More from Session 1: OS Optimization: This year the first Solid State Drives or SSDs appeared in end user applications. For many years, DRAM–based SSDs have been in use in enterprise computing where the insane cost and Soviet-era form factor was outweighed by their almost zero latency, incredible access times and sustained data rates. The new [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2008 by OMas
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My notes from Denali Software’s MemCon08, 07-24-08 We all are familiar with dynamic RAM on computer motherboards but most of this conference was concerned with NAND–based flash memory products. NAND storage is widespread in the form of “flash drives,” those little products that have completely replaced small capacity, highly portable sneakernet stuff, along with CompactFlash [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2008 by OMas
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