I used to know OCZ as a bit of a shady, benchmark gaming outfit "back in the day". Today however, the SandForce based Vertex II Pro SSDs are amazing. 10K+ IOPs sustained with a genuine database load. 100GB for just over $600. Compare that with STEC Mach8 devices at ten times the price, not super-capacitor backed, and lower throughput.
Sure a couple JBODs stacked with 15K RPM disks could do the same for $50K... Now imagine a small single-parity array of four SandForce devices. ;-)
For most things, meh. But for databases, it's a real game changer. 2010 is definitely the year SSDs changed everything.
Sure a couple JBODs stacked with 15K RPM disks could do the same for $50K... Now imagine a small single-parity array of four SandForce devices. ;-)
For most things, meh. But for databases, it's a real game changer. 2010 is definitely the year SSDs changed everything.