Re: SSDs with Postgresql? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Henry C.
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In response to Re: SSDs with Postgresql?  (Leonardo Francalanci <m_lists@yahoo.it>)
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On Thu, April 14, 2011 11:30, Leonardo Francalanci wrote:
> have a look at
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> http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Intel-SSDs-that-may-not-suck-td426826
> 1.html
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>
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> It looks like those are "safe" to use with a db, and aren't that expensive.

The new SSDs look great.  From our experience, we trust SSDs (even MLC) far
more than mechanical hard drives.

I believe this perception that SSDs are less "safe" than failure-prone
mechanical hard drives will eventually change.

In the meantime, we've embraced them and the advantages are compelling.

h





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