Moving toward the all solid-state storage data center

All flash storage systems

Published July 2016

Modern, all-flash storage satisfies three historically conflicting and unobtainable storage requirements: high-performance, low-cost and reliability. As a result, progressive IT departments have seen the value of solid-state storage and are increasingly implementing all-solid-state data centers.

This research note describes the positive impact of solid-state storage on operational costs as well as the benefits for certain workloads such as big data and analytics. It also provides top recommendations for storage buyers who are considering where and how to implement all-flash storage systems.