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ALSO CALLED: Array, Storage Arrays, Arrays, Massive Array of Idle Disks, and Disk Arrays DEFINITION: MAID (massive array of idle disks) is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time. This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives. A MAID can have hundreds, or even thousands, … Definition continues below.

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Podcast: Disaster Recovery -- It's All About the Data! sponsored by F5 Acopia Data Solutions PODCAST: Posted: 08 Jul 2008 \| Premiered: 08 Jul 2008 SUMMARY: This expert Podcast explores best practices in the area of disaster recovery including definitions of key terms and an exploration of storage, infrastructure and data center architectures. Listen to this expert Podcast to find out more. TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Storage Best Practices \| Tape Backups

File Virtualization For Dummies®: How to Get a Grip on Storage Growth and Reduce Costs sponsored by F5 Acopia Data Solutions WEBCAST: Posted: 07 Jul 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: View this Webcast to learn how leading companies around the world are using intelligent file virtualization to reduce infrastructure complexity, boost operational efficiency and get costs under control. TOPICS: Data Migration \| Data Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Tape Backups

The Next Wave of Virtualization sponsored by EMC Partner Organization VIDEOCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: 30 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: The next generation of virtualization will have a big impact on storage infrastructures. Find out the chief storage management challenges associated with a virtualized environment, and get practical tips on how to deal with them. TOPICS: Data Management \| iSCSI SAN \| RAID \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| VMware

Common Backup Configuration Mistakes sponsored by EMC Partner Organization VIDEOCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: View this Videocast, featuring renowned storage expert, W. Curtis Preston, as he deconstructs the common backup system and points out certain mistakes that may be hampering your backup operations. View this Videocast to learn more. TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Disk Backups \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Provisioning \| Tape Backups \| Virtual Tape Libraries

Where Email and File Archiving Makes Sense sponsored by EMC Partner Organization VIDEOCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: In this Videocast, Mark Diamond, President and CEO, Contoural discusses how rogue data can hurt you, points out how to locate and contain it and reviews the best practices for getting rid of it. Learn why sometimes deleting is the best option. TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Content Archiving Software \| Continuous Data Protection \| Disk Backups \| Electronic Discovery \| Electronic Discovery Software \| Email Archiving \| Regulatory Compliance \| Storage Best Practices \| Tape Backups

The Storage Virtualization Roadmap sponsored by EMC Partner Organization VIDEOCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: Implementing and evaluating storage virtualization continues to be high-on-mind for many storage managers. But how did we get to this point in the storage continuum? In this expert Videocast, Steve Duplessie explains by building a virtualization roadmap. TOPICS: Data Management \| iSCSI SAN \| RAID \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| VMware

Digging into iSCSI sponsored by EMC Partner Organization VIDEOCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: In this expert Videocast, Stephen Foskett, Director of Data Practice at Contoural, digs into iSCSI and explains some of the benefits and pitfalls regarding the technology. TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Continuous Data Protection \| Disk Backups \| Fibre Channel SAN \| IP SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| RAID \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Security

Getting a handle on iSCSI sponsored by EMC Partner Organization VIDEOCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: This expert Videocast discusses the major iSCSI myths and dispels them with ESG research. ESG analyst Mark Bowker sets the iSCSI vision and gives his expert opinion on this technology. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Disk Backups \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Virtualization \| VMware

Advanced Backup School II sponsored by EMC Partner Organization WEBCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: In this Webcast, VP of Data Protection Services for GlassHouse Technologies, W. Curtis Preston explains what options you have when creating a disk-based system and the steps you need to take before implementing it. TOPICS: Backup Software \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| RAID \| Serial ATA \| Storage Best Practices \| Tape Backups

Podcast: Innovations for Next Generation SAN Architectures sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. PODCAST: Posted: 30 Jun 2008 \| Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: This Podcast highlights a unified fabric solution from Cisco that can help meet these demands. Attend this live Podcast to learn more about this solution from how it works to the benefits it delivers. TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Virtualization

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MAID DEFINITION (continued): … of individual drives, and offers mass storage at a cost per terabyte roughly equivalent to that of tape. MAID technology is offered as an option to high-volume tape libraries.

A MAID is usually constructed with low-cost Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives, which have shorter mean time between failures (MTBF) ratings than more expensive drives. In MAID technology, every drive is periodically tested. If a drive shows signs of failure, …
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