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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.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (120) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (77) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (28) , WHITE PAPERS , WEBCASTS (2) , DOWNLOADS (1) , DEFINITIONS (29) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (125)

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Disks and disk subsystems finalists: 2009 Products of the Year
SearchStorage.com | 14 Jan 2010
2009 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - Find out the nine finalists in the disks and disk subsystems category in the 2009 Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com Products of the Year competition.
Primary storage data reduction: Data deduplication and compression tools
Carol Sliwa, Features Writer | 15 Dec 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - Learn about the primary storage data reduction marketplace, including tools that handle data deduplication and compression for primary storage data reduction.
Ocarina ECOsystem deconstructs before compression, deduplication for primary storage data reduction
Carol Sliwa, Features Writer | 15 Dec 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - Ocarina's ECOsystem appliance achieves its primary storage data reduction through a combination of post-process compression and deduplication.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 77
Use MAID, intelligent power management as green storage options to control energy consumption
10 Feb 2010
TIP - MAID and intelligent power management align data storage performance and energy consumption levels. Learn what you should look for in a product with MAID or IPM-enabled features.
How to add solid-state storage to your enterprise data storage systems
02 Dec 2009
TIP - Complement your enterprise storage systems by adding solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of disk drives, and using NAND flash and standalone SSD arrays.
Fail-in-place systems: Avoiding hard disk drive failures
07 Oct 2009
TIP - 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.
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Storwize claims good data compression rates, no performance degradation on STN-6000 appliance
Carol Sliwa, Features Writer | 15 Dec 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - Storwize's STN-6000 inline appliance acts on primary storage using real-time compression.
NetApp: Post-process deduplication limits performance hit in primary storage data deduplication
Carol Sliwa, Features Writer | 15 Dec 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - NetApp's approach to primary storage data deduplication limits the performance penalty to about 20% percent.
Best practices for solid-state drive storage technology
Carol Sliwa, Features Writer | 21 Jul 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - SSD best practices center on identifying I/O-intensive applications so that data storage technology can provide the greatest benefit to IT organizations.
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  WHITE PAPERS
Remote Encryption Management SDK
Published by: Intel | 10 Nov 2009
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Remote Encryption Management Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the tools to allow FDE or software based encrypted hard drives to be unlocked remotely out of band using vPro. This allows computers with vPro and encrypted hard drives to be managed out-of-band. Learn more about this SDK and download your free copy today.
StorExpress: Integrating Solid State Storage in a PCI Express Clustering Interconnect
Published by: Fusion-IO | 12 May 2009
WHITE PAPER - Direct PCI Express (PCIe) attached flash storage offers unparalleled performance levels and vastly outperforms SAS/SATA-attached flash storage solutions. However, such PCIe attached flash storage cards have many restrictions. Read this white paper to learn about an enhanced PCIe flash storage solution from Dolphin, in partnership with Fusion-IO.
Unprotected Laptops: The Million Dollar Gamble: How Much Can Your Company Afford to Lose?
Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel | 27 Jan 2009
WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn more about laptop security and how asset and data protection solutions from Dell can help save your company millions of dollars.
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Seven Key Questions to Ask Before Moving to Disk-Based Backup - Vendor Podcast

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PREMIERED:   25 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   You have a lot of options when it comes to disk based backups and choosing the right disk-based backup solution can be daunting. Attend this Podcast to understand the critical questions you need to ask when considering a move to disk-based backup – and examine the pros and cons of the popular approaches other IT professionals are currently choosing.
Top 7 Question You Must Ask When Moving to Disk-Based Backup - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   26 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Backing up to disk instead of tape eliminates the hassles of tape, provides faster backups and restores, improves security and streamlines operations. Learn about the 7 critical questions to ask when considering a move to disk-based backup and examine the pros and cons of popular approaches.
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Gartner analyst on data deduplication for primary storage
Published by: Carol Sliwa, Features Writer | 15 Dec 2009
PODCAST - Gartner's Filks predicts that primary storage data dedupe will take hold first with NAS and then block-based options, and advises users to architect with new offerings in mind.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 29
Fibre Channel
15 May 2003
WORD - Fibre Channel is a technology for transmitting data between computer devices at data rates of up to 4 Gbps (and 10 Gbps in the near future). Fibre Channel is especially suited for connecting computer servers to shared ...
holographic disk drive
24 Apr 2008
WORD - 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. Most optical media, such as CD, DVD, ...
solid-state drive
15 Feb 2008
WORD - An SSD (solid-state drive or solid-state disk) is a storage device that stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory. SSDs actually aren't hard drives at all, in the traditional sense of the term, as there are no ...
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 125
SAS drives showing up more and more
Storage Magazine | 01 Feb 2010
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS - Our monthly survey shows that more than 50% of respondents use SAS drives. With 6 Gbps SAS now available, SAS is poised to make an impact on various storage implementations.
SAS challenges Fibre Channel drives
Storage Magazine | 01 Jan 2010
FEATURES - At 6 Gbps, SAS-2 poses a serious threat to FC interface drives and could change the landscape of high-end storage arrays.
Hot storage technologies for 2010
Storage Magazine | 01 Dec 2009
FEATURES - In our annual assessment, we believe VMware backup, solid-state storage, thin provisioning, 8 Gbps Fibre Channel and data dedupe for primary storage will impact storage in 2010.
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