Optimizing Storage with SAS: Beyond the 10K Compromise (72K, PDF)
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... it also delivers 56 percent more nearline storage be addressed with the optimal blend of SAS and SATA drives • Fully exploit SATA's cost/GB economies without compromising enterprise management and reliability requirements • Increase storage capacity while maintaining application requirements 2 For...reference 10K/SATA configuration, but offer 33 percent greater nearline capacity (3200 Gbyte). And it became clear that 15K SAS solutions provide significantly lower total cost of four 15K SAS/8 SATA drives would yield moderately lower IOPS (220.4) than the 10K reference system...
... it also delivers 56 percent more nearline storage be addressed with the optimal blend of SAS and SATA drives • Fully exploit SATA's cost/GB economies without compromising enterprise management and reliability requirements • Increase storage capacity while maintaining application requirements 2 For...reference 10K/SATA configuration, but offer 33 percent greater nearline capacity (3200 Gbyte). And it became clear that 15K SAS solutions provide significantly lower total cost of four 15K SAS/8 SATA drives would yield moderately lower IOPS (220.4) than the 10K reference system...