SSDs in the Virtualized Environment

This IDC study examines the applications and costs of solid state drives (SSDs) in storage systems deployed in virtualized server and desktop environments.

"With the intense interest in SSDs, finding cost-effective applications for the technology is paramount," said Benjamin S. Woo, program vice president for Storage Systems at IDC. "The use of SSDs in virtualized server and especially virtualized desktop environments can increase performance and reduce datacenter capital and operational costs."