Case Study

LinkedIn Scales to 200 Million Users with PCIe Flash Storage from HGST

LinkedIn Scales to 200 Million Users with PCIe Flash Storage from HGST

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Challenge After LinkedIn’s launch in May 2003, the number of users grew to 8 million in 2006 then exploded to more than 200 million in 2012. This exceptional increase demanded continuous platform development and the rollout of new features. Solution LinkedIn deployed HGST FlashMAX II PCIe SSDs in a “near pervasive” strategy that delivered a 200% improvement in IOPS, a 300% reduction in latency and significant power savings for 200 milli

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