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• Tutorials on data storage from SearchStorage.com

  Check out these data storage tutorials on network-attached storage (NAS), solid-state drive (SSD) technology, tiered storage, Fibre Channel, storage-area networks (SANs) and more. Continue Reading

• Virtual desktop infrastructure tutorial: Part 2

  In Part 2 of our virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) tutorial, we'll discuss which new products promise to make VDI simpler. Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel SAN switches tutorial

  Learn all about Fibre Channel SAN switches with these articles on selecting the right switches and the best practices for managing FC switching environments. Continue Reading

• storage provisioning

  Storage provisioning is the process of assigning storage, usually in the form of server disk drive space, in order to optimize the performance of a storage area network (SAN)...(Continued) Continue Reading

• thin provisioning (TP)

  Thin provisioning (TP) is a method of optimizing the efficiency with which the available space is utilized in storage area networks... (Continued) Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • distributed file system (DFS)
  • zettabyte
  • pay-as-you-go cloud computing (PAYG cloud computing)
  • cloud NAS (cloud network attached storage)

  • direct-attached storage (DAS)
  • data lifecycle management (DLM)
  • converged network adapter (CNA)
  • litigation hold (legal hold, preservation order or hold order)

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• megabyte (MB)

  As a measure of computer processor storage and real and virtual memory, a megabyte (abbreviated MB) is 2 to the 20th power bytes, or 1,048,576 bytes in decimal notation.Continue Reading

• hard drive shredder

  A hard drive shredder is a mechanical device that physically destroys old hard drives in such a way that the data they contain cannot be recovered.Continue Reading

• SerDes (serializer/deserializer)

  A SerDes or serializer/deserializer is an integrated circuit (IC or chip) transceiver that converts parallel data to serial data and vice-versa.Continue Reading

• 8-track tape

  An 8-track tape is a hard plastic cartridge about the size of an external modem that houses a continuous loop of non-digital (analog) audio data stored on magnetic tape.Continue Reading

• DVD-Audio (DVD-A)

  DVD-Audio (DVD-A) is a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) format, developed by Panasonic, that is specifically designed to hold audio data, and particularly, high-quality music.Continue Reading

• bus

  In a computer or on a network, a bus is a transmission path on which signals are dropped off or picked up at every device attached to the line.Continue Reading

• portability

  Portability is a characteristic attributed to a computer program if it can be used in an operating systems other than the one in which it was created without requiring major rework.Continue Reading

• disk cache

  A disk cache is a mechanism for improving the time it takes to read from or write to a hard disk.Continue Reading

• protected mode

  Protected mode is a mode of program operation in a computer with an Intel-based microprocessor in which the program is restricted to addressing a specific contiguous area of 640 kilobytes.Continue Reading