Jun
12
2012
Flash Drives Replace Disks at Amazon, Facebook, Dropbox
Posted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizInside a data center in San Jose, California, Dropbox is running servers equipped with solid-state drives, also known as SSDs — super-fast storage devices that could one day replace traditional hard drives. The company doesn’t use SSDs in all its servers, but it’s moving in that direction. In other words, Dropbox is indicative of the web’s leading services.