Two May Be Better Than One: Why Hard Disk Drives and Flash Belong Together

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Tom Coughlin

Jim Handy

Library Content Type

White Paper

Library Release Date

Focus Areas

Physical Storage

Abstract

This white paper will explore the need for a caching and buffering technology between DRAM and HDDs and why Flash memory can be used to fill this need. We will go on to look at various ways that Flash and HDDs can be combined in a computer storage hierarchy. These technologies to combine Flash memory and HDDs include hybrid HDDs, Flash on the computer motherboard, and a combination of Flash and HDD storage devices in the same computer – paired storage systems.