Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA motherboard tattoo is a colloquial term once used to denote an ID code that is written in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computer to uniquely identify the computer. By Gavin Wright This ID code is used to ensure that system restore, or diagnostic CDs will only work with the computer they come with. It is set by
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesStorage as a service offers cloud procurement and remote management of on-premises storage. Benefits include scalability, utilitylike consumption pricing and storage optimization. By Garry Kranz Enterprises have realized the potential benefits of storage as a service. The idea is to let organizations buy storage in the same way they buy other cloud services. Using service-based consumption, enterprises lease on-premises storage from a
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesThe main types of network cables are coax, fiber optics, and shielded and unshielded twisted pair. As enterprises deploy new technologies, it’s critical to select the right cables. ByChris Partsenidis and David Jacobs Selecting cables is a crucial part of network design. Required data rate, cost and distance all dictate the range of choices for each connection. Some connections require
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a communications interface and driver that takes advantage of the increased bandwidth PCIe has to offer. By Enterprise Technical Support The benefits of NVMe NVMe technology provides superior storage, superior speed and superior compatibility. Since NVMe utilises PCIe sockets, it transfers 25x more data than the SATA equivalent. Along with more data, NVMe’s commands are
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is an electronic interface standard that defines the connection between a bus on a computer’s motherboard and the computer’s disk storage devices. By Robert Sheldon and Sonia Lelii The IDE interface was originally based on the IBM PC Industry Standard Architecture 16-bit bus standard, but it has since been implemented in computers that use other bus standards. In November 1990, the American National Standards
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWhen it comes to small business and home lab IT decisions, sometimes thinking outside the box helps to create cost-effective and high-performance solutions. By StorageReview Enterprise Lab Crucial just released the new 4TB capacity of the long-standing MX500 SATA SSD, which may just be a perfect price and performance mix for a low-cost all-flash storage setup. We installed eight of these SSDs
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesMRAM (magnetoresistive random access memory) is a method of storing data bits using magnetic states instead of the electrical charges used by devices such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM). By Robert Sheldon and Rodney Brown By combining the high speed of static random access memory (SRAM) and the high density of DRAM, MRAM promises to significantly improve electronic products
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesVRAM (video RAM) refers to any type of random access memory (RAM) specifically used to store image data for a computer display. VRAM’s purpose is to ensure the even and smooth execution of graphics display. By Alexander S. Gillis, Wesley Chai and Linda Rosencrance VRAM is most important in applications that display complex image textures or render polygon-based three-dimensional (3D) structures. People
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHitachi storage for E Series adds two midrange block arrays based on NVMe flash technology. E590 and E790 scale to 360 TB and differ in processing performance. By Garry Kranz Hitachi Vantara moved its NVMe flash systems down market with models aimed at medium-size organizations. Hitachi expanded its Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) E Series lineup with 2u E590 and E790 models. The
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDespite pronouncements from some, the days of the logical unit number (LUN) are not over. We look at the LUN in SAN management: How to create, share, provision and manage a LUN By Antony Adshead The logical unit number (LUN) has been a bedrock concept in storage for decades. It’s the fundamental “soft” way in which physical media is partitioned in block access
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