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Last Updated: Dec 17, 2004 
Lower cost without compromising performance -- can Serial ATA really be both of those things? Or will ATA end up on the fringe of the data center looking in on more expensive disk?
>> Check here for all of SearchStorage.com's technical advice on ATA drives
>> Have you implemented ATA? Discuss the pros and cons with your peers.
Pick the right ATA array for backup

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NEWS:
>> Quick Takes: SATA disks get Intel seal of approval (SearchStorage.com) 25 Apr 2003
>> Adaptec to add Serial ATA, iSCSI support (SearchStorage.com) 19 Mar 2003
>> Pick the right ATA array for backup (Storage magazine) 01 Sep 2002
>> Killer serial: is ATA ready for the enterprise? (Storage magazine) 27 Jan 2003
>> GOLD: Nexsan InfiniSAN ATAboy2 (SearchStorage.com and Storage magazine) 06 Jan 2003
>> Serial ATA hard drives are coming, but when and where will they fit in? (SearchStorage) 25 Jan 2002
>> Western Digital's mammoth SATA drive (Enterprise Storage Forum) 16 Jun 2003
>> Adaptec to add Serial ATA, iSCSI support (SearchStorage.com) 19 Mar 2003
>> LeftHand to expand ATA line (eWEEK) 12 Mar 2003
>> Maxtor delivers high-end ATA drives (eWEEK) 10 Sep 2002
>> StorageTek BladeStore failures causing end-user headaches (SearchStorage.com) 27 Aug 2003
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ADVICE:
>> Serial ATA adoption ramping up
TIP :You may be seeing the last of the parallel ATA products. Slowly, but surely storage pros are turing to Serial ATA as thier ...
>> SATA drives take aim at SCSI
TIP :Serial ATA drives are threatening the very being of SCSI drives. Two companies are at the forefront of developing these ...
>> Demand for ATA disk drives expected to grow
TIP :New data-retention laws pushing growth in ATA market. Is ATA right for your requirements?
>> EMC's Clariion with ATA disk support offers savings
TIP :EMC's Clariion with ATA disk support offers savings
>> Taking a look at ATA drive options in your storage system
TIP :Bits & Bytes: Here is a look at ATA drive options you may want to consider for your storage systems.
>> Should ATA disks become a standard for online data?
TIP :ATA is great for archiving, but may not be able to replace Fibre Channel storage arrays.
>> Serial ATA: Here, now
TIP :Is Serial ATA ready for the big leagues?
>> Hospital's diagnosis: Replace the backup system
TIP :A move from a manual backup process to a centralized one helped repair Northwest Hospital's backup speed and efficiency.
>> Your solution does not have to be ATA to be cheap
ASK THE EXPERTS :We currently have a SAN with an HDS 9200 array, Emulex HBAs and Brocade 9200 switches (2). We are looking at attaching some ...
>> Defending ATA technology
ASK THE EXPERTS :How can you say that there is no reliability difference between SCSI and ATA drives? All SCSI drives come with a 5-year ...
>> SCSI drives vs. ATA drives
ASK THE EXPERTS :

From what I understand from some disk manufacturers, the servo control logic on these disks are less sophisticated than on ...

>> Taking a look at the new generation of serial ATA arrays
ASK THE EXPERTS :

We're about to implement a our Managed Enterprise Storage Strategy (or M.E.S.S) to its friends! We currently have many ...

>> Ultra ATA/100 compatibility
ASK THE EXPERTS :Will an EIDE Ultra ATA/100 hard drive perform as a regular EIDE hard drive if the motherboard was not compatible with Ultra ...
>> Using ATA and RAID controllers
ASK THE EXPERTS :Is it possible to use both ATA controller cards and RAID controllers in the same machine?

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