Re: [tlug] Making better use of SSDs?

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Nava Whiteford <new@example.com> wrote:
> The input fastq files maybe of the order of 1Tb, however it's worth trying to get your data into a more efficient format as soon as possible. Either by using compressed fastq files, or BAM files. Many modern aligners can accept these formats.
>
> It might also be worth posting on SEQAnswers, someone may have tried using SSDs for your application.


Oh!  I never thought of taking my question to SEQAnswers.  Perhaps
I'll give that a try...


> All in all though, I think the benefit will be minimal. As you say, it's all sequential access.


...however, I think we will end up reaching this same conclusion as
long as the underlying algorithm is unchanged...

Ray