The purpose of this guide is to share insights on industrial vs commercial storage and assist you to make an informed buying decisions during the selection process

1. Commercial vs
Industrial
A Guidebook for Designers- by Designers
Selecting the Right Storage for You

2. What is Flash Memory?
As technology continuously advances, the demands for greater
density and better performance with flash memory become large as
well. Most importantly, flash memory is no longer a component that
resides only in your computer – It could act as a photo album or a file
cabinet that stores all your personal treasures or business portfolios.Flash memory is a non-volatile
storage element that can be
electrically programmed, re-
programmed and erased.
The purpose of this guide is to share insights on industrial vs commercial
storage and assist you to make an informed buying decisions during the
selection process.
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SSD in Consumer Market

4. SSD in Consumer Market
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Common Usage and Applications
Some common uses of SSD in consumer market are often
found in personal or office usage such as office desktop PC,
laptops, handheld devices, cameras, or professional gaming
consoles. A wide range of these tech gadgets need SSD but
not necessary the performance.

5. SSD in Consumer Market
Fast Moving
SSD in consumer market area usually selected based on
personal needs or preferences of the customer. The trend
found in this space is the quick adoption of different
models as soon as the latest and greatest version releases.
This customer base is brand agnostic and only focuses on
the latest technology.
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6. SSD in Consumer Market
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Limitations
Consumers expect lower costs in consumer market compared to
industrial storage. But the trade-off is the low endurance and stability
level of the product. The range of available specifications on the market
and the technical support is limited.
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7. Key Takeaways
 Selections can be very diversified and changes all the time
 Less BOM control of certain product
 Less product technical support
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SSD in Consumer Market

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SSD in Industrial Market

9. SSD for Industrial Usage
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Common Usage and Applications
SSD for industrial usages require more rugged specifications
to meet harsh requirements found in mission-critical
applications such as data centers, aerospace & defense ,
machine automation, in-vehicle computing and medical
devices.

10. SSD for Industrial Usage
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Longevity
Most of the case, projects for these industrial applications
undergoes an intensive verification process that can take up to
anywhere between 12-36 months. After approval, all components
are permanently set. These types of projects sometimes require 5-
10 years support and so products with long longevity support are
needed.

11. SSD for Industrial Usage
Reading & Writing Durability
Applications such as real-time broadcast rendering and recording
have intense reading and writing behavior. Write intensity and
frequency need storage with high endurance capability for flawless
product delivery and smooth 24/7 operations.
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12. SSD for Industrial Usage
Security
Most SSD found in mission-critical applications process sensitive
information so advanced security features are necessary to
protect the data against viruses and hackers.
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13. SSD for Industrial Usage
Key Takeaways
 Product longevity with clear roadmap and revision control
 Selection of different grades of product configuration
(wide temperature support, high endurance…)
 Advanced security functions and capability of technical support
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14. Ask the Expert! Pres Lee
SQFlash Product Manager
Advantech
What is the top concern for design
engineers when selecting storage?
The major concerns of SSD selection are
frequently about the performance, endurance,
and temperature range. SQFlash has a wide
selection of the above factors including
different Flash technologies. Most importantly,
we offer adequate software utility for our
partners to evaluate their applications and to
select suitable SSD solutions.
How does Advantech support
customer for SSD Design-in?
To select the between the most cost-effective
SSD solution or the most optimize SSD for
performance can sometimes be very tricky.
Advantech has a global application engineering
team to help our customers select the right
solution for their application . Along with our
strong backend ECO-system partners, we will
always allocate proper resources to work on
your issue or to meet your expectation on
applying certain SQFlash features.
What is M.2, and in your opinion,
what is the trend of this interface?
M.2, aka NGFF, is a form factor series that features
various dimensions and pin defines. Form factor is
thin and compact so it is very suitable for consumer
laptops or even some tablets. Advantech supports
off-the-shelf 2280 / 2260 / 2242 for SATA interface
and 2280 for PCIe interface. However, because of the
wide range of form factors, it is hard to say if any one
of them can be the next industrial standard. In the
upcoming few years, we believe mSATA will still be
the mainstream in industrial applications.
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15. Harnessing Business Intelligence to Deliver Industrial Grade Reliability
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High performance Quad-core CPU
SQFlash 830 / 910S / 910C product series
Random Access Sequential Performance
What's more, the whole product series comes with our SQFlash utility with McAfee Anti-virus built-in to provide an ultimate security
solution for software protection, data security, and internal encryption—helping you build a more secure system with minimal effort.
Developing a Secure Technology
Advantech industrial SSD empowered by enterprise
class quad-core controller IC which provides
streamlined performance even when the disk is highly
occupied. SQFlash also featured excellent flexibility on
adapting different field applications, which supports
Design-in service for optimizing SSD performance in
different vertical markets such as surveillance and
aerospace.
* Performance based on 910C PCIe series

16. Harnessing Business Intelligence to deliver Industrial Grade Reliability
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• Data Access Control
• Application Security
• Quick Erase Within 10 Milliseconds
DATA SECURITY
• Internal AES-256 encryption
• Disk Access Authentication
• Write & Read Protect
• Preserved GPIO Functions
HARDWARE PROTECTION
• Life Monitoring
• SSD Internal Error Checking
• S.M.A.R.T. Raw Data
• McAfee integration
MONITORING
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17. At a Glance: Storage Comparison Table
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Commercial Industrial
Usage Fulfills single personal usage Specific Vertical Market
Applications PC / laptop / handhelds / gadgets
Mission-critical applications found in automation, in-
vehicle computing, surveillance, medical devices, etc.
Limitations
Lack of quality control and no longevity commitment,
less BOM control
Popular form factors found in consumer space takes
longer time to standardize for industrial market
Trends
• Diversified selection in the same category
• Rapid product change based on latest technology
• Longevity and revision control
• Durability and Stability for industrial purpose
Advanced Features Limited
Security & encryption features, write & protect, and
emergency erase
Support Less product technical support Strong technical support

18. Take the Next Step
Advantech offers a complete product
selection of storage modules providing
seamless product integrations to build
systems faster. For more information about
how Advantech can help businesses solve
tough storage problems in the industrial
market, visit us online at:
select.advantech.com/ssd/en-eu/
ADVANTECH EUROPE BV
Ekkersrijt 5708 Science Park, Eindhoven
5692 ER Son - The Netherlands
CONTACT ADVANTECH
0800 2426 8081
embedded@advantech.eu
SQFlash is verified with all Advantech platforms and fully tested in
rugged environments to ensure its high compatibility and reliability.
It provides 3-year longevity and at least 15-month lifecycle to
service long design-in schedules for embedded projects.
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