Ease the green data storage transition in 3 ways

Tekmart Data Center Team/ April 21, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEnergy-efficient storage promises several benefits. Finding the right approach requires carefully assessing available technology, where you keep your data and costs. By John Edwards As more organizations contemplate transitioning to an energy-efficient data center, green data storage is gaining attention. With several storage technology choices available, the main challenge green storage adopters face is finding and following their best approach

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NVMe (non-volatile memory express)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 22, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Research Results and Trends, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesNVMe (non-volatile memory express) is a host controller interface and storage protocol created to accelerate the transfer speed of data between enterprise and client systems and solid-state drives (SSDs) over a computer’s high-speed Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna; Carol Sliwa As solid-state technology became the preferred medium in the storage market, it quickly became clear that existing interfaces

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Move to NVMe technology will depend on need and speed

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs a replacement for the SCSI storage protocol, NVMe can provide more responsive storage and lower latency. But transitioning to NVMe in the data center requires thorough planning. By George Crump Nonvolatile memory express is a storage protocol designed specifically for memory-based storage, enabling technologies like flash to reach their full potential. Since NVMe technology is a change to infrastructure,

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NVMe (non-volatile memory express)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesNVMe (non-volatile memory express) is a host controller interface and storage protocol created to accelerate the transfer speed of data between enterprise and client systems and solid-state drives (SSDs) over a computer’s high-speed Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna; Carol Sliwa As solid-state technology became the preferred medium in the storage market, it quickly became clear that existing interfaces

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NVMe speeds explained

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, NVMe storage

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe non-volatile memory express protocol is tailor-made to make SSDs fast. Get up to speed on NVMe performance and how it compares to the SATA and SAS interfaces. By Robert Sheldon The NVMe protocol is quickly becoming the industry standard for supporting solid-state drives and other non-volatile memory subsystems. NVMe SSD speeds are substantially better than traditional storage protocols, such

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Computational storage terminology explained

T-Blog Editor/ October 6, 2020/ Computational Storage, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IoT data storage, Primary Storage Devices, Solid-state storage

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesComputational and edge storage are changing the way we manage data at the network edge. Understanding the terminology around this technology can help clarify how it works. By Stacey Peterson As more applications generate massive amounts of data — think IoT, AI, analytics — the time taken to transfer, analyze and process that data is becoming a significant factor, slowing

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7 steps to retiring storage hardware safely and efficiently

T-Blog Editor/ October 6, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesOrganizations put a lot of thought into the storage equipment they purchase. The decision to retire that same hardware should get just as much consideration. By Robert Sheldon An important part of the storage hardware lifecycle is retiring and disposing of the equipment. If organizations do it improperly, they could jeopardize sensitive data and put themselves at risk for compliance

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