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IBM Flash Memory Breaks 1 Million IOPS Barrier

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the flash-in-a-flash dept.

alphadogg writes to tell us that IBM is claiming a victory on the flash storage front. Their new research project "Quicksilver" is claiming data transfer speeds of more than 1 million input/output operations per second (IOPS). "IBM said Quicksilver is two and a half times faster than its own SAN Volume Controller coupled with IBM's DS4700 storage. It would also be two and a half times faster than technology from Texas Memory Systems, which says it has the world's fastest storage with an IOPS rate of 400,000. "

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  1. Time to market? by Naughty+Bob · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They don't even commit to a date when this might be viable.

    Given that current systems are 3 or more orders of magnitude slower than the stated amount, I'm pretty safe in saying that this announcement is meaningless outside of the lab. Kudos, but.... next!

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    1. Re:Time to market? by spun · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If it's in the lab, "Next!" But if it's in the market, "Slashvertisement!" Good old Slashdot, where someone is always ready to shit in your cornflakes.

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  2. Re:Big deal by ppc_digger · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Which means it transfers 640 GB per second.

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  3. soooooo... by Taibhsear · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How does this translate into normal transfer speed units like MB/s? Otherwise I have no point of reference to tell if I am impressed or indifferent.

  4. Re:It's not a fucking barrier by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If it was a barrier, you wouldn't be /able/ to break it.

    Yeah.

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  5. Re:It's not a fucking barrier by jebrew · · Score: 2, Insightful

    With a reply that *recognized* your command, /I'd/ have thought _you_ would have understood that *he* understood.

    /yay, slashies!/

  6. Does this mean... by Hurricane78 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...that they will be worn out in 0.1 seconds? (If typical wear-out numbers apply.)

    I'll pass, and rather go with something reliable... ...now where did I put my chisel?

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