An anonymous reader writes:
We all know about hybrid HDD — but SanDisk is introducing a flash-based "accelerator" PCI-express card that OEMs can add to their designs to extract the same type of performance enhancement we would expect from a hybrid HDD.
"The SanDisk Vaulter Disk's storage concept transparently speeds up data retrieval for boot and application load operations, as well as unexpected user access to new files. With SanDisk Vaulter Disk, Salomon explained, there is faster response time when a user randomly accesses many small files for repeated operations, such as opening applications, and for unexpected behavior, such as retrieving new applications or entries on the Internet."