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Chapter 1
Introduction
Objectives
This chapter provides an introduction to the Serial ATA and SATA Express storage technologies. You
will learn about the following topics:
1. Where it all started, including a brief introduction to the Advanced Technology Architecture
(ATA) and how it led to SATA technology.
2. The key advantages of serial storage interfaces and how they are deployed in today’s servers and
data centers.
3. The key technological advantages of SATA and the goals and objectives of the original governing
body.
4. An introduction to SATA Express (SATAe) and how all Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI)-based storage alternat ...