Solid state drives (SSDs) are the top technology in storage right now, combining the best of speed, reliability and form factor. IT managers may be looking to upgrade older systems with hard drives to SSD, or older SSDs to newer, faster or higher capacity SSDs. Since SSDs are now in their fourth generation, everything about these types of drives have greatly improved.

1. SSDs: Portable vs.
Workstation vs. Data Center
970 EVO
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2. Data centerSSDs
1
Portable SSDs
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Three SSD categories:
Workstation and Client SSDs
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Durable, Reliable, and Fast

3. Portable SSDs
forspeed
SSDs for all kinds of work
Workstation SSDs
bring efficiency,
durabilityforbusiness
Data centerSSDs
run 24x7 at
massive IOPS
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4. SSD performance profiles
Workstations:
Lowerlatency,
durable
Consumer:
Some latency,
everyday use
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Samsung enterprise SSDs

6. Best portable SSD
Samsung T7 Touch built with NVMe
technology and USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectivity,
transfers data safely at lightning speeds —
and fits in yourpocket.

7. Best workstation SSD
Forheavy dutywork
& engineering:
Samsung 980 PRO
Forstorage capacity &
optimized value:
Samsung 870 QVO SATA
up to 8 TB
Solid State Drive
980 PRO
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PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
V-NAND SSD

8. Best data center SSD
Fordurability &
consistency:
Samsung 860 DCT
Forreliable, end-to-end
protection with SATA:
Samsung 883 DCT
Forperformance &
secure NVMe:
Samsung 983 DCT
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9. Why you should upgrade to SSD
Maximize
performance
Increase cost
efficiency
Ensure yourdata
is protected

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