Your company

• has a lot of database transactions (txn) still growing?
• suffers from a poor database performance because of heavy I/O load?
• uses Informix Performance Features (eg. Compression, Parallel Data Query, Fragmentation)?
• runs a cost intensive, highly upgraded hardware with lots of cpu and hard disk drives?
• suffers, despite of all improvements, from poor response times?

If so think about the usage of Solid State Drives (SSDs). They will accelerate your Informix database performance.

It is for sure: a single SSD is faster than a disk drive under any circumstances! In average by factor 10–100. But how fast it is, depends from a variety of parameters.

• How many txn are handled?
• What is the size of the txn?
• Which type of data are handled?
• What about the way of the data access?
• and in which intervals?

Many well known soft- and hardware producers recommend to use SSDs for shifting existing performance levels – but despite of this: most important for the success of the SSD usage is your individual Informix requirement and the needs of your clients!

It is not a question if SSDs can speed up your Informix database performance (of course they will do) – you have to decide if it is worth to invest your money by factor x into SSDs in order to gain performance improvements by factor y. Costs and value have to be in due proportion.  

What’s the difference between SSDs and Disk drives? Which benefits a SSD offers? What about it’s lifetime? Are there different qualities of SSDs? Which data should be put on a SSD? Are there specific configuration requirements? What about the price? All these questions have to be answered before.

hamburg data helps you. We:

• analyse your database environment
• define your suitable operation areas for SSDs
• inform you about technology & different qualities of SSds
• provide you with SSDs & flash storage arrays
• implement, configure and adjust your
  • storage arrays
  • Informix database 

Success stories and tests prduce the evidence: 

Informix runs great on SSDs!

Further information: 

Tel: +49 40 875 00 589 or via contact form