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Phase Change Memory vs. Storage As We Know It

storagedude writes "Access to data isn't keeping pace with advances in CPU and memory, creating an I/O bottleneck that threatens to make data storage irrelevant. The author sees phase change memory as a technology that could unseat storage networks. From the article: 'While years away, PCM has the potential to move data storage and storage networks from the center of data centers to the periphery. I/O would only have to be conducted at the start and end of the day, with data parked in memory while applications are running. In short, disk becomes the new tape."

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  1. Re:Names by Nikker · · Score: 3, Funny

    You are a god amongst men but you waste all your knowledge upon this tribe.

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  2. Re:Plastique explosives plus hard drive by v1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    or just toss your HD in a forge furnace. You should get two phase changes.

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    I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
  3. Re:We've heard this forever... by IndigoDarkwolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Long-term data storage is dead! All hail long-term data storage!