Flash Systems - Cost-Effective, Big Boosts in Performance
The Benefits of Flash/SSD
- Superior random read performance
- Low power consumption, while still providing very high density
- Flash chips lower access latency in the order of tens of microseconds, which is several orders of magnitude shorter than the 10 to 20 millisecond disk seek time.
- By organizing multiple chips in parallel, very high throughput can be obtained
- Access to a 3U system can generate more than 2,400MB/s.
Industries with the greatest need for SSDs
What to consider When Choosing a Flash System
- Available space
- The main purpose for the system such as streaming or cloud storage
- Power efficiency requirements
- Vehicle-based and mobile systems
- A large amount of Virtualization
