year ahead.

Why I Tire of - "Tier Zero Storage" - debunks Tier 0 storage babble

3 Easy Ways to Enter the SSD Market - Nowadays it seems like everyone wants to get into the SSD market. This tells you how to do it.

Overviewing the Notebook SSD Market - This is a troubled and complex segment of the SSD market - which has earned a deservedly bad reputation.

Storage Market Outlook 2010 to 2015 - if you know what's going to happen in the next 5 years - it's so much easier to prioritize your plans for 2010.

the pros and cons of using SSD ASAPs - auto tuning SSD appliances are a new category of SSD which entered the market in the 2nd half of 2009 to accelerate servers without needing human tune-ups. How can you tell if they are right for you? And how well do they work?

the Problem with Write IOPS - in flash SSDs - long established as a useful performance modeling metric - this article explains why some specs are exaggerated when applied to flash SSDs - or predict the wrong results for many common applications.

Data Integrity Challenges in flash SSD Design - how enterprise SSD designers reduce the risk of "silent errors."

SSD Myths and Legends - "write endurance" - This classic article changed the way the server market viewed flash.

the Most Popular Products on StorageSearch.com - What can we learn about the storage market by looking at how the most popular storage products viewed by our readers have changed in recent years?

Why Consumers Can Expect More Flaky Flash SSDs! - Why is it already so bad? Why will it get even worse?

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