Apples & Oranges: Caching in the Server v. Caching in Storage

Flash-based caching in enterprise storage is a hot topic these days, but the catch-all description is leading many to make apples-to-apples comparisons in apples-to-oranges situations, specifically caching in storage versus caching in the server. What is the difference? Very simply, it’s a question of where the flash resides. The first storage solutions with flash-based caching put SSDs inside...