Re: Recommendations for SSDs in production?

On Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:39:25 AM Thomas Strunz wrote:
> I have no idea what you do but just the fact that you bought ssds to
> improve performance means it's rather high load and hence important.

Important enough that we back everything up hourly. Because of this, we
decided to give the SSDs a try.

> Using a consumer drive for that IMHO is not the best idea. I know a lot
> about ssds but just in consumer space. Intel has a good reputation in
> terms of reliability but they are not the fastest.

Which is what we're trying next, X25E. 710's apparently have 1/5th the rated
write endurance, without much speed increase, so don't seem like such an
exciting product.

> I guess go Intel
> route or some other crazy expensive enterprise stuff.

It's advice about some of the "crazy expensive enterprise" stuff that I'm
seeking...? I don't mind spending some money if I get to keep up this level of
performance, but also am not looking to make somebody's private plane payment,
either.

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