DataCenter使用SSD Drive的好处

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/10/latest-migrations-show-ssd-is-ready-for-some-datacenters.ars

 

1. save floor space.

2. cost saving in the long run: take power and cooling cost into count, a datacenter usually spend 40 of its budge in power and cooling.  Using SSD can save 80% cooling cost and 50% power.

3. performance gains: SSD is much faster than HDD, especially for random reads.