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DEFINITION: A diskette is a random access, removable data storage medium that can be used with personal computers. The term usually refers to the magnetic medium housed in a rigid plastic cartridge measuring 3.5 inches square and about 2millimeters thick. Also called a "3.5-inch diskette," it can store up to 1.44 megabytes (MB) of data. Although many personal computers today come with a 3.5-inch diskette drive  … 
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2012 Trends to Watch: Storage
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2013 Midrange Unified Storage Array Buyer's Guide
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Archiving – The First Logical Step for Microsoft Exchange Upgrades
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3-2-1 Archiving and Data Protection Best Practice
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5 Ways To Secure Removable Media: Which Is Best For Your Enterprise?
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A Bathwick Group white paper: A foundation for database simplification, consolidation and cost reduction
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A Shortcut Guide to Virtualization and Service Automation
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Accelerate operations with next-generation storage efficiencies
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ADC-VX Whitepaper: The Agility of Virtual; The Predictability of Physical
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Application Virtualization and Desktop Virtualization Are Better Together
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Archiving Compliance with Sunbelt Exchange Archiver
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Archiving with Symantec Enterprise Vault and Dell DX Object Storage
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ASG's metaCMDB™ Master or "Citizen" CMDB Containing Critical Enterprise Configuration Information
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Automate storage tiering simply and efficiently with Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SANs
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Automated Storage Optimization for z/OS Mainframes
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Avere: Delivering on the Promise of Tiered Storage?
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WHITE PAPER: Avere’s new FXT Series help users finally realize the promise of a seamless, perpetually optimized file storage environment by moving data to an appropriately priced storage via an automated process. Find out more by reading this white paper.
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AXA Technology Services Uses VMware ESX Server to Meet Consolidation Goals without Compromising Performance
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FLOPPY DISKS DEFINITION (continued): …  pre-installed, some notebook computers and centrally-administered desktop computers omit them.Some older computers provide drives for magnetic diskettes that are 5.25 inches square, about 1 millimeter thick, and capable of holding 1.2 megabytes of data. These were sometimes called "floppy disks" or "floppies" because their housings are flexible. In recent years, 5.25-inch diskettes have been largely replaced by 3.5-inch diskettes, which are physically more rugged. Many people also call the newer hard-cased diskette a "floppy."Magnetic diskettes are convenient for storing individual files and small … 
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