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RAID
RAID (redundant array of independent disks; originally redundant array of inexpensive disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places on multiple hard disks. Find the latest storage information about RAID and its many uses and levels in this topic section.
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Advanced data storage components overview
SearchStorage.com | 24 Oct 2007
ARTICLE - As storage components such as disk drives, RAID technology, disk arrays and even network fabric hardware continue to evolve, their storage capacities keep rising.
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Is RAID passé?
SearchStorage.com | 03.08.2007
OPINION - 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
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Learn all about RAID storage
Submitted By: Greg Schulz | 18 Feb 2008
DATA STORAGE HANDBOOK - This handbook describes the different levels of RAID technology and explains how storage administrators can choose the appropriate RAID level.
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SATA vs. SCSI in RAID
11 Feb 2008
EXPERT ANSWER - Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "How does SCSI in RAID compare to SATA in RAID?"
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Why RAID rebuilds obstruct data migration
08 Jan 2008
EXPERT ANSWER - The best way to migrate data from 400 GB SATA disks to 750 GB SATA disks calls for a consolidated mid-tier storage solution. If your company does not have a significant enough storage management to justify the purchase of ...
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RAID FAQ
14 Nov 2007
FAQS - Storage analyst Greg Schulz answers common questions about RAID, such as which level of RAID to use. |
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Disk Hardware FAQ
09 May 2007
FAQS - Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst with StorageIO, offers answers to the most common disk hardware questions he hears in the field. |
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Archiving Chapter 1: Selecting an Archiving Product
Published by: Plasmon | 05 May 2008
BOOK - The four chapters in this guide list the buying points and product specifications for archiving tools in the areas of content addressed storage (CAS), email archiving, index and search, and policy manager products.
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Archiving Chapter 2: CAS Platforms
Published by: Plasmon | 05 May 2008
BOOK - Content-addressed storage (CAS) is a specialized type of archive that provides the inexpensive and high-capacity storage needed to retain data that, although accessed infrequently, still has long-term relevance to the enterprise.
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Looking beyond RAID and Virtualization
Published by: Omneon | 01 May 2008
WHITE PAPER - This paper touched upon how RAID and virtualization do provide benefits for certain storage issues but ultimately both succumb to their limitations.
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double-parity RAID
21 Nov 2004
WORD - Double-parity RAID (redundant array of independent disks), also called diagonal-parity RAID, Advanced Data Guarding (RAID_ADG), or RAID-6, is a method of protecting against multiple storage drive failures by creating two ...
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disk duplexing
14 May 2003
WORD - Disk duplexing is a variation of disk mirroring in which each of multiple storage disks has its own SCSI controller. Disk mirroring (also known as RAID-1) is the practice of duplicating data in separate volumes on two hard ...
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storage medium
31 Jul 2001
WORD - In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the ...
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Ask the Expert:RAID rebuilds
Storage Magazine | 13 Mar 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS - I run four 400GB SATA drives configured with RAID 5. I want to replace them with four 750GB drives. Can I rebuild and then swap individual drives?
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Storage Bin 2.0: Time for RAID to die
Storage Magazine | 13 Feb 2008
COLUMNS - Storage has changed radically since the invention of RAID. Some storage systems are reducing their RAID use, while others are moving away from the technology. And this is a good thing.
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