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Users claim the upper hand in disk storage capacity struggle
A majority of storage managers use efficiency tools to control disk storage capacity before it gets out of hand; get the results from our latest user survey. Feature
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Tegile Zebi HA2800 Storage Array
The Tegile Zebi HA2800 multiprotocol array can be used as an all-flash system or in front of a pool of hard drives as a hybrid array. Feature
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NexGen Storage Inc. n5-150 Storage System
IT admins using the NexGen Storage n5-150 Storage System can guarantee performance to each app and isolate workloads from one another on the SAN. Feature
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Nimbus Gemini Flash Memory Array
The Nimbus Gemini Flash Memory Array comes with a 10-year warranty for multi-level cell flash, and supports block and file storage. Feature
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Enterprise storage systems
Find out the winners in the storage systems category in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2012 Products of the Year competition. guide
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Enterprise storage system: 2012 Products of the Year finalists
Find out the 15 product finalists in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com enterprise storage system category. Feature
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SAS 2.0 improvements spur shift from Fibre Channel drives to SAS drives
SAS 2.0 increases interface speed to 6 Gbps, improves connectivity and facilitates better signal-to-noise ratio, which will propel the shift to SAS drives over next five years. FAQ
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Using a storage partition in your data storage infrastructure
Learn about the common use cases for a storage partition in a data storage infrastructure, as well as the differences between a storage partition and a LUN. FAQ
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Data deduplication and compression on primary storage can reduce data footprint
Data deduplication and compression on primary storage may not produce the data reduction seen with backups, but various techniques produce significant results with unstructured data. FAQ
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EMC Celerra: Primary storage data reduction through deduplication, compression
EMC's Celerra takes a hybrid approach to primary storage data reduction, using both compression and data deduplication to achieve about 50% to 60% space savings. Special Report
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Tintri adds asynchronous replication for virtual machines
Asynchronous replication of virtual machines is the highlight of VM-aware storage array startup Tintri's second-generation operating system. News | 09 Apr 2013
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ScaleIO emerges with cloud storage software
ScaleIO's software aggregates independent servers into a storage network, removing the need for SANs for cloud storage and managed service providers. News | 04 Dec 2012
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Toshiba unveils THNSNF lineup of energy-efficient SSDs
Toshiba Storage announces its THNSNF solid-state drives will combine high-performance and energy-efficient features suited for mobile devices. News | 04 Jun 2012
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Week in review: Nirvanix completes new round of funding
In our week in review podcast, Senior News Director Dave Raffo talks about the week’s top storage news with Assistant Editor John Hilliard. News | 04 May 2012
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NetApp refreshes FAS storage arrays, adds SSDs and inline compression
NetApp adds FAS3200 midrange and FAS6200 enterprise storage arrays, support for solid state drives (SSDs) -- without automated tiering -- and inline compression. Article | 08 Nov 2010
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6 Gbps SAS drives signal end of line for Fibre Channel disk drives
Shift to 6 Gbps SAS drives signals the end of Fibre Channel disk drives, as manufacturers plan no upgrades or improvements beyond current 4 Gbps FC iteration. Article | 21 Jun 2010
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LSI delivers Flash-based PCIe card with 6 Gbps SAS interface
LSI PCIe card – with Seagate solid state modules -- will compete with Fusion-io cards in a solid-state storage market moving past its latest hype cycle; LSI also launches 6 Gbps SAS switch for direct attached storage (DAS). Article | 16 Mar 2010
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Seagate's Pulsar enters solid-state drive market for servers
Seagate Technology, the world's largest hard drive manufacturer, releases its Pulsar enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) product for servers, and claims SSDs for external storage will follow. Article | 08 Dec 2009
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Dataram enters solid-state storage market with XcelaSAN
Memory controller vendor Dataram wades into the current Flash-as-cache vs. Flash-as-disk debate with its new XcelaSAN storage acceleration device. Article | 28 Sep 2009
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Pliant claims up to 180,000 IOPS per drive with new Lightning Enterprise Flash Drive
Pliant's Lightning EFD family is welcomed into an SSD market that needs more competition, analysts say, but the firm has yet to announce channel or OEM partnerships for products. Article | 14 Sep 2009
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Physical-to-virtual conversion headaches: Shrinking virtual drives
Simply put, storage bottlenecks kill productivity. Avoid these issues by shrinking virtual drives during physical-to-virtual conversions. Tip
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I/O performance in need of a fix
Despite technological advances, unacceptable I/O performance could hold the entire industry back. Here are some solutions that have materialized. Tip
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Self-healing systems and RAID technology
Find out how Atrato, DataDirect Networks, Panasas and Xiotech use RAID technology in self-healing systems and also deal with hard disk drive (HDD) failures. Tip
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Is SAS-2 a viable alternative to Fibre Channel drives?
Cheaper 6 Gbps SAS-2 devices are challenging Fibre Channel's position in the data storage market . Find out if SAS-2 is a good fit for your data storage infrastructure. Tip
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Solid-state drives vs. hard disk drives: How to justify the cost of an SSD
Learn about the best use cases for solid-state drives (SSDs) and why applications that directly impact revenue are a perfect fit for the technology. Tip
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Use MAID, intelligent power management as green storage options to control energy consumption
MAID and intelligent power management (IPM) are green storage options that align enterprise data storage performance and energy consumption levels. Learn what you should look for in a product with MAID or IPM-enabled capabilities. Tip
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How to add solid-state storage to your enterprise data storage systems
Learn four ways to complement your enterprise storage systems with solid-state storage, including adding solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of disk drives, two ways to effectively use NAND flash and the benefits of using standalone SSD arrays. Tip
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Fail-in-place systems: Avoiding hard disk drive failures
Fail-in-place storage systems, such Atrato's V1000 and Xiotech's Emprise 5000 or ISE, can virtually eliminate hard disk drive replacement service calls. Tip
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What are the differences between SATA II vs. SATA I?
New SATA II-based drives will make their way into the enterprise because of three features: port multipliers, port selectors and native command queuing. Tip
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Using SAS and SATA for tiered storage
This podcast offers detailed information about SAS and SATA so you can strike the right balance between SAS and SATA in a tiered storage environment. Tip
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Why does my EMC 45 TB drive yield only 41 TB of usable storage?
Storage expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question: "When is a 300 GB drive not a 300 GB drive?" Ask the Expert
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SATA controllers
Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "Is a dual-channel SATA controller the same as a two-port SATA controller?" Ask the Expert
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SATA plugs on motherboards?
SAN expert Greg Schulz discusses SATA and ATA compatible disk drives. Ask the Expert
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FATA vs. FC disk drives
Storage expert Greg Schulz compares FATA and FC disk drives. Ask the Expert
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SATA port: Can you run multiple drives off of one?
Storage networking expert Greg Schulz discusses how to run multiple drives off a SATA port. Ask the Expert
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SATA and SCSI compatibility
Storage expert Chris Poelker discusses SATA/SCSI compatibility issues in this expert advice article. Ask the Expert
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How to compare FC and SCSI
Storage expert Greg Schulz offers advice on how to compare FC and SCSI technology, and technology in general. Ask the Expert
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SATA for small Exchange environments?
This advice details whether SATA can be used for Exchange environments of about 50 people or less. Ask the Expert
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Tiered storage with SATA
Planning is the most important step when setting up a tiered-storage system using lower-cost disk. Ask the Expert
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SATA reliability and performance
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storage capacity planning
The goal of storage capacity planning is to predict how much storage an organization will require so that just enough disk space can be purchased to meet the needs of users and applications. Definition
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solid-state drive (SSD)
An SSD (solid-state drive or solid-state disk) is a storage device that stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory. (Continued...) Definition
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disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T)
Disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) is an approach to computer storage backup and archiving in which data is initially copied to backup storage on a disk and then later on copied again to tape. Definition
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holographic disk drive
A holographic disk drive is a holographic storage device that uses a laser to store data to optical media in three dimensions, maximizing storage capacity by using the media's depth... (Continued) Definition
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backup robot
A backup robot is an automated external USB storage device that supports multiple removable SATA hard drives. The device offers small businesses and consumers many of the benefits of smart storage without the cost or complexity of RAID systems. (Cont... Definition
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Robson
Robson is a mass storage system similar to a
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gigabyte (GB)
A gigabyte (GB) is a measure of computer data storage capacity and is "roughly" a billion bytes. Definition
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hybrid hard drive (HHD)
A hybrid hard drive (HHD) is a mass storage device that contains both a conventional hard drive and a flash memory module... (Continued) Definition
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hard-drive encryption
Hard-drive encryption is a technology that encrypts the data stored on a hard drive using sophisticated mathematical functions... (Continued) Definition
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Secure Digital card (SD card)
A Secure Digital (SD) card is a tiny memory card used to make storage portable among various devices, such as car navigation systems, cellular phones, eBooks, PDAs, smartphones, digital cameras, music players, camcorders, and personal computers...(Co... Definition
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Storage Radio: SSD vs. HDD, QLogic and more
Our news team dedicated to covering the solid-state market discusses the comparisons that many storage pros are making about SSD vs. HDD. Podcast
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Overuse of disk storage systems limits efficiency
Jon Toigo examines why the market saturation of disk storage systems is having a negative impact on price and capacity in this video tip from Storage Decisions Chicago 2012. Video
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Week in review podcast: HDD shortage, AWS cloud gateway; and more
Listen to the top news of the week from the Storage Media Group: The impact of HDD shortages, a new Amazon l cloud storage gateway -- and more headlines. Podcast
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Gartner analyst on data deduplication for primary storage
Primary storage data deduplication will take hold first with network-attached storage (NAS) and then block-based options over the next 18 months, says Gartner analyst, who advises users to architect with new products in mind. Podcast
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Podcast: Solid-state drives entering enterprise storage environments
What should a storage administrator be doing today in terms of planning for solid-state drives entering the storage environment? Jeff Janukowicz, research manager at IDC for solid-state drives and hard drive components, discusses the impact SSDs are ... Podcast
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Tintri adds asynchronous replication for virtual machines
Asynchronous replication of virtual machines is the highlight of VM-aware storage array startup Tintri's second-generation operating system. News
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Storage Radio: SSD vs. HDD, QLogic and more
Our news team dedicated to covering the solid-state market discusses the comparisons that many storage pros are making about SSD vs. HDD. Podcast
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Users claim the upper hand in disk storage capacity struggle
A majority of storage managers use efficiency tools to control disk storage capacity before it gets out of hand; get the results from our latest user survey. Feature
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Tegile Zebi HA2800 Storage Array
The Tegile Zebi HA2800 multiprotocol array can be used as an all-flash system or in front of a pool of hard drives as a hybrid array. Feature
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NexGen Storage Inc. n5-150 Storage System
IT admins using the NexGen Storage n5-150 Storage System can guarantee performance to each app and isolate workloads from one another on the SAN. Feature
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Nimbus Gemini Flash Memory Array
The Nimbus Gemini Flash Memory Array comes with a 10-year warranty for multi-level cell flash, and supports block and file storage. Feature
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Physical-to-virtual conversion headaches: Shrinking virtual drives
Simply put, storage bottlenecks kill productivity. Avoid these issues by shrinking virtual drives during physical-to-virtual conversions. Tip
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Enterprise storage systems
Find out the winners in the storage systems category in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2012 Products of the Year competition. guide
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Enterprise storage system: 2012 Products of the Year finalists
Find out the 15 product finalists in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com enterprise storage system category. Feature
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ScaleIO emerges with cloud storage software
ScaleIO's software aggregates independent servers into a storage network, removing the need for SANs for cloud storage and managed service providers. News
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About Disk drives
Disk drives used in enterprise-level disk arrays are SAS, SATA and Fibre Channel, 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch, they now store up to 1 TB. Read news about hard disk drive technology on this topic page.