Primary storage devices
Primary storage devices refer to storage hardware for data in active use, in contrast to storage used for backup purposes. They include SAN and NAS primary storage devices, non-volatile flash storage and other types of storage media. Find resources about primary storage and storage hardware, including RAID arrays and storage arrays, on this topic page.
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Primary storage devices News
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April 18, 2018
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Storage sales make IBM blue
After four straight quarters of growth, IBM storage hardware revenue crashed in the first quarter of 2018. IBM reported a 15% decline in storage hardware revenue, a drop that dragged the entire ...
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April 10, 2018
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Broadcom preps for NVMe over Fibre Channel with Brocade gear
Broadcom ships its first Brocade FC switching products and updates SAN management for NVMe with the goal of making Fibre Channel the fabric of choice for NVMe storage.
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April 05, 2018
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IDC: Dell No. 1 in CI, HCI revenue
Dell won the trifecta in the latest IDC Quarterly Converged Tracker report. Dell Technologies-owned technology led market share across the board in converged and hyper-converged systems, according ...
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April 05, 2018
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Datrium storage software adds AWS cloud backup
Datrium DVX 4.0 adds enterprise features such as AWS' cloud backup and recovery service, Oracle RAC support, VM fault tolerance and FIPS 140-2 security validation.
Primary storage devices Get Started
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Latest data storage technology takes application-centric approach
These data storage strategies support the use cases customers want without breaking the bank or forcing them to buy technology they don't really need. Continue Reading
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bad block
A bad block is an area of storage media that is no longer reliable for storing and retrieving data because it has been physically damaged or corrupted. Continue Reading
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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
Evaluate Primary storage devices Vendors & Products
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Leading hybrid storage arrays offer flexibility, scalability
By examining how leading hybrid storage systems address scalability, system management and company size, your organization can select the array that will best meet its needs. Continue Reading
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Seven ways to unlock the power of all types of unstructured data
New storage services have emerged to help IT pros maintain and deliver access to ever-larger and more valuable data sets, particularly all types of unstructured data. These include data sets for big data analysis, DevOps, storage self-service and ... Continue Reading
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SAN purchase and deployment criteria by the numbers
Capacity and application needs drive businesses to deploy new storage area network systems, while criteria such as number of LUNs and multipathing are key to purchasing decisions. Continue Reading
Manage Primary storage devices
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Learn storage techniques for managing unstructured data use
Rearchitect storage to maximize unstructured data use at the global scale for larger data sets coming from big data analytics and other applications. Continue Reading
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Violin Systems and StorOne lead way to shared storage
Two companies head toward a future of shared enterprise storage resources, moving away from siloed software-defined and hyper-converged approaches. Continue Reading
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Market for software-defined systems due for a correction
Software-defined storage seems to relegate hardware to the sidelines, but that may change as hardware-centric offerings become attractive alternatives to software-on-COTS options. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Primary storage devices Issues
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The future of flash storage: Is NVMe right for your enterprise?
Cracks in the SAS and SATA protocols started to appear with the rise of SSDs and the exponential performance improvements they delivered over HDD technology. This led to the development of the nonvolatile memory express protocol to exploit flash's ... Continue Reading
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SDS, HCI and CDP are key to dream enterprise storage system
Easy to implement and manage may be the buzzwords of the day for enterprise data storage systems, but too often daily experiences of IT professionals belie that rosy scenario. Continue Reading
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RAID levels and benefits explained
RAID can enable better storage performance and higher availability, and there are many different RAID types. Read about the different levels of RAID and where they work best. Continue Reading