A look at where to use the Micron M500DC Enterprise SATA SSD, and its ideal applications.

1. M500DC Use Cases A no-BS look at where to use this SSD in your datacenter

2. Applications
Video Capture
Video on Demand
High-speed Signal
Capture/Processing
Metro-Area Network Cache
Read Cache
Audio/Multimedia
Capture/Streaming
Cloud and Web 2.0
M500DC Delivers
High Density
Good Write Performance
Consistent Latency
High Read Performance
Good Endurance
Enterprise Data Path
Protection
Content Delivery
 Best Fit
Legend:  Good  Better  Best

3. Big Data
Applications
Large (TB-class) Data Sets
Real-time Analytics
Append-only Databases
Business Intelligence
Terra-scale/Ultra-scale
M500DC Delivers
High Capacity/Easily
Extensible
(Up to 800GB in 7mm)
Very Low Latency
Very Fast Throughput
Good Small, Random
Transfer Endurance
Excellent Large, Sequential
Transfer Endurance
 Best Fit
Legend:  Good  Better  Best

4. Database Management
Applications
SQL/MySQL/NoSQL
Oracle
DB2
Cassandra
HANA Backup/Snapshot
M500DC Delivers
Good Random Endurance
Very Low & Consistent
Latency
Easy Scale Up/Scale Out
Economical
Flexible Capacities
Form Factors
 Better Fit
Legend:  Good  Better  Best

5. Virtualized Environments
Applications
Virtual Desktop Image
Storage/Management
Virtual server Image
Storage/Management
Minimize Downtime
Fast, Easy, Familiar Support
Global “Fit” (Easy
Integration)
M500DC Delivers
High Capacity/Easily
Extensible
(Up to 800GB in 7mm)
Very Low Latency
Very Fast Throughput
Good Small, Random
Transfer Endurance
Excellent Large, Sequential
Transfer Endurance
 Better Fit
Legend:  Good  Better  Best

6. High-Performance Computing
Applications
Massive Random
Performance
Massive Scale
Easy Growth
Terabyte Class (total)
M500DC Delivers
Good Density per U
Very Fast Throughput
Good Small, Random
Transfer Endurance
Excellent Large, Sequential
Transfer Endurance
 Good Fit
Legend:  Good  Better  Best

7. oGreat reliability
oLeading endurance
oComplete power loss protection
oEnterprise-class data path protection
oSuperior Random Read and Write Performance
oLow random latency and tight latency distribution
o1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors
oCapacities from 120GB to 800GB
Micron’s M500DC Offers:

8. Want to learn more?
Micron M500DC 1.8-inch datasheet
Micron M500DC 2.5-inch datasheet
Micron’s Enterprise Storage Solutions
Doug Rollins
Principal Engineer
Enterprise SSDs
Systems Marketing