Making Sense of the SSD Jungle for Relational Databases

Most database performance experts have been waiting for solid-state storage to free them up from constantly tuning their raw devices, SAN storage and various file systems. Now we are at tipping point where so many companies are offering solid-state products in different form factors, interface types of custom intelligence in ASIC or FPGA’s. This presentation will start with a summary of solid-state storage devices in the market today, how these technologies impact three major databases Oracle MS SQL server and MySQL, and outline key questions to ask when selecting solid-state storage for your database applications. Gurinder Brar started working with relational databases when Ingres and Oracle were very young companies. For the last 10 years he has worked for traditional storage companies to help position their products in database environments. Now he is responsible for defining relational database requirements for new solid-state products at STEC.

Learning Objectives

How to use SSDs for database applications
It is wild west in SSD landscape and what to watch for
What questions to ask the vendors