Computex 2013: Day 3 - Visits with beQuiet and Several Random Encounters

It has been awhile since OCZ has splurged on a show booth and it is good to see they have some good stuff to show including this awesome looking SQL accelerator card.  For those who have setup database servers before you will know that RAID level matters when it comes to database performance and what might be good for the OS isn't always good for data queries. 

Why else do you see dedicated machines just to run SQL.

One of the fastest upgrades you can do to your system is swapping out a rotational drive for an SSD.  The question now is how do you get more performance?  Well you have two options, SSD RAID which requires more than one drive or PCI Express SSD like the Z-Drive or new Vector PCIe SSD running two Indilinx barefoot controllers.  This drive just looks fast, end of story.