IBM and Flash Memory

IBM reports that it will invest $1 Billion in Flash memory development.  In particular, this can point to fast analytics solutions for Big Data Applications.  " ... "The economics and performance of flash are at a point where the technology can have a revolutionary impact on enterprises, especially for transaction-intensive applications," said Ambuj Goyal, IBM's general manager of systems storage. "The confluence of Big Data, social, mobile and cloud technologies is creating an environment in the enterprise that demands faster, more efficient, access to business insights, and flash can provide that access quickly." .. "