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Episode 274: Introduction to Storage

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What's the Difference Between a Traditional Hard Drive and a Nan Flash?

In the a s s d world, the actual storage medium, is wholly electronic. There are no moving parts. So if you're in a read or right operation on nan flash, there's no delay for having to move heads from one position to another. You produce less heat, and you have less latency, because you're not having to wait for a a physical arm to move to the right location. Ssts actually require a certain amount of current in order to maintain the cells that are on them. This means that your back up will actually degrade over time. The failure modes for these a, for these nam flash devices is usually all or nothing.

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