This white paper will explore NAND flash technology and its inherent problems, and explain client applications for SSDs, including laptops, cameras, PCs and mobile phones. Client SSD applications typically serve a single system accustomed to running no more than eight hours a day, five days a week on small datasets in read-intensive operations with low to minimal write activity.
Enterprise SSD workloads include heavy analytics, Web indexing, online transaction processing (OLTP) and database warehousing, medical imaging and video editing/processing, and high-transaction servers. Plus, enterprise SSDs can be expected to run around the clock every day, performing write-intensive operations characterized by complex data patterns on large datasets.
To meet the demands of these exacting data center workloads, SSD manufacturers must deliver products with enterprise-class features, endurance and performance while satisfying stringent requirements for device interoperability and customer support.