As MLC-based SSD cards are raising popularity, there is also a raising concern how long it can survive. As we know, a MLC NAND module can handle 5,000-10,000 erasing cycles, after which it gets unusable. And obviously the SSD card based on MLC NAND has a limited lifetime. There is a lot of misconceptions and [...] [...more]
I have posted results for FusionIO 320GB MLC on our ssdperformanceblog.com blog. To not duplicate content, there is link on original post: http://www.ssdperformanceblog.com/2011/06/fusionio-320gb-mlc-random-write-performance/ Follow my twitter @VadimTk for further results. View full post on MySQL Performance Blog [...more]
I have posted results for Intel 320 SSD on our ssdperformanceblog.com blog. To not duplicate content, there is link on original post: http://www.ssdperformanceblog.com/2011/06/intel-320-ssd-random-write-performance/ Follow my twitter @VadimTk for further results. View full post on MySQL Performance Blog [...more]
This is crosspost from http://www.ssdperformanceblog.com/. Disclaimer: The benchmarks were done as part of our consulting practice, but this post is totally independent and fully reflects our opinion. One of the biggest problems with solid state drives is that write performance may drop significantly with decreasing free space. I wrote about this before (http://www.ssdperformanceblog.com/2010/07/free-space-and-write-performance/), using a [...] [...more]
New Mass Storage Mezzanine from Elma Offers Fast Secure Erasure and Write Protection FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Elma Electronic Systems division, a leading supplier of embedded products and systems solutions built on open standards-based platforms like CompactPCI, ATCA, VME and OpenVPX, now offers the Secure PMCDisk for securely erasing and write-protecting sensitive da [...] [...more]
