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secondary storage
Secondary storage is storage for noncritical data that does not need to be frequently accessed. Continue Reading
Yes, a true private cloud can now be built
Forget everything you've heard about private cloud storage and start over with a true set of building blocks designed to let you create a public cloud-like infrastructure. Continue Reading
yobibyte (YiB)
A yobibyte (YiB) is a unit of measure used to describe data capacity as part of the binary system of measuring computing and storage capacity. Continue Reading
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Cloud-based predictive analytics seeing wider adoption
A predictive analytics tool can give your storage strategy a boost by addressing storage issues before they even occur. What should you look for in a predictive analytics product? Continue Reading
5 tips for making flash-based SSDs work with unstructured data
Using flash storage effectively for unstructured data requires upfront analysis of cost, capacity and performance, as well as continued tracking of a rapidly changing flash market. Continue Reading
storage at the edge
Storage at the edge is the collective methods and technologies that capture and retain digital information at the periphery of the network, as close to the originating source as possible.Continue Reading
With NVMe-oF, who needs rack-scale PCIe?
NVMe over networks is winning out as the best way to offer shared, flash-based storage systems, with Dell EMC, NetApp, Pure Storage, Western Digital and startups in the game.Continue Reading
Cloud-to-cloud migration tools offer comprehensive services
In a multi-cloud environment, data migration can take on a new set of complications. Luckily, there are a number of technologies available aimed at cloud-to-cloud data migrations.Continue Reading
pebibyte (PiB)
A pebibyte (PiB) is a unit of measure used to describe data capacity.Continue Reading
optical disc
An optical disc is an electronic data storage medium that can be written to and read from using a low-powered laser beam.Continue Reading
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RAID 0 (disk striping)
RAID 0 (disk striping) is the process of dividing a body of data into blocks and spreading the data blocks across multiple storage devices, such as hard disks or solid-state drives (SSDs), in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) group.Continue Reading
NVMe over FC is happening, and it's time to prepare
The extent to which the recently published FC-NVMe standard lowers performance latencies in Fibre Channel SANs will be interesting to watch in the coming months.Continue Reading
What is a LUN and why do we need one?
Logical unit numbers are a logical abstraction between a physical disk device and applications. Learn more about LUN use cases and LUN security features.Continue Reading
Key steps to destroy an SSD and protect your data
Donating a used SSD may seem like a nice thing to do, but not if you want to keep your data secure. SSD disposal and recycling are more complicated than you might think.Continue Reading
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel is a high-speed networking technology primarily used for transmitting data among data centers, computer servers, switches and storage at data rates of up to 128 Gbps.Continue Reading