Using SSD Caching Software to Boost Storage I/O Speed and Application Performance

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Many IT managers have been hearing about the benefits (low power, high IO bandwidth, low latency) of adding SSDs to their existing system to improve IO speed and application performance. They have also heard about some of the issues associated with adding SSDs such as high cost, device wear and data organization disruption. Still, SSDs are here to stay and the list of vendors and products is getting bigger every day. The easiest way to take advantage of the SSD benefits is to deploy SSDs as cache. However, even doing something that sounds that simple can waste this valuable resource. Enter the concept of SSD caching software. SSD caching software is used to seamlessly manage the data flow to the SSD to maximize the ROI of this expensive technology.

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