Back in the day, there were companies selling such RAM optimization tools. Thanks
Webster > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Lum > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 2:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Defrag and SSD's > > Right. If it mattered that much shouldn't they have a RAM defrag tool too? > I can't see the gain - especially on a typical office worker machine where > they're using email, web browser, and office apps and maybe a LOB app and > not much else. > > "We spent $50/machine/ye (if you include the admin time to install and > monitor this app, as well as outright licensing. No clue on licensing cost > actually) to save 43 seconds/yr/employee waiting for their PC to retrieve > data..." > > > Its never been a question if fragmentation happens on an SSD. It does. > > The question is whether or not its worth de-fragmenting: > > > > > > 1. Are you getting a worthwhile performance gain? > > 2. Is the effort required deteriorating ROI due to user interference or > > shortened MTF in a cost-prohibitive manner? > > > > > > Everything I have read indicates that it significantly hurts the MTF, > > and the performance gain is negligible. ROI of course can vary > > greatly depending on what you are doing with the equipment, and what > > that means to you fiscally. So, it is possible that defrag'ing an SSD > > is a worthwhile investment. > > > > I would imagine that is something akin to the way [fraudulent] > > investors short the stock market by paying for their analytical > > servers to be physically closer to the Exchange's servers. Thus > > gaining micro-seconds of advantage for every trade. > > > > -- > > Espi > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Dave Lum <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Truth, or salesmanship? > >> http://www.condusiv.com/knowledge- > center/videos/videos.aspx?index=13 > >> > >> I wonder if the actual productivity increase would more than pay for > >> the product. > >> > >> Dave "skeptical" > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > >
