[AccessD] More on SSD...

And if you have to ask, you can't afford it.  ;)

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 10/17/2010 11:27 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi Mark:
>
> To make your super system it is more than just getting a pile SSDs, it is
> getting the memory to work in a specific way and that requires a special
> piece of hardware: http://www.violin-memory.com/products/
>
> The price AOL quoted was $20 per GB, much cheaper than $250 per GB as quoted
> from Newegg.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 5:03 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] More on SSD...
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551
> John...can you please check your math ?
> Didn't you mean $2000 per TERABYTE ?
> If so, AOL got "ripped off"....hugely.
> What am I missing here ?
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 6:36 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] More on SSD...
>>
>> Yes but they were doing stuff that few of us need to do.  I
>> am paying about $250 / gigabyte.
>>
>> John W. Colby
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>
>> On 10/17/2010 1:18 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>>> Hi Mark:
>>>
>>> It may be a while before I also go that route as the following may
>>> discourage some on this list from full-heartedly adopting the
>>> technology at this time. ;-)
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> ...But love can be expensive. Without offering an exact price tag,
>>> Pollack said the solid-state array cost AOL about $20 per gigabyte,
>>> which adds up to about $1 million with 50TB of capacity.
>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> I wonder how far away $20 per terabyte can be?
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>> Mark Simms
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 7:51 AM
>>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>>> Subject: [AccessD] More on SSD...
>>>
>>> AOL installs 50TB of SSD; boosts DB performance by 4X.
>>> SSD SAN installed to eliminate I/O bottlenecks caused by
>> back-end storage.
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191079/AOL_installs_50TB_of_SS
>>> D_boos
>>> ts_DB_performance_by_4X
>>>
>>>
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