2201, 2021

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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2001, 2021

7 leading storage area network products and vendors

Staff Writer/ January 20, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, SAN Technology and Arrays, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBefore selecting a SAN product, learn which features seven market-leading storage vendors provide organizations of all sizes and how they distinguish their products. By Robert Sheldon Choosing a storage area network can be a daunting task when comparing products and trying to understand their differences. IT decision-makers must consider a range of factors, including scalability, performance, availability, management and data

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1901, 2021

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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1901, 2021

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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1901, 2021

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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1501, 2021

Calculate HPC storage costs based on these 8 factors

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT teams that want an accurate estimate of HPC storage costs must account not only for the technology itself, but for staffing, support and ongoing operational expenses. By Robert Sheldon High-performance computing requires storage systems with the necessary performance and capacity to ensure reliable operations, but these systems come with a hefty price tag. The TCO for high-performance computing (HPC)

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2612, 2020

What is a SAN? Ultimate storage area network guide

T-Blog Editor/ December 26, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices, SAN technology and arrays

Reading Time-approximately: 18 minutesA storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stephen J. Bigelow The availability and accessibility of storage are critical concerns for enterprise computing. Traditional direct-attached disk deployments within individual servers can be a simple and inexpensive option for many enterprise

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1410, 2020

SMR, HAMR and other HDD technologies you can build on

T-Blog Editor/ October 14, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Data Storage Hardware, HDD Technologies, IoT data storage, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHard disk drives could make a comeback in 2020, as new technologies such as SMR, HAMR, MAMR and dual actuators provide more capacity and speed for secondary storage. By Dave Raffo You hear so much about software-defined, cloud-native and flash-enabled storage these days that you may have forgotten all about the hard disk drive. Some observers even make the case

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1410, 2020

HDD’s big comeback

T-Blog Editor/ October 14, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Data Storage Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesHard disk drives are going to remain a key part of a reseller’s portfolio, especially as larger capacity drives come to market. By Nick Powling Traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) have their place as an integral part of datacentres and servers. The amount of data generated is growing rapidly so servers must keep up with a huge space demand. The

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1410, 2020

HAMR vs. MAMR, and the future of high-capacity hard drives

T-Blog Editor/ October 14, 2020/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Expert Advise and Opinion, HDD Technologies, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesEnergy-assisted hard drive technology is here, and heat-assisted and microwave-assisted magnetic recording technologies are about to bring even more changes to the HDD market. By Stacey Peterson High-capacity data storage is needed now more than ever, as today’s work-from-home world increases the use of cloud services, video content and image sharing. According to IDC, most of the data generated today

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