Fusion-io "holy grail of database performance"

This week I am attending a great boot camp for FileMaker database developers

One of the speakers, Kirk Bowman from MightyData mentioned econnectix server when talking about enterprise hard drive and database performance. This triggered my memory about the following technology and question. Is Fusion IO a good alternative for FileMaker and the requirement to backup frequently?

I have been watching for a new paradigm shifting technology to overcome what is probably the oldest bottle neck in computer hardware, the hard drive. Here is a copy of a testimony from one of their customers -- check it out ...

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Wine.com Powers Up Performance with Fusion-io

Wine.com is the top online wine retailer in the world, a title it has held for years. Consequently, its rapidly expanding clientele posed a positive yet formative challenge in regard to getting sufficient performance from its web site and business system servers. Traditionally Wine.com has used a complex SAN architecture but the solution couldn't keep up with the business growth. Wine.com considered upgrading, but learned that the upgrade that fit their budget would only improve their business system by 30% and would do nothing for their web site. Wine.com knew it needed a better solution, but had no idea where to find it.

Then Wine.com’s Vice President of IT saw a demo of the Fuision-io ioDrive. He knew immediately that he had found the "holy grail of database performance." He ordered one as soon as it was available. Happily, it was exactly the solution he was hoping for.

The ioDrive improved Wine.com’s performance exponentially. SQL transactions ran four times faster, while backups, restores, and other jobs ran from twelve to 20 times faster. Additionally, the web site performed more smoothly and Customer Satisfaction increased measurably as a result.