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Ho ho ho, blockheads. Winterfest is almost upon us, but you know what is more exciting than four weeks of soulless consumerism? That's right, storage! So here's another roundup of the latest industry titbits. We do spoil you so. IBM It takes a while for AIX and System i to get the newest kit but it has arrived. Big Blue has a …

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  1. Alister

    So many puns,

    ...so little time...

    Oh and love NAND understanding should win a prize.

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    1. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
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      Re: So many puns,

      I am uninterested in storage, and unqualified to comment on it.

      I only came here to say thumbs up to the subbies for "love NAND understanding".

      Merry Christmas! Everyone!

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  2. I Am Spartacus
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    IBM, 10 write per day?

    Am I understanding that correctly? They will last 5 years if you only do 10 writes per day?

    Sounds a little low

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    1. M. B.
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      Re: IBM, 10 write per day?

      10 FULL drive writes per day. A 775GB drive would be able to sustain 7,750GB written per day for 5 years. Not 10 individual writes, that would be brutal!

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