Stan Hoeppner put forth on 8/16/2010 6:56 PM: > Wietse Venema put forth on 8/16/2010 2:36 PM: >> Stan Hoeppner: >>> Google uses less than 1/10th of 1% "Enterprise grade" hardware, using the >>> typical definition of "Enterprise grade", in their operations. And Google >>> is >>> the undisputed single largest operator of servers on the planet. I think >>> that >>> qualifies them as an "Enterprise". ;) >> >> Indeed, but then Google's scale of operations is not representative >> of most enterprises. Large companies (I work for one) can self-insure >> for small accidents, small companies can't. > > Wietse have you done any testing with SSDs? If not, would you like to? I'm > sure various vendors would be glad to loan you some. Get a mix of "consumer" > and "enterprise" SSDs. And make sure you get one of the Intel X25-E 80GB > units. :)
I should have made clear that they will do this for you, because you are, well, you. ;) I'm a nobody, so they won't loan me the hardware. :( I need to see if I can get a gig doing reviews for hardware sites. I kinda grew out of being a hardwarefreak a while back or I'd probably be doing reviews now. :( -- Stan
