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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 an array of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, using integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical media. This arrangement
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Disk Drives White Papers
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6 Tips for Selecting Hard Drives - Gary Watson, CTO, Nexsan
sponsored by Nexsan
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What drives and interface type do you need for your data? Find out how to decide in this white paper.
Posted: 21 May 2012 | Published: 21 May 2012
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Unified Storage for the Rest of Us - Storage Switzerland
sponsored by Nexsan
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Find out which company has rolled out a unified storage system that can provide excellent performance and scalability in an affordable package and simplify your mid-sized data center operations.
Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012
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Tape Storage Future Directions and the Data Explosion
sponsored by IBM and Intel
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It’s time to bring your views of tape up to date as the future for tape technology has never been brighter. Today’s tape technologies combined with disk technologies in a strategic blended implementation can help users address a myriad of objectives including performance, compliance, security, cost, energy consumption, archive and data protection.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | Published: 08 May 2012
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Express Disk Storage Systems
sponsored by IBM and Intel
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Explosive data growth and IT complexities are driving the need for greater efficiency across IT organizations. A better disk storage strategy and disk solution from IBM can help midsize businesses manage complexity, increase utilization, simplify operations and more.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | Published: 08 May 2012
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Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure
sponsored by EMC Corporation
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This white paper explores the best practices for modernizing all facets of your backup and recovery architecture in a fashion that suits your budget and established processes. Read now to learn more.
Posted: 24 Apr 2012 | Published: 24 Apr 2012
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Sorting Through the Confusion of Data Backup Options
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
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Check out this paper to learn about the advantages of moving from tape- to disk-based backup in today's data intensive IT.
Posted: 09 Apr 2012 | Published: 09 Apr 2012
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Dell Compellent Storage Center - Linux
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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This white paper provides an overview of specific information required for administrating storage on Linux servers connected to the Dell Compellent Storage Center. The information is intended for administrators with at minimum a basic understanding of Linux systems, specifically general tasks around managing disk partitions and file systems.
Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Published: 05 Apr 2012
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The Data Archive Challenge: What’s Your Game Plan?
sponsored by Horison Information Strategies
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Learn how you can overcome the challenges associated with effectively archiving information in today's data-intensive IT environments. Learn about different types of archiving strategies, discover an emerging method known as hierarchical storage management (HSM), receive a step-by-step guide for building a long-term, scalable data archive and more.
Posted: 15 Mar 2012 | Published: 15 Mar 2012
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ExaGrid Systems Named Champion in Disk Backup Vendor Landscape by Info-Tech Research Group
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
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As a Disk Backup Champion, ExaGrid received the highest rating from Info-Tech Research Group for its exceptional product architecture and overall vendor score highlighting the company’s ‘exemplary’ strategy and strong viability, reach and channel. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012
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A Better RAID Strategy for High Capacity Drives in Mainframe Storage
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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This paper demonstrates that RAID 6 is less capable to prevent data loss with today's large capacity SATA and SAS HDDs. It will also share Oracle's designs to mitigate this risk. The integrity of customers' data is in jeopardy if these large capacity SATA/SAS HDDs are simply packaged into a RAID 6 group without additional mitigation.
Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010
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ITG Report: Cost/Benefit Case for IBM XIV Systems: Comparing Cost Structures for IBM XIV and EMC VMAX Systems
sponsored by IBM
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New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the three-year operating and capital expenses for deployment and use of IBM XIV storage systems average 69 percent less than for EMC VMAX equivalents.
Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 20 Oct 2010
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DISK DRIVES DEFINITION (continued): … 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 quieter, with no moving parts to break or spin up or down. SSDs do, however, have slower write times and a set life expectancy, as there is a finite number of erase/write cycles before performance becomes erratic. Development and adoption of SSDs has been driven by a rapidly expanding need for higher input/output performance. … Disk Drives definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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