Four Considerations for SSD: Putting the Hardware and Software Together
There are many articles out there offering tips for getting the best performance out of SSDs – this isn’t that kind of article. While solid state technology will give users a boost in performance, we’re here to talk about the key to balancing cost and performance.
Automated tiering key to getting value from SSDs
Though flash storage could be the most powerful tool yet for IT administrators who want to speed up access to frequently used data, reaping its benefits may require automation software that has just begun to emerge from the major storage vendors.
Agility EX is a high-end SSD for the masses
OCZ touts its latest solid-state disk (SSD) drive, the Agility EX, as the first "truly affordable" single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash-based drive available. With a retail price of $399, it's half the price of Intel's X25-E SLC-based SSD. But paying that kind of money for 60GB still seems a bit out of the average consumer's reach.
100 Best Products of 2009
PC World looked at many outstanding hardware, software, sites, and services this year, evaluating each one on its design, functionality, performance, and impact. Here is the cream of the crop, the 100 best of 2009. (Note that we chose not to rate products specifically on their price or value, focusing instead on their overall quality.)
Intel releases Windows 7 SSD optimization toolbox
Intel today released a firmware upgrade and set of tools for Windows 7 operating systems to monitor and optimize performance on its X25-M consumer-class solid state disk drive.
jfruh
Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
pasmith
New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
mikelgan
How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
David Strom
Five important Windows 7 mobility features
sjvn
Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
Join the conversation here
Quick, practical advice for IT pros. Made fresh daily.
Want to cash in on your IT savvy? Send your tip to tips@itworld.com. If we post it, we'll send you a $25 Amazon e-gift card.
HP equips desktop PCs with SSDs for faster Windows 7 boots
Windows tip: Extend the life of SSD and USB flash drives
G-Technolgy G-RAID mini2 SSD
Solid state disk adoption to be swift in corporations
OCZ's high-capacity SSD 'a solid choice'
MySpace replaces all server hard disks with flash drives
Hard disk vs. solid-state drive
SSDs on the rise, during SNW
Automated tiering key to getting value from SSDs
Sun rolls out its own storage appliances