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SMART Storage Systems to Present on SSD Performance Benchmarking at SNW Spring 2012
WHAT: Esther Spanjer, Director, SSD Technical Marketing at SMART Storage Systems, will speak on a panel at Storage Networking World (SNW) Spring 2012, along with Dr. Easen Ho of Calypso Systems, Inc. The panel on understanding SSD performance will explain the test procedures and reporting methods of the Storage Networking Industry Alliance's (SNIA) SSD Performance Test Specification for both client and enterprise SSDs. They will also address using the SSS PTS to evaluate and compare SSD performance.
Additionally, SMART Storage Systems will demonstrate the Optimus SAS SSD at their booth #412. Optimus SSDs can endure 10 full random drive writes per day for a period of five years using commercial MLC NAND flash technology. Attendees will receive a demo of Optimus running IOMeter, which will showcase random read and random write performance, as well as receive additional information about the company's Guardian Technology Platform.
WHO: Esther Spanjer is Director of SSD technical marketing at SMART Storage Systems. With more than 15 years of experience in the flash industry, Spanjer has gained valuable knowledge on the requirements for flash-based storage solutions in embedded, industrial, and enterprise storage applications. Spanjer has authored more than 20 articles in international publications and conference proceedings and has been chosen to speak at a number of industry events, including IDEMA, DiskCon, ESC, Server Blade Summit, SNW, and the Flash Memory Summit. Spanjer formerly worked for msystems and STEC, and holds a B.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Technical University Amsterdam (Netherlands).