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Is RAID in general an obsolete technology today?
This is a technology that is so commonly used, so transparent, that we really don't even think about it... FAQ
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What are the pros and cons of RAID-6? What is RAID-DP?
Generally speaking, dual-parity RAID (RAID-DP) is a proprietary, vendor specific implementation of dual parity... FAQ
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RAID-5 configuration
Storage management expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question about RAID-5. Ask the Expert
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Storage basics: RAID striping in detail
How RAID striping improves performance and how parity fits in. Tip
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RAID-6 or RAID-DP
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RAID configuration with three hard drives
Storage expert Greg Schulz discusses the possibility of configuring a RAID-1 with 3 total hard drives. Ask the Expert
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Double drive failures in a RAID-10 configuration
Storage expert Greg Schulz discusses the possibility of recovering data after a double drive failure. Ask the Expert
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Is RAID outdated?
In the mid-1980s a University of California, Berkeley, professor by the name of Dave Patterson, with whom I have had the pleasure of working in the past, defined the concept of Column
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Optimum storage configuration for OLTP mode
SAN expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "How would I set up a storage configuration for optimum performance when in OLTP mode?" Ask the Expert
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SATA boosts RAID 6 use
High-capacity SATA disks are driving up the use of RAID 6, which has prompted vendors to create new ways of overcoming the performance hit incurred with dual-parity protection. Article
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