Presenting at SQL Saturday #119 Chicago
I will be presenting my session on “Optimizing SQL Server I/O with Solid State Drives” at SQL Saturday #119 in Chicago on Saturday May 19, 2012! Since this is the 4th time I’m presenting this and I...
View ArticleNew blog series: One SSD Technology a Day
This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayIt’s become a tradition in the SQL blogs to start a month long series on a certain topic and try to blog every day. Today I want to start...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (1) – Static Data Rotation
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayOne of the main drawbacks of SSD has been reliability. Every NAND cell has a certain prescribed number of Program/Erase (P/E) cycles and...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (2) – What’s the difference between SLC and MLC?
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayIt’s time dissect the two main types of flash chips in order to understand why not all SSDs are created equal. What is after all the...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (3) – Program and Erase Cycle (P/E)
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayOne of the limitations of flash memory is that while it can be read or programmed a byte or a word at a time in a random access fashion...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (5) – Wear Leveling
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayWear leveling is a technology used in Solid State Drive controllers to prolong the service life of flash memory. As mentioned in the 2nd...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (6) – CacheCade
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayCacheCade is a technology developed by LSI for its MegaRAID Storage controllers. CacheCade software allows you to mix inexpensive SATA...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (7) – Intelligent Bad Block Management
This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayIn previous posts I talked about the wear and RAISE algorithms implemented by SSD controllers. One of the inevitable issues solid state...
View ArticleA SSD Technology a Day (8) – eMLC and MLC-HET
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series One SSD Technology a DayIn the 2nd post off this series we have explored the differences between SLC and MLC and saw that the main issue with MLC is endurance...
View ArticleMy road to PASS Summit 2012
It’s been a while since I decided to give back to the SQL Server community and start speaking at community events. I started on a journey as a speaker that has been incredibly rewarding and even...
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