Solid State Drives (SSDs) have been replacing standard hard drives in high end data centers for years. Traditional Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) have motors with disks that spin at 5400 RPM or higher and Read/Write heads that move rapidly and constantly. SSDs use memory similar to flash drives instead of disks to store information. They have no moving parts to wear out.
Does a lack of moving parts translate to higher reliability? That's the assumption many enthusiasts and IT professionals make about SSDs. In this article the author and team go straight to the data centers using these devices, dig into failure rate statistics, and suggest otherwise.
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Work Smart. Tax professionals come in three basic flavors: attorney, accountant and enrolled agent. The best person for your tax work will depend upon your needs and goals.
"The more control possessed by the employer (especially over the means of accomplishing a task rather than the end result), the more likely a worker is an employee. Control, in this instance, is defined as the level of legal right to direct rather than the level of direction actually provided.
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(Success Magazine) -- "The bottom line is that people have within them a force that is so powerful, there is nothing that can keep them from doing, being, sharing, creating and giving whatever they envision in life," Robbins continues. "My entire life is helping people unleash that power...
As economic uncertainty continues to shake Wall Street and Main Street, many success-minded professionals are being put to the test. Robbins' work is particularly relevant now, when people can call on his tools to keep their heads together and develop what he calls "emotional fitness."
"If you're psychologically strong enough, you can not only survive, but you can thrive when tough situations occur, as opposed to letting the environment control you and take over," he says. "It's really about mastering strength within yourself so that you can conquer the outer world around you."
Robbins continues to attract thousands of people to packed arenas all over the world, seeking to take their lives to the next level. The human spirit is what inspires him. Human potential actualized is what drives him.
But momentum wasn't always on his side. The 48-year-old Robbins vividly remembers the days when he was living in a stark, 400-square-foot apartment in Venice, Calif., and reduced to washing dishes in the bathtub. He was 30 pounds overweight, had a dead-end job, and in relationships that weren't working.
Lesson: Be obsessed with helping make others successful.