Sean

I am interested in your solution using The Intel X25-E (because of the SLC flash make up)
I want to use this as a storage device for intensive database applications

However how does your solution compare to the compelling performance specs of single Ramsan 10 PCIe. ie:

# 120,000 sustained IOPS
# 700 MB/s random sustained external throughput
# ECC and RAID
# Embedded CPU controller .

The Ramsan has its own on board cpu (other similar devices such as FusionIO don't have this)so there is no impact on the server performance.

So this seems to be an ideal device to build a storage device , multiple PCIe cards in a box running Open E os -

The Question is will OPEN-E see the Ramsan PCI e cards