Unlike hard disk drives, data writes to an SSD generally involve writing the same data more than once
Endurance is the total amount of data that can be written to the SSD over its full lifespan. SSD manufacturers measure it in two different ways
This white paper was written to help system designers understand the various types of SSD classifications or “classes” so they can make informed decisions based on key SSD attributes that affect feature/benefits.
A Solid-State Drive (SSD) sometimes referred to as an SSD flash drive, is made from semiconductor components known as “NAND flash”.
Fab process technologies for NAND Flash continue to shrink towards 20nm and less, while memory capacity increase beyond 64Gbit for multi-bit flash devices.
The purpose of this document is to describe the AES encryption for the Viking Element family of SSD’s. As baseline information, it is subject to change as AES technology improves.
The most significant metric to an SSD user will depend on the drives intended application. Applications that involve frequent transfers of small random amounts of data to the drive will benefit from high IOPS numbers which provide a quick response time to the host (i.e. operating systems, databases, OLTP etc.).
All Viking Element SSD’s are self-encrypting drives (SED), with a bulk data encryption feature that provides automatic hardware-based data security and enhanced secure erase capability.