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Disk Drives

ALSO CALLED: Drives
DEFINITION: An SSD (solid-state drive or solid-state disk) is a storage device that stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory. SSDs actually aren't hard drives at all, in the traditional sense of the term, as there are no moving parts involved. Instead, an SSD has  … 
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Enable a Flexible, Efficient IT Infrastructure: Virtualization with Logical Domains and Sun Coolthreads™ Servers
sponsored by Insight and Sun Microsystems, Inc
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
SUMMARY: By taking advantage of Sun virtualization technologies, organizations can architect, implement, and manage a consolidated datacenter that strikes the proper balance between absolute isolation and soft, flexible separation of applications.

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The New Foundation of Storage: Xiotech's Intelligent Storage Element
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: ISE is the new foundation that promises to fulfill storage needs well into the future and ISE is a fresh new approach to the fundamental aspects of storage, setting new standards for reliability, performance, and scalability.

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It's Time for Disk Drives 2.0
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: After decades of addressing the symptoms and masking the issue, it is time to apply new thought and technology to address the cause and deliver Disk Drives 2.0--drives that do not negatively impact IT.

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TOPICS:  DAS | Disk Drives | RAID | SAN

Xiotech Intelligent Storage Element: Managed Reliability
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This report examines the Intelligent Storage Element, an integral component of Xiotech's new Emprise 5000 and Emprise 7000 storage systems, and its ability to enhance the availability, reliability and performance of storage systems.

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Extending the Life of Data Centers with an Energy-Efficient SAN
sponsored by Compellent
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 25 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
SUMMARY: This paper will discuss the green advantages delivered by Compellent's Thin Provisioning, Automated Tiered Storage and Advanced Virtualization technology.

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DISK DRIVES DEFINITION (continued): …  an array of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, using integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical media.

This arrangement has many advantages. Data transfer to and from solid-state drives is much faster than electromechanical disk drives. Seek time and latency are also substantially reduced. Users typically enjoy much faster boot times as well. In general, SSDs are also more durable and much … 
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