Today, hard drives are too slow and solid-state drives are too small. SSD cache drives have emerged as a means of bridging this gap -- they bring SSD speed to HDD capacity in an affordable package.

In addition to components such as platters that store data and magnetic heads that read and write data, HDDs are made up of various components such as hard disk controllers and cache chips. Among ...

Flash as cache in the storage system: In this use case, instead of being used in a server, PCIe cards or SSDs are used directly in a storage system along with storage tiering software.

Optane Memory uses a "least recently used" (LRU) approach to determine what gets stored in the fast cache. All initial data reads come from the slower HDD storage, and the data gets copied over to ...

Have you found that you are running low on hard disk space? In this article we will show you how to increase the cache of your hard disk and improve the performance of your PC.

HEXUS.gaming reports that a cache clear code has been discovered for the Xbox 360 hard drive via the dashboard's system blade. To perform the function, access 'memory' in the system blade, and ...

FlashSoft allows enterprise flash SSDs as well as PCIe-based storage devices to serve as HDD cache. SanDisk says that its strategy for serving enterprise and cloud customers includes creating ...

Hard Drive Overdrive: Corsair's Accelerator SSD Cache Reviewed by Marco Chiappetta — Friday, May 18, 2012, 12:08 PM EDT Comments ...

SanDisk has built itself a decent reputation in the SSD game, and a cheap cache-only drive is a logical addition to its line. Unlike regular SSD or hybrid upgrades, you don't have to transfer your ...

You want to be careful, though - speaking to 1up, a Microsoft representative warned: "The HDD cache clearing feature is a part of the Xbox 360 technical support process and is only supported in ...

Today, hard drives are too slow and solid-state drives are too small. SSD cache drives have emerged as a means of bridging this gap -- they bring SSD speed to HDD capacity in an affordable package.