storage

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  2012: The year storage becomes a celebrity

  While data storage has always been a necessary building block for technology, it's rarely garnered as much attention as it has in the past two years. The reason: Corporate and retail consumers are being forced to store greater amounts of data and they need to make that data more useful - and accessible.

  By Lucas Mearian | 31 January, 2012 06:58

  Tags: IBM, storage

• The evolution of hard disk drives

  A punched card was once the basis for digital information used for computer programs and data storage. They were widely used throughout the first half of the 20th century in processing machines to input data and to store it. Punch cards could be fed into the first commercial computer, IBM 305 system, which then stored the data on hard disks

  By Lucas Mearian | 07 January, 2011 13:22

  Tags: hard drives, storage

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  Delorean hard drive is perfect for time machine

  Attention all Back To The Future fans: If you're in the market for a new hard drive, then the folks over at Flash Rods have something just for you. Flash Rods latest, known as the Delorean Time Machine Hard Drive, contains a 500GB Seagate drive within the chassis of the much-loved Delorean from the Back To The Future trilogy.

  By Chris Brandrick | 30 November, 2010 12:16

  Tags: Drives, Flash Rods, hdd, storage

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  Burning questions: Virtualisation

  Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

  By Jon Brodkin | 26 October, 2010 00:52

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, Microsoft, security, server, server virtualization, storage, Storage Management, Virtualization, VMware

• Share USB storage everywhere

  If you thought USB drives were only for attaching to desktop or laptop computers, think again. Various manufacturers provide ways to connect such drives to your network, so you can retrieve files stored on them from across your network, or even via the Internet.

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 25 September, 2010 03:46

  Tags: Cirago, Cloud Engines, Ctera Networks, iomega, Personal storage peripherals, Seagate Technology, storage

• NASs for the masses

  Either because server disks are full or because virtualization is a natural growth path, organizations large and small are moving toward shared storage. For large enterprises, high-capacity storage-area networks make sense, but what about small or mid-sized enterprises new to shared storage?

  By David Newman | 27 September, 2010 15:05

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, nas, netgear, network-attached storage, network storage, storage, Storage Management

• A waste of space: Bulk of drive capacity still underutilized

  Near the turn of the century, data centers were only beginning to implement Fibre Channel storage-area networks (SAN), with most relying on direct-attached storage (DAS). Data utilization rates were abysmal, with data centers on average using just 25% to 30% of their hard disk drive capacity.

  By Lucas Mearian | 29 July, 2010 01:17

  Tags: storage

• Acronis Drive Monitor Is S.M.A.R.T. about hard drives

  Your hard disk is a time bomb, waiting to go off. If you're lucky, like most people, it will never detonate. But if you're unlucky, like some people, you could lose all of your files, works, and applications, with no warning when your hard disk crashes. Acronis Drive Monitor (free) promises to give you warning before that crash, so that you can take action before you're hit with disaster.

  By Preston Gralla | 22 July, 2010 23:59

  Tags: Acronis, downloads, Drives, freeware, Freeware / shareware, Hard Disk, hard drives, hdd, software, storage, Utilities

• Seagate GoFlex packs streaming and backup punch

  Seagate has announced a new network attached storage (NAS) drive for the 'Terabyte home', the GoFlex Home.

  By John E Dunn | 23 July, 2010 00:08

  Tags: Personal Tech, Seagate Technology, SME, storage

• Nimble's all-in-one storage combines primary and backup in one box

  Start-up Nimble Storage came out of the development stage this week with its first product -- an array that combines solid state drives (SSD) with high-capacity, cost and performance serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, acts as primary and backup storage and replicates offsite for disaster recovery.

  By Lucas Mearian | 17 July, 2010 05:41

  Tags: applications, business continuity, data domain, disaster recovery, netapp, network-attached storage, Networked Storage, software, storage, Storage Hardware, Storage Management, storage software

• Lab notes: Kingston vs. VelociRaptor storage smackdown

  It's time for a storage upgrade, but your budget won't bear the burden of both a blazing new VelociRaptor hard drive and an extra injection of Kingston RAM. Decision time: if you're looking to improve general performance on the cheap, do you shell out for more RAM or a high-performance hard disk?

  By Alex Wawro | 15 July, 2010 10:44

  Tags: Drives, hard drives, hdd, Kingston Technology, ram, solid-state drive, storage, upgrading, western digital

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  Reducing storage complexities

  As the entrance of the new decade eases in, new technologies being developed by the day are creating voluminous amounts of data that accrue in stale storage systems, gathering dust in the bin.

  By John Mark V. Tuazon | 02 July, 2010 07:12

  Tags: storage

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  A jolly storage strategy

  Simplifying IT storage management at fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is something that can be considered a "jolly strategy," with all the millions of cash saved yearly on maintenance alone.

  By Tom S. Noda | 02 July, 2010 07:16

  Tags: Jollibee Foods, storage

• Bigger is not always better with hard drive storage

  Seagate announced a breakthrough in hard drive storage -- blowing past the previous 2.2 Terabyte limitation to develop the first 3Tb hard drive. While that is impressive from a technology standpoint, 3Tb is a lot of data to entrust to a single device. It may not be wise for businesses to place all of their data 'eggs' in a single 3Tb (or larger) 'basket'.

  By Tony Bradley | 30 June, 2010 05:33

  Tags: Microsoft, Seagate Technology, storage, usb storage

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  Storage wrinkle: 4,500 flash drives left at the cleaners

  Lost a thumb drive with important data on it? Check with your dry cleaner. A survey by a U.K.-based company shows that in the last year, 4,500 USB flash drives were forgotten in pockets of clothes left at the dry cleaners, and thousands more handheld devices were left in the backseats of taxis.

  By Lucas Mearian | 22 January, 2010 08:39

  Tags: flash storage, storage