In addition, the data delivery systems (in the internet cloud) that serve the thin client model would also benefit with a tier of fast flash memory for rapid playout of content to the thin clients.
But for information that needs to be stored and retrieved fast, flash memory offers businesses far greater retrieval speed at a much lower cost.
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Models configured with an ultra-fast SSD flash drive give you ultra-speed access to files around ten times faster than a standard hard disk drive.
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Single-family home prices are only higher because institutional investors are buying up distressed properties, one at a time and in bulk, as fast as their flash cash can fly.
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But the rise of super fast, all-Flash storage systems, which have been the traditional bottleneck of entreprise information systems, will have serious consequences on the architecture of the next generation enterprise IT.
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Flash memory offers fast ways to cache and serve up digital content to support high usage virtual machine environments.
The Ascend G 330 also includes a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and fast 3G and WiFi 'n' connectivity.
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Data accessed most frequently (often referred to as 'hot' data) is managed using speedy NAND flash to ensure fast response times, while data accessed less often ('cold' data) resides on the robust magnetic disks.
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The SanDisk Extreme USB flash drive provides the fast performance that these next-generation computing devices demand.
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While Groupon and LivingSocial have gotten much attention for their local deals services, flash sales have also been growing fast.
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The opportunity here is to leverage technologies known to have acceleration benefits as fast as 300x the existing technologies, like Flash memory, which up until recently has been too expensive.
SSDs using NAND flash memory are capable of very fast read and write speeds and thus can make immediate use of such fast interfaces (whereas it takes many SAS HDDs working together to result in data rates even approaching there speeds).
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The flash cache is used to store frequently accessed data providing the fast data response found in solid state drives while the hard disk storage provides low cost storage.
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The availability of flash in server boxes is a disruption since, for the first time, fast and persistent storage is in the same tier as applications, Sinha says.
Having a lightweight operating system resting on 64GB of flash storage and powered by 4GB of RAM and a Core i5 means blisteringly fast boot time and ceaselessly snappy performance.
The increase in flash memory storage capacity fills a need in every facet of the storage industry for fast rugged lower cost storage to meet the needs of multiple markets.
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