The s3500 sata 18 inch mlc enterprise value solid state drives ssd for ibm system x employ mlc nand flash memory and a 6 gbps sata interface to provide an affordable solution with industry leading performance they are targeted at workloads that require high io performance in random read operations including content delivery streaming video and big data analytics the 18 inch ssds can also be used in the ibm exflash solution for maximum capacity and performance