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Disk drives used in enterprise-level disk arrays are SAS, SATA and Fibre Channel, 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch, they now store up to 1 TB. Read news about hard disk drive technology on this topic page.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (74) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (74) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (20) , WHITE PAPERS , WEBCASTS (2) , DEFINITIONS (29) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (208)

MUST READ
SATA drives product roundup
ARTICLE - SATA drives are an affordable middle ground between Fibre Channel disk and tape, and its use will only increase as more companies do tiered storage.
Serial-attached SCSI quiz
LEARNING CENTER - How much do you know about Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) technology besides its attractive low cost and speed? Take our Quiz and see how SAS savvy you really are.
Advantages of ATA and SATA disk drives
EXPERT ANSWER - What is the big deal with the ATA drive, besides the low cost relative to other drives? How about the performance aspect?

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 74
Intel to ship enterprise SSD with increased reliability by year-end
SearchStorage.com | 19 Aug 2008
ARTICLE - Intel claims its SSD for the enterprise offers higher reliabiilty, more I/O channels, and better write endurance than other enterprise-class SSDs.
Fusion-io brings RAID to solid-state storage
SearchStorage.com | 14 Aug 2008
ARTICLE - Fusion-io brings RAID to SSDs; Western Digital ships backplane-compatible VelociRaptor; Intel shrinks PATA SSD; Fantom GreenDrives cuts back on power
Texas Memory Systems unveils tiered DRAM/flash hybrid storage array
SearchStorage.com | 23 Jul 2008
ARTICLE - The RamSan-440 holds up to 512 GB of DRAM and includes a feature that makes data available within 30 seconds of a power outage or a restart.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 74
Why does my EMC 45 TB drive yield only 41 TB of usable storage?
11 Oct 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Storage expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question: "When is a 300 GB drive not a 300 GB drive?"
Learn all about SATA
Submitted By: SearchStorage Editors | 07 Sep 2007
DATA STORAGE HANDBOOK - This handbook offers three related SATA tips which compare SATA to SAS and SCSI and provides advice on striking the right balance between them.
Using SAS and SATA for tiered storage
Submitted By: SearchStorage.com | 11 Jul 2007
TIP - This podcast offers detailed information about SAS and SATA so you can strike the right balance between SAS and SATA in a tiered storage environment.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 20
Self-healing storage explained
George Crump, Contributor | 19 Aug 2008
SELF-HEALING STORAGE EXPLAINED - IT environments require a highly reliable foundation of storage. Self-healing arrays that eliminates up to 70% of drive failures will minimize overall data vulnerability.
Solid-state drives quiz
SearchStorage.com Editors | 25 Jun 2008
QUIZ - Solid-state disk devices are faster than hard disks, and their advantages are starting to outweigh their cost. But how much do you really know about these high-speed devices?
Storage consolidation: Disks and disk subsystems overview
SearchStorage.com | 03 Mar 2008
ALL-IN-ONE GUIDE - Any storage consolidation effort must involve a serious consideration of disk subsystems and the specific disk types that those systems will contain
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  WHITE PAPERS
How to Choose the Data Storage Solution That Is Right for Your Company: A Briefing for Small and Medium Businesses
Published by: MPC Corporation | 30 Jun 2008
WHITE PAPER - This paper is designed to help you understand your needs and identify the best options for your next-generation storage solution.
Achieving Energy Efficiency Using Solid State Disks (SSD)
Published by: Texas Memory Systems, Inc. | 10 Jun 2008
WHITE PAPER - This white paper explores how solid state disk (SSD), especially Flash-based SSD can be incorporated into an energy-efficiency strategy as part of a tiered storage architecture to address power concerns while also reducing server and storag...
Increase Application Performance with Solid State Disks
Published by: Texas Memory Systems, Inc. | 10 Jun 2008
WHITE PAPER - Super fast solid state discs allow organizations to manage high transaction volumes and larger numbers of users using fewer servers. Read this white paper to learn more about SSDs and how they provide a cost-effective way to improve application per...
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 2 of 2
Seven Key Questions to Ask Before Moving to Disk-Based Backup - Vendor Podcast

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PREMIERED:   25 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   You have a lot of options when it comes to disk based backups and choosing the right disk-based backup solution can be daunting. Attend this Podcast to understand the critical questions you need to ask when considering a move to disk-based backup – and examine the pros and cons of the popular approaches other IT professionals are currently choosing.
Top 7 Question You Must Ask When Moving to Disk-Based Backup - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   26 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Backing up to disk instead of tape eliminates the hassles of tape, provides faster backups and restores, improves security and streamlines operations. Learn about the 7 critical questions to ask when considering a move to disk-based backup and examine the pros and cons of popular approaches.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 29
holographic disk drive
24 Apr 2008
WORD - A holographic disk drive is a holographic storage device that uses a laser to store data to optical media in three dimensions, maximizing storage capacity by using the media's depth. Most optical media, such as CD, DVD, ...
solid-state drive
15 Feb 2008
WORD - 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 ...
backup robot
05 Oct 2007
WORD - A backup robot is an automated USB 2.0 external storage device that supports multiple removable SATA hard drives. Data Robotics' "Drobo" is the first example of a digital backup robot. It doesn't use robotic ...
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 208
Green shops take MAID for a spin-down
Storage Magazine | 11 Aug 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
The Real Deal: 146GB hard drives buck falling prices trend
Storage Magazine | 11 Aug 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
Reliability questions plague solid state
Storage Magazine | 11 Aug 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
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