Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) 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
Reading Time-approximately: 22 minutesMany capabilities have been built into NVMe technology, including enhancing error reporting, logging, management, debug, and telemetry. Here are insights on how you can manage the status and health of NVMe SSDs (like notifying users when an SSD failure occurs). By Jonmichael Hands (and for your convenience below the verbatim presentation , … word for word) 00:03 Speaker 1: Hey, guys,
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesQLC flash brings high capacities at costs coming down close to spinning disk. So what are the use cases for QLC solid state, which make best use of its relatively low endurance. By Maxwell Cooter We are truly entering the flash era. Four or five years ago, the market for flash storage was arguably still emerging, but since then solid state has
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
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesISCSI is a transport layer protocol that describes how Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) packets should be transported over a TCP/IP network. By Dave Raffo and Rich Castagna ISCSI, which stands for Internet Small Computer System Interface, works on top of the Transport Control Protocol (TCP) and allows the SCSI command to be sent end-to-end over local-area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs)
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAre NAS storage devices a fit for a virtual server environment? We list factors in choosing these devices, and explain their impact on your storage systems. By Eric Siebert What you will learn: We’ll help you determine whether or not network-attached storage (NAS) devices are right for your virtualized server environment. In most cases, NAS performance won’t equal that of a
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesTake a deep dive into seven reasons, including performance issues and scalability demands, an SMB would want to ditch NAS in favor of entry-level SAN. By Robert Sheldon Storage area networks were once limited to large organizations with the resources to deploy and maintain these complex systems. Prices have decreased, however, and SANs have become a viable option for small
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesStorage and memory, while connected, fulfill separate roles in a computer. Memory meets temporary data access needs and storage retains data and other files over the long term. By Brett Cooper, Rodney Brown and Stacey Peterson The terms memory and storage both refer to a computer’s internal storage space. Memory is where an application puts the data it uses during processing. A storage drive
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesTLC flash (triple-level cell flash) is a type of NAND flash memory that stores three bits of data per cell. TLC is also known as MLC-3, 3-bit MLC and X3. By Carol Sliwa and Todd Erickson Common use cases for TLC flash include enterprise- and consumer-grade solid-state drives (SSDs), storage cards in digital cameras and mobile phones, and USB drives. TLC flash
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMulti-level cell (MLC) flash is a type of NAND flash memory that can store more than 1 bit per cell. NAND flash is a form of nonvolatile storage memory, which allows it to retain data without being attached to a power source. By Garry Kranz What’s the difference between enterprise MLC and consumer MLC? Multi-level cell flash is a midpoint between single-level cell (SLC)
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