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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 (68) , 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 68
New data protection schemes impact RAID rebuild times
Submitted By: SearchSMBStorage.com | 09 Nov 2009
TIP - Data protection isn't just about protecting disks, but information. Learn about technologies that will shorten RAID rebuild times and still give good data protection.
Optimizing RAID data storage for your business
Submitted By: SearchSMBStorage.com | 12 Oct 2009
TIP - Learn how to better optimize your RAID data storage by determining where to house your RAID drives, and what RAID level best fits your business needs.
The state of RAID data protection in enterprise storage today
Submitted By: SearchSMBStorage.com | 21 Sep 2009
TIP - RAID 5 and RAID 10 are the most common methods of data protection for storage enterprises, but they may not provide enough security for SMBs.
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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
The Raw Truth about Storage Capacity
Published by: Xiotech Corporation | 19 Nov 2009
WHITE PAPER - This paper examines several factors that limit the capacity of your data storage system and how they contribute to the true cost of storage.
If it’s Just a Disk … Why the Reliability Gap Between Storage Vendors?
Published by: Nexsan Technologies | 18 Nov 2009
WHITE PAPER - If all storage array vendors buy disk drives from the same small set of disk manufacturers then why is there such a big reliability gap between storage vendors?
Adaptec Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection
Published by: Adaptec, Inc. | 04 Nov 2009
PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Adaptec Series 5Z RAID controllers with Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP - pronounced “zemcap”) provide maximum protection for cached data and eliminate the substantial costs and environmental impact of complex, messy and expensive Lithium Ion batteries, while improving cache protection and cache performance.
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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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