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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. 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:Time to market? by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh crap, I thought these were Raisin Bran.

  3. Re:Big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It only transfers 640KB per I/O operation, tops.

    Well, 640kb should be enough for anybody.

  4. Re:soooooo... by Hecatomb00 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    All I know is it is fast. This is a huge win in my book. I am really tired of finishing before my standard hard drive can seek out my porn.