RAID Tag Index

The idea of adding cache to storage is coming back into vogue again.
Tags : Flash, cache, SSD, disk drives, RAID, hybrid, appliance, Storage

In most cases, archive storage costs more than users expect it should.
Tags : RAID, archive, Storage

RAID can't keep up with ever-increasing drive size, but solutions like Dynamic Disk Pools offer a potential solution.
Tags : enterprise storage, NetApp, RAID

Looking to add capacity but not complexity? Addonics' RAID Tower XIII20 can deliver up to 20 3.5" drive bays presented as four individual storage devices over  an eSATA or USB 3.0 interface, for a price that helps make it well suited for many departmental or remote office environments.
Tags : RAID, SATA, Addonics, USB storage

Henry Newman revisits his 2011 predictions for the storage industry and prognosticates about 2012 and beyond.
Tags : security, cloud security, SSD, RAID, IOPS, Storage

The vendors would not deliver the promised hardware for  our real-world testing. We ponder why and issue a challenge.
Tags : Linux, RAID, file system, Storage, xfs, fsck

Taiwan firm pairs portable hard-drive enclosures with RAID external storage systems to help secure the mobile workforce.
Tags : data storage, security, RAID, DAS, storage hardware

Thanks to many years of government investment, most of the major storage developments have occurred in the United States. With few ground-breaking changes on the horizon, will the United States hold the lead or will another nation take the reins?
Tags : government, RAID, standards, storage technologies, file system, Storage

Overland Storage  unveils SnapServer DX, a new unified NAS and iSCSI SAN device that leverages RAID technology to eliminate the need to provision storage capacity.
Tags : SAN, NAS, RAID, iSCSI, Overland Storage, Unified Storage, Overland Snap Server

If you have servers or storage devices, chances are you have at least a component or two from LSI Corp's arsenal of RAID and HBAs, controllers, SAS switches, PCIe-based solid state storage adapters and various software options, which are all sold through major server and storage OEMs as well as through the reseller channel.
Tags : RAID, SAS, PCIe, LSI, RAID Controller, HBA

Our examination of the ever-growing Linux file system scaling problem continues. In part 2 of our State of File Systems Technology series, Jeff Layton describes the approach and specs to be used in running  the fsck wall clock time  benchmark/test.
Tags : testing, Dell, RAID, file system, xfs, fsck

Wondering why your ext 3/4 maxes out at five disk drives and what you can do about? Henry Newman and Jeff Layton are going under the hood in this four-part series to determine what is at the heart of the ever-growing file system scaling problem. This installment explains the problem and what their testing and evaluation process will be.
Tags : RAID, file system, big data, Storage, xfs

LSI is shipping to the channel its second-generation 6Gbps SAS/SATA MegaRAID controllers.
Tags : RAID, RAID Controller

PMC-Sierra claims up to 2GBps sustained data transfer rate.
Tags : RAID, SAS, PMC-Sierra, PMC

Intel’s latest processors are powering a new set of RAID systems from Promise Technology.
Tags : Intel, RAID, Jasper Forest, Promise Technology

Data Robotics, Dot Hill and MicroNet Technology have each refreshed their mid-range RAID storage products for small and medium-size businesses (SMB).
Tags : RAID, Data Robotics, Dot Hill, MicroNet Technology, RAID array

Whether you have a controller card on your PC or a high-end mission-critical enterprise array, you can configure RAID to make the most of your storage performance if you know a few things about your data and file system.
Tags : RAID, RAID Controller, Storage Performance

For computers not equipped with USB 3.0 the unit is backward compatible with USB 2.0.
Tags : RAID, RAID storage, storage system

There has been some new activity in the RAID arena with companies like Infortrend and Arena-MaxTronic adding to their respective product families, according to a recent report from sister site InfoStor.com.
Tags : SSD, RAID, encryption, RAID storage, SSD RAID Array

This article highlights different approaches to using RAID technology in self-healing storage systems.
Tags : RAID

Storage systems with advances software functionality can negate potential performance impact.
Tags : thin provisioning, RAID, storage system

With reports of failed rebuilds and lost data, RAID 5 may be a painful failure.
Tags : RAID, RAID storage

Pricing for the 3200 Memory Array is on par with traditional hard disk drive arrays.
Tags : SSD, RAID, Solid State Storage, SSD RAID Array

The company has announced the seamless integration of Drobo FS and Apple Time Machine.
Tags : storage networking, RAID, file sharing, Drobo FS, Applt Time Machine

Panasas and IBM are just two of the storage vendors turning to an old idea to improve RAID rebuild times.
Tags : IBM, data protection, RAID, RAID storage, Panasas

Enterprise-class SSDs are just in time to accommodate high throughput brought on by virtualization and the cloud.
Tags : SSD, storage network, RAID, solid state disk, throughput

PMC-Sierra will acquire Adaptec's channel storage business, includes the RAID storage product line.
Tags : enterprise storage, RAID, Adaptec

Company CEO, Tom Buiocchi, says that 120,000 units are with customers now.
Tags : data storage, RAID, Drobo, RAID storage, storage system

The new DS410 DiskStation is built on Synology's DiskStation Manager firmware and offers automatic backup to the cloud.
Tags : NAS, RAID, storage server, Diskstation

Despite the potential expense the need for SAN services is growing – rapidly.
Tags : storage networking, storage network, SAN, Storage area network, RAID

The company's dual channel iSCSI data storage solutions is available in in 1U and 2U rackmount formats.
Tags : storage virtualization, storage networking, RAID, iSCSI, EtherNet

New storage management features include cloud backup, encryption, and easy volume manager.
Tags : storage management, backup, RAID, encryption, firmware

Intel plans to launch its embedded data storage chip in the very near future.
Tags : data storage, Intel, RAID, PCIe, embedded chip

Promising the best data storage experience ever, Data Robotics has announced its new risk-free 'Buy and Try' program.
Tags : data storage, data, RAID, BeyondRAID

2009 was all about dramatic change and mergers for the data storage industry.
Tags : Solid-State Drives, RAID, mergers and acquisitions, EMC Cisco VMware alliance, Sun Oracle merger

The author explains common RAID levels — and makes a case for why you should consider RAID 10.
Tags : data protection, RAID, data recovery, RAID controllers, RAID levels

AMD is using Dot Hill's software RAID technology to save server users the cost of hardware RAID adapters.
Tags : AMD, data protection, RAID, Dot Hill, software RAID

RAID is laboring to keep up with explosive data growth, but experts see ways to make the technology go further.
Tags : data storage, data protection, RAID, RAID controllers, RAID levels

Bandwidth and data integrity issues could limit enterprise use of external storage clouds.
Tags : EMC, Cloud Storage, bandwidth, RAID, data integrity

The long-running data storage technology could be headed for trouble. We look at the problem — and potential solutions.
Tags : data storage, file systems, RAID, data loss, OSD