>-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of John McKown >Sent: 26 November, 2014 14:14 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Death of spinning disk? > >Well, maybe, according to: >http://www.itworld.com/article/2851057/intel-and-micron-are-going-to-kill-the-hard-disk-drive.html > >According to this, Intel is thinking that 10Tb SSDs will be available in a >couple of years. From what I have read, despite the "wearing" problem, >with >SSDs, one which is properly configured (extra memory to dynamically replace >worn-out memory and load balancing) can last as long, or longer, >than the >traditional spinning HD. > >Of course, I also remember how bubble memory was going to destroy the HD >market too.
Well, I can buy a 1TB SSD now for the price of a 40GB spinning disk 10 years ago. Plus, flash memory in CPUs comes with a minimal quantity, that you dare not dream about for real memory. I think this is going to work. Kees. ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
