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Disk Drives

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DEFINITION: An SSD (solid-state drive or solid-state disk) is a storage device that stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory. SSDs actually aren't hard drives at all, in the traditional sense of the term, as there are no moving parts involved. Instead, an SSD has  … 
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SANbloc™ 2Gb JBOD
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
SOFTWARE DEMO:   Posted: 14 Jul 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
SUMMARY:The SANbloc 2Gb JBOD is end-to-end 2Gb Fibre Channel. 2Gb Fibre Channel, the latest generation of Fibre Channel network interface technology, offers greatly accelerated performance in network storage environments.

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DISK DRIVES DEFINITION (continued): …  an array of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, using integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical media.

This arrangement has many advantages. Data transfer to and from solid-state drives is much faster than electromechanical disk drives. Seek time and latency are also substantially reduced. Users typically enjoy much faster boot times as well. In general, SSDs are also more durable and much … 
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