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Calculating a Use Case for SSDs: Page 3 of 3

Deciding if you are a candidate for SSDs is a predictable science. The tools needed are standard and are commonly available. Taking a look at CPU utilization, queue depth, and response times should give you the information you need to determine how good of fit a solid-state disk is for you. Even if you think you don't have a performance problem, it is worthwhile to perform this analysis. You may be surprised with the results. SSDs are more attractively priced than ever, which increases the scope of workloads that it may benefit.

— George Crump is founder of Storage Switzerland , which provides strategic consulting and analysis to storage users, suppliers, and integrators. Prior to Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest integrators.