On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 14:44 -0600, Dave Smith wrote: > >> I have several cards on my desk. They move 800 MB/s (think a full DVD > >> every six seconds) > > Interesting. > > A partner company of ours moves bits about 50% faster
That's awesome! Fast storage is definitely necessary to keep pace with fast CPUs - usually storage has significantly lagged and CPUs end up waiting. > than that and > shoves them onto a RAIDed array of dozens of 2.5" drives in a real time > I/O system. Oh, now you're playing the RAID card? Hmmm, we do have a little machine here with six cards that can move 4.2 GB/s. That's *random* access, right? (sorry, couldn't resist) > Pretty cool, but it takes a few rack U's of space, and uses > a *lot* of power. Yeah, there's definitely some trade-offs. I do know of a storage system that's maybe a bit faster than the one we make, but it's only a bit faster and it's several times the price. > I've been wanting to develop something that can keep > pace with them but in a smaller form factor. Maybe your tech is the way > for me to go Possibly. We certainly hope is a solution for most people. > If you want to talk about serious bandwidth, come to the lab down the > hall from me and see our gear that can move a DVD every 4 seconds, but > it can move a few dozen in parallel, up to 19 DVD's per second on our > biggest box. Wow, now *that* is impressive. I might just call you for a field trip. > Of course this gear doesn't store anything, High-speed interconnect? Sounds like it should be hooked up to some storage that has speed-parity. > so it's not > exactly apples-to-apples, but hey, it's fun to measure in terms of DVD's > per second (DPS). > > "How fast is your hard drive?" > "100 milliDPS" Hail the new SI standard! > --Dave > > P.S. We're hiring too :) Good to see growth in the area - it keeps things strong and brings new recruits. It's still a bit too small for the hiring pool when you know many of the developers and people working for companies. > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
