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RAID data storage technology divides and replicates data among two or more hard disk drives to achieve greater levels of I/O performance, data reliability and larger data volume sizes. Find news and resources pertaining to the different RAID levels on this topic page.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (33) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (65) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (14) , WHITE PAPERS , WEBCASTS (1) , DEFINITIONS (9) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (35)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 33
Pivot3 and Seanodes increase performance, scalability of iSCSI storage products
SearchStorage.com | 23 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - Pivot3 Serverless Computing iSCSI systems get RAID 6e protection and scalability, while Seanodes adds solid-state drive (SSD) support to its Exanodes iSCSI software.
Fujitsu adds DX60 and DX80 midrange disk arrays to Eternus line
SearchStorage.com | 08 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - Fujitsu's DX60 and DX80 replace the Eternus 2000 series with a new single-controller entry model starting at under $6,000, and a new approach to battery-backed cache.
Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 Session Downloads
Storage Decisions | 03 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 conference on topics including backup, SANs, storage virtualization, storage management and disaster recovery.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 65
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.
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?"
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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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 14
The state of MAID in data centers
SearchStorage.com | 28 Apr 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - MAID and spin-down storage systems are playing into green IT and consolidation trends. Regulations mandating more power savings will drive the technology, as will persistent data.
RAID technology overview
SearchStorage.com |
FAST LOOKUP - This RAID (redundant array of independent disks) guide offers fast info on the levels, implementation, boosting performance, maintenance and more.
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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  WHITE PAPERS
Ensuring Cost-effective, High-performance Storage Deployments for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Environments
Published by: Hitachi Data Systems | 17 Jun 2009
WHITE PAPER - A well thought out storage design will help your organization achieve the most from your Exchange solution architecture - taking into consideration capacity, performance and availability, as well as budget, requirements. This Solution Brief includes nine key considerations for storage deployments to support your Microsoft Exchange environment.
ESG Labs Validation Report: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Family
Published by: Hitachi Data Systems | 16 Jun 2009
ANALYST REPORT - This ESG Lab Report documents the results of hands-on testing of the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 2000 family with a focus on ease of implementation and management, availability, and agility as well as scalability of both performance and capacity.
Data Deduplication Background - A Technical White Paper
Published by: Quantum Corporation | 10 Jun 2009
WHITE PAPER - The purpose of data deduplication is to increase the amount of information that can be stored on disk arrays and to increase the effective amount of data that can be transmitted over networks. Read this white paper to learn more about data deduplication as well as Quantum Dxi-Series disk-based backup solutions.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1
Backup School: Lesson Six: Protection from hardware loss - Expert Webcast

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PREMIERED:   29 APR 2004, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   What if your primary storage device fails? Lesson six of SearchStorage.com's Backup School is devoted to answering this question. Covered here: RAID levels, setting up a RAID system and SAN/NAS backup.
Register Here.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 9
RAID
18 Feb 2004
WORD - What is RAID? RAID (redundant array of independent disks; originally redundant array of inexpensive disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places (thus, redundantly) on multiple hard disks. By placing data on ...
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 ...
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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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 35
Faster disk drive rebuilds: Hot Spots
Storage Magazine | 20 Jan 2009
COLUMNS - RAID might not be the best choice for high-capacity drives. It's time to rethink your rebuild strategies.
Ask the Expert: RAID performance issues
Storage Magazine | 12 Apr 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
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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