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IOPs is Overrated

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DBAKevlar
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Jan 06, 2023
IOPs is Overrated, yeah, I said it.   How many compute, storage area networks, hard drive vendors and storage services have posted their IOPs capabilities in marketing and didn’t include the thro...
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GeertVanTeylingen
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Jan 10, 2023

The most common issue with stating blanket IOPS number is that it often comes without specifying IO sizes, random/sequential distribution and R/W mixes. Without it its like stating your new car needs to be able do '65'. Like what, miles or kilometres? And, as in 'distance', or 'per time unit' (aka 'speed'). Any IOPS number without context is... meaningless.