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ALSO CALLED:
Array,
R A I D Array,
Storage Arrays,
Arrays,
RAID Array,
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks,
R A I D,
Redundant Array of Independent Disks,
Disk Arrays
DEFINITION: What is RAID?RAID (redundant array of independent disks; originally redundant array of inexpensive disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places (thus, redundantly) on multiple hard disks. By placing data on multiple disks, I/O (input/output) operations can overlap in a balanced way, improving performance. Since multiple disks increases the mean time between failures (MTBF), storing
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RAID White Papers
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Northern Storage Suite V8
sponsored by Northern Parklife
WHITE PAPER:
Northern Storage Suite V8, Northern's latest release, meets the central challenge of designing practical storage strategies. It's highly customizable and can be tailored to fit any environment. With a better user experience, increased administrative efficiency and decreased costs, it's exactly what an SRM solution should offer.
Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009
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Demystifying Data De-Duplication: Choosing the Best Solution
sponsored by FalconStor Software
WHITE PAPER:
Data de-duplication has been described as the next evolutionary step in backup technology. Many vendors lay claim to the best data de-duplication approach, leaving customers to face the difficulty of separating hype from reality. This document provides the background information required to make an informed data de-duplication purchasing decision.
Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009
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Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Guide: Data Domain Deduplication Storage
sponsored by Data Domain
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In this guide, OpenStorage best practices are examined and discussed to assist in eliminating the bottlenecks associated with deployment and functional testing of the solution.
Posted: 30 Jan 2009 | Published: 30 Jan 2009
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Dell Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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This guide primarily focused on storage arrays based on their support for key virtualization features, such as high availability and virtual machine migration.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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10 Red Hat® Linux™ Tips and Tricks
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
Global Knowledge and Red Hat have assembled 10 Tips and Tricks from Red Hat Certified Engineers® (RHCEs) to give you a quick reference guide to help you navigate Red Hat® Linux™ systems.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Managing SharePoint in an Enterprise Environment
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and other SharePoint technologies are excellent tools for a modern, web-based office environment. This white paper gives pointers on managing them.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Open Storage: Revolutionizing the Storage Status Quo
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper discusses the use of industry standard servers, with an abundance of CPU and memory as storage controllers by leveraging industry standard hardware and general purpose software to create a high performance storage architecture.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008
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RAID DEFINITION (continued): … data redundantly also increases fault tolerance. Ask your RAID questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.comA RAID appears to the operating system to be a single logical hard disk. RAID employs the technique of disk striping, which involves partitioning each drive's storage space into units ranging from a sector (512 bytes) up to several megabytes. The stripes of all the disks are interleaved and addressed in order.In a single-user system where large records, such as medical or other scientific images, are stored, the stripes are typically set up to be small (perhaps 512 bytes) so that a single record … RAID definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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