--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Upson"
<nick.upson@...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> This part of your post caught my eye as I'm about to start running a
> firebird db from flash. Do you have any concerns regarding the

limited

> number of writes for flash memory?
>

Well, apparently these days the micro-code in the flash chips spreads
the writes and minimizes the negative effect of multiple writes of
one and the same "sector". As someone here explained it to me: "Just
as you are not concerned with CRC errors on the hard disks (the
controllers perform correcting algorithms) you should not worry about
multiple writes on a flash drive either (the micro code spreads the
writes)."

I know that when we were taking that path, someone here did his
homework and based on that the business decision was made to go on
with the flash drives.

OK, I am not an expert here but I hope that this is somewhat helpful.

Thanks
Val