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Flash 101 Video Blog: The Realities of Flash Aging

Posted by - 06.24.2011 Posted In: Flash 101, Product

In this second installment of Flash 101 (our video blogging series about the basics of flash memory and storage performance management), we discuss the realities of a controversial and often misunderstood characteristic of flash: aging. Most people understand that with every program/erase cycle Flash is slowly worn down, but how does this aging really work, and how can Flash be made to withstand typical 5-7 year enterprise duty-cycles?

If you have ideas for topics you’d like to see in future episodes of Flash 101, please leave a suggestion in the comments.

About the Author

Matt Kixmoeller is a storage veteran who saw first-hand the last major storage technology media upgrade: the move from tape to disk in the backup market. Matt was Vice President of enterprise product management for Symantec's Information Management products, including the NetBackup and Enterprise Vault.

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