The SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative (SNIA SSSI)(www.snia.org/forums/sssi) is publishing this survey to better understand what users expect of the solid state drives (SSDs) they utilize. The first five questions ask for some details on the SSD and the application in which it is being used. The survey participant is then asked to rate the importance of various SSD attributes. Those with SSDs being used in multiple applications are encouraged to complete this survey for each application.

Understanding which attributes are most important in certain applications will help SSD manufacturers to design products more suitable for those applications, and will provide guidance to users looking for the best SSD for their application.

Any questions about this survey may be directed to asksssi@snia.org; they will be answered promptly.

SSSI plans to announce the results of the survey at the Storage Visions conference (www.storagevisions.com)on January 5-6, 2014. Survey results will also be posted at www.snia.org/forums/sssi/featuressurvey after the conference.

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SURVEY BY NOVEMBER 28, 2013. THANK YOU.

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* 1. In which of these market segments is the SSD used?

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* 2. What applications are run on the SSD?

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* 3. Which form-factor is the SSD?

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* 4. What interface is on the SSD?

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* 5. What capacity is the SSD?

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