Re: sequential disk read speed
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:41:30 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <194e77ab-510c-4d13-b539-58c4e8535be8_at_i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On Aug 22, 7:13 am, -CELKO- <jcelko..._at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> Why can a disk only read 64KB at a time? Is this a valid assumption? Is this a disk limitation or a file system limitation? <<
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> What you might consider is the rise of solid state storage, which will
> start replacing moving disk hardware in the next few years. This with
> multi-core processors will change database design radically. We work
> in a trade where everything you know is wrong in five years :)
You know, though? I've been hearing about the immanent arrival of solid state storage for about 10 years now. As fast as they get their price/performance point down, the disk boys/girls drop theirs too.
Mebbe this time things will be different .... Received on Fri Sep 05 2008 - 22:41:30 CEST