Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesErasure coding (EC) is a method of data protection in which data is broken into fragments, expanded and encoded with redundant data pieces and stored across a set of different locations or storage media. By Robert Sheldon If a drive fails or data becomes corrupted, the data can be reconstructed from the segments stored on the other drives. In this way, EC
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAn M.2 SSD is a small form factor solid-state drive (SSD) that is used in internally mounted storage expansion cards. By Alexander S. Gillis M.2 SSDs conform to a computer industry specification and are designed to enable high-performance storage in thin, power-constrained devices, such as ultrabooks and tablet computers. They are generally smaller than other, comparable SSDs, such as the mSATA. SSDs are a form
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesHPE SSDs are suited to enterprise environments with highly random data under a variety ofwrite-workload applications. By Tekmart Enterprise Support Team HPE SSDs are a drop-in replacement for existing HDDs. They fit into existing HDD hot-plug bays and require no modification to operating system or infrastructure tools. The drives are recognized as standard SAS or SATA devices with no special
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA read-intensive solid-state drive (SSD) is a storage or caching device intended for use with applications that write data infrequently. By Carol Sliwa A read-intensive SSD is able to use NAND flash memory with a lower endurance level than an SSD that targets write-intensive workloads, such as online transaction processing, high-performance computing, and data warehousing. High numbers of writes can cause NAND flash wear-out, and manufacturers of SSDs intended for write-intensive workloads generally use
Reading Time-approximately: 10 minutesIDC’s Jeff Janukowicz explores solid-state storage. Dive into recent SSD developments, how SSDs will continue to reshape the enterprise landscape and five things you should know about enterprise solid-state storage. By Jeff Janukowicz The conversation.. 00:21 Jeff Janukowicz: Good day everyone and thank you very much for joining me. My name is Jeff Janukowicz. I manage IDC’s coverage around storage and
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesDatacenter SSDs are not just higher performance and more expensive versions of desktop-grade devices. They have unique features that are critical for storage systems. Guest Post There are a number of companies who use consumer-grade SSDs for powering their business. Usually, the story goes along the lines of “consumer SSDs are just as good as Datacenter SSDs, and they are
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSSDs have taken the consumer market by storm, but data centers should treat them carefully Adrien Viaud Changing consumption habits and cloud applications are having a strong impact on the demand for data centers, and impacting data center configurations as well. On top of that, storage hardware is evolving, with new technology such as U.2, NVMe and PCIe bringing lower
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEven though vendors refer to flash memory and conventional RAM — the main memory of your PC or server — as solid-state memory, these two memory types are significantly different. By Erin Sullivan and Rodney Brown When discussing flash memory vs. RAM, you might be inclined to lump them together based on their similarities. While both technologies are made up of solid-state
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesSAS and NVMe both play significant roles in enterprise storage. See how the two interfaces stack up in terms of performance, scalability, flexibility, manageability and the future. By Stacey Peterson As NVMe SSDs make inroads into the enterprise market, the question remains: What’s in store for SAS drives? While they don’t provide the performance enhancements and latency reduction of NVMe SSDs, they
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEven though vendors refer to flash memory and conventional RAM — the main memory of your PC or server — as solid-state memory, these two memory types are significantly different. By Erin Sullivan and Rodney Brown When discussing flash memory vs. RAM, you might be inclined to lump them together based on their similarities. While both technologies are made up of solid-state
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