Comments on: Wither the hard drive? Facebook’s secret plans for flash memory http://gigaom.com/2012/10/19/wither-the-hard-drive-facebooks-secret-plans-for-flash-memory/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:42:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mettaworldpeace http://gigaom.com/2012/10/19/wither-the-hard-drive-facebooks-secret-plans-for-flash-memory/#comment-1111497 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:22:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=575359#comment-1111497 Fusion IO at the core of helping facebook here, suprised they were omitted.

]]> By: Entirely DesignedinHeaven http://gigaom.com/2012/10/19/wither-the-hard-drive-facebooks-secret-plans-for-flash-memory/#comment-1105767 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:03:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=575359#comment-1105767 Well, solid state storage is better in every single way, another question is it’s cost, which is still very high. So I guess Facebook has some spare money to spend on a project

Bulk Flash Drives

]]> By: Ashok Srinath http://gigaom.com/2012/10/19/wither-the-hard-drive-facebooks-secret-plans-for-flash-memory/#comment-1102552 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:44:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=575359#comment-1102552 Wither? Whither goest thine English education?

]]> By: Mike http://gigaom.com/2012/10/19/wither-the-hard-drive-facebooks-secret-plans-for-flash-memory/#comment-1101396 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:53:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=575359#comment-1101396 I think it safe to say that eventually everyone will be relying on flash memory over spinning disc. Solid state construction is ideal for all the mobile applications that people are growing accustomed to.

]]> By: ameyamitr http://gigaom.com/2012/10/19/wither-the-hard-drive-facebooks-secret-plans-for-flash-memory/#comment-1098646 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:05:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=575359#comment-1098646 IMHO, None of the current set of internet scale technologies (Hadoop et al) have been built to unleash the full potential of flash. Of course the FB’s/Google and Twitters of the world have custom built software that exploit flash to its power in their data centers. This is one area where there is going to be a lot of focus moving forward.

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