Velocity 2011: Artur Bergman, "Artur on SSD's"
What it is
A four-minute Velocity 2011 talk in which Artur Bergman, then at Wikia, argues bluntly and with profanity that SSDs should replace spinning disks in servers.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as the memorable case for moving to SSDs and as an example of how swearing can make a talk stick.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2011, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“take the words of the inimitable Mr. Bergman”
Argues for replacing HDDs with SSDs, citing Bergman
justizin, 2015-02 · Recommendation · in “1-2 year SSD wear on build boxes has been minimal”
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Topics: ssd, velocity conference, ops, hardware, artur bergman
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