NAND in the PC: The Advent of the Hybrid HDD and PC Caching: Industry Report

NAND in the PC: The Advent of the Hybrid HDD and PC Caching

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: August 2006
Product Code: R104-27705

Description

This IDC Insight elucidates several new caching capabilities forthcoming in Vista and compares competing hardware caching solutions that, when used in conjunction with Vista, will improve PC performance. The advantages and disadvantages of each solution are outlined, and guidance is provided on the role technology suppliers should play in the future PC ecosystem as operating systems take greater advantage of caching.

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Insight
Situation Overview
Highlights
Current PC I/O Performance Issues
Caches of Data in the PC Data Path
New Levels of Caching to Address More and New Performance Issues
Enabling NAND Cache in the PC
Windows Vista
The Vista "Premium" Program
Hardware Caching Support
Hybrid Hard Disk Drives
Figure: Average Contract Price per Megabyte for DRAM and NAND Memory, 2000-2010
System-Side PC Caching/Robson
NAND Flash Memory
Analysis
The Best Caching Solution?
Table: Comparison of PC Caching Alternatives
The Cache Benefit ? How Much Is Enough?
A Virtual Solid State Disk
Future Outlook
For PC OEMs
For Technology Vendors
For System-Side Vendors
For Hard Drive Vendors
For the Overall Market
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