Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe Advanced Host Controller Interface and RAID are fundamental concepts for running an efficient data management and storage infrastructure. Learn the AHCI and RAID basics. By Scott D. Lowe, and Brien Posey Even in this age of SSDs, IT still works with technologies developed in the last century. These techs include the Advanced Host Controller Interface and redundant arrays of independent
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWe look at RAID and flash to highlight key choices when it comes to drive data protection. What RAID levels work best with solid state and when is erasure coding a good choice? By Stephen Pritchard RAID systems have been the building blocks of enterprise storage since the 1990s. But RAID – redundant array of inexpensive disks – originated the decade before that in
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIndefinite storage addresses the issue that archived data may need to be kept well beyond the lifespan of the technology it was written for. By Stephen Pritchard For hundreds of years, any organisation that needed to store information relied on one tried and tested technology: paper. But since the advent of computing and digital data storage, more and more data
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesTape still plays a key role in backup, including offline protection from ransomware. What are some key improvements that will keep tape backup relevant in the future? By Brien Posey About a decade ago, magnetic tape storage for backup started falling out of fashion. Disk-based backups became all the rage because of their ability to provide continuous data protection and, eventually, instant
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData centers should consider alternate varieties of storage for different uses. Explore hybrid storage arrays, virtual storage, cloud storage and on-premises architecture. By Allyson Larcom The majority of organizations have multiple types of data to store. Data size, speed of access and application priority dictate what type of storage different data needs. As a result, many organizations use multiple different
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesStorage customers such as the German data processing service center GWDG have started to think about how they can archive data forever. It’s challenging and complex, but possible. By Paul Crocetti What do you do with data you need to archive forever? First of all, long-term data archiving for decades upon decades is not as simple as loading up tapes
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe Quantum Scalar i6H, along with the Quantum RAIL architecture, enables hyperscalers and enterprises to use tape in a scale-out fashion like other storage media. By Adam Armstrong The unquenchable thirst for data is influencing the design of an older technology. Recently, Quantum Corporation released the Quantum Scalar i6H, a new tape storage system for hyperscalers and the enterprise that’s
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesConsider several SSD performance benchmarks, including SSD response time as a key unit of measurement. Also, note the difference between benchmarks and load generators. By Dave Raffo and Leah Schoeb It’s no longer big news when a vendor claims its solid-state storage system has reached a performance of 1 million IOPS. Still, it can be tough for a user to
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesUtility storage is a service model in which a provider makes storage capacity available to an individual, organization or business unit on a pay-per-use basis. By Robert Sheldon The customer purchases only the services, not the equipment itself, even if the equipment is housed on premises. The utility model is sometimes called metered services or storage on demand. The term “utility” is used because the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMicrosoft unveiled a Datacenter Azure edition to go with the traditional Standard and Datacenter editions. See what else is new with this server OS release in this breakdown. By Brien Posey Windows Server 2022 arrived without the pageantry of previous Windows Server releases, but organizations with specific needs will appreciate the refinements to this server OS release. Microsoft has offered
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