Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Using global spare drives to increase SAN reliability
Here's a checklist for storage administrators using global spare drives to create a more reliable SAN. Tip
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How to choose the correct RAID level
This tip offers nine things to consider when deciding which RAID level is right for your organization's needs. Tip
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RAID levels defined
This tip offers a listing of the RAID levels in use today and details the characteristics and applications of each. Tip
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RAID: It's alive
RAID is still relevant today, possibly even more than in the past. However, it has become a transparent, standard feature that isn't often discussed. This tip outlines the state of RAID today. Tip
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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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Think 'big picture' for SATA Exchange storage
Storage management expert Brett Cooper outlines things to consider before deploying SATA for Exchange data storage. Tip
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Better performance -- RAID striping or concatenation?
Designing storage for performance is a very esoteric effort by nature. There are quite a few variables that need to be taken into account. Tip
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Which RAID configuration offers the best price-to-performance ratio?
SAN expert, Christopher Poelker addresses a reader's concerns about the way we explained the relationship between RAID price and performance in a 2003 SAN quiz. Tip
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A failed RAID drive needs immediate attention
This tip emphasizes the importance of replacing a failed RAID drive immediately and the possible consequences of not doing so in a timely manner. Tip
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RAID-53: RAID by any other name
RAID 53 has a much higher transaction rate than RAID 3, which is achieved by striping the data across multiple RAID 3 arrays. Tip