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CHAPTER 13 I/O: The Untold Story

By Jeremy Lowell

We are living in an age when data growth is being measured in factors over the previous decade. There’s no indication that the rate of growth will subside. This pace is here to stay, and it presents companies and data professionals with new challenges.

According to Gartner (http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1460213), data growth is the largest challenge faced by large enterprises. Not surprisingly, system performance and scalability follow close behind.

In an unscientific study based on conversations I’ve had with many database administrators (DBAs) and other personnel in companies I have ...

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