better storage ssd or Raid for file server

better storage ssd or Raid for file server

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better storage ssd or Raid for file server

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I have a Windows server running Server 2012.  Which would be faster for storing my Revit files, 1TB SSD internal, or 4-8 bay Raid 5?

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ToanDN
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SSDs themselves maybe faster (definitely faster if you RAID them) but the bottle neck is with the network throughput, not the speed of the drives.  So for now, I would keep RAID-5 HDDs with humongous storage capacity for the server.  IMHO.

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D_Slaa
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If it is just you than I suggest the internal SSD. We have the computers in our office running off of a NAS system, which works much faster for worksharing. 

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