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• cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement)

  A cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement) is an agreement between a cloud service provider and a customer that ensures a minimum level of service is maintained. Continue Reading

• wear leveling

  Wear leveling is a process that is designed to extend the life of solid-state storage devices. Continue Reading

• storage area network (SAN)

  A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. Continue Reading

• SSD TRIM

  SSD TRIM is an Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) command that enables an operating system to inform a NAND flash solid-state drive (SSD) which data blocks it can erase because they are no longer in use. Continue Reading

• cloud storage service

  A cloud storage service is a business that maintains and manages its customers' data and makes that data accessible over a network, usually the internet. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • SSD write cycle
  • data storage
  • hard disk
  • cache memory

  • RAID 10 (RAID 1+0)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform
  • direct-attached storage (DAS)
  • storage medium (storage media)

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• cloud hosting

  Cloud hosting is the process of outsourcing an organization's computing and storage resources to a service provider that offers its infrastructure services in a utility model.Continue Reading

• hybrid cloud storage

  Hybrid cloud storage is an approach to managing storage that uses both local and off-site resources.Continue Reading

• AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface)

  Advanced Host Controller Interface, or AHCI, is a technical standard for an interface that enables software to communicate with Serial ATA (SATA) devices.Continue Reading

• Key factors that affect NAND flash memory endurance

  Program/erase cycles, write amplification and even garbage collection contribute to faster NAND flash wear-out. But wear leveling and bad block can help.Continue Reading

• Artificial intelligence vs. big data: Comparing emerging techs

  Artificial intelligence can help synthesize and analyze the large volumes of information provided by big data initiatives. The two are different, but they work well together.Continue Reading

• How to use REST APIs in Python

  Using REST APIs with Python can offer storage administrators increased flexibility in their management tasks, but they need some knowledge of how to code.Continue Reading

• NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe over FC) or FC-NVMe standard

  Nonvolatile memory express over Fibre Channel (NVMe over FC) -- which is implemented through the Fibre Channel-NVMe (FC-NVMe) standard -- is a technology specification designed to enable NVMe-based message commands to transfer data and status ...Continue Reading

• NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)

  NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) is a technology specification designed to enable nonvolatile memory express message-based commands to transfer data between a host computer and a target solid-state storage device or system over a network, such as ...Continue Reading

• Top five solid-state, cloud storage tips of 2017

  In 2017, SearchStorage readers cared most about SSD lifespan, 3D XPoint technology and the difference between SAN and NAS. Check out our most-read articles of the year here.Continue Reading

• cloud object storage

  Cloud object storage is a format for storing unstructured data in the cloud.Continue Reading