Tag Archives: SSD longevity

Potential data loss using SSD RAID groups

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Ray

The problem with SSDs is that they typically all fail at some level of data writes, called the write endurance specification. As such, if you purchase multiple drives from the same vendor and put them in a RAID group, sometimes … Continue reading →

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What eMLC and eSLC do for SSD longevity

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Ray

I talked last week with some folks from Nimbus Data who were discussing their new storage subsystem.  Apparently it uses eMLC (enterprise Multi-Level Cell) NAND SSDs for its storage and has no SLC (Single Level Cell) NAND at all. Nimbus … Continue reading →

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Micron’s new P300 SSD and SSD longevity

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Ray

Micron just announced a new SSD drive based on their 34nm SLC NAND technology with some pretty impressive performance numbers.  They used an independent organization, Calypso SSD testing, to supply the performance numbers: Random Read 44,000 IO/sec Random Writes 16,000 IO/sec … Continue reading →

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