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hardware RAID (hardware redundant array of independent disk)

Hardware RAID is a form of RAID (redundant array of independent disks) where processing is done on the motherboard or a separate RAID card.

By Rahul Awati , Erin Sullivan • Dec. 5, 2023

magnetic tape storage

Magnetic tape is one of the oldest technologies for electronic data storage.

By Paul Crocetti • Dec. 4, 2023

Lack of new data storage hardware in 2023 unsurprising

While software development and partner integrations sped up in 2023, data storage hardware innovation appeared to slow down. Industry experts weigh in on why.

By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 4, 2023

S3 Express One Zone set to power generative AI workloads

Andy Warfield of AWS Storage breaks down the new AWS S3 tier of fast object storage and discusses future S3 development in a session at the vendor's re:Invent 2023 conference.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 1, 2023

Amazon and NetApp’s new data storage options optimized for AI

Amazon's new data storage offerings, Amazon S3 Express One Zone and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, better support data-intensive applications, including generative AI.

By Scott Sinclair • Dec. 1, 2023

Amazon S3 storage picks up speed at re:Invent 2023

The release of Amazon S3 Express One Zone kicked off AWS re:Invent 2023, which featured new storage products that added capabilities to the public cloud's file and object storage.

By Tim McCarthy • Nov. 29, 2023

block storage

Block storage is an approach to data storage in which each volume acts as an individual hard drive that is configured by the administrator.

By Sarah Wilson, Erin Sullivan • Nov. 29, 2023

DNA storage to tackle massive archives

DNA storage could provide dense, flexible, more sustainable form factors for archival use cases. One company plans on commercializing its offering by 2026.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 21, 2023

An introduction to hybrid multi-cloud storage

When implementing hybrid multi-cloud, IT teams must continually monitor and evaluate their environments. Understand best practices for this new type of storage platform.

By Robert Sheldon • Nov. 21, 2023

email archiving

Email archiving is a systematic approach to saving and protecting the data contained in emails to enable fast retrieval.

By Garry Kranz • Nov. 21, 2023

Nashville Electric selects Pure Storage to provide power

A Nashville-based power company decided to migrate off an outdated, ill-fitting Dell storage system to something more modern and more reasonable.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 17, 2023

tape backup

Tape backup is the practice of periodically copying data from a primary storage device to a tape cartridge.

By Paul Crocetti • Nov. 17, 2023

IXsystems flagship array goes all-NVMe flash

The F-Series storage array family is now all-NVMe, bringing new levels of performance and density to IXsystems flagship array as it adds a new option in the NAS storage market.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 15, 2023

cold backup (offline backup)

A cold backup is a backup of an offline database.

By Ed Hannan • Nov. 15, 2023

Comparing RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and 50 explained

RAID protects data and improves storage performance and availability, but it can be confusing. Read about the different levels of RAID, the pros and cons, and where they work best.

By Brien Posey , Erin Sullivan , Stacey Peterson • Nov. 15, 2023

vector search

Vector search, sometimes referred to as vector similarity search, is a technique that uses vectors -- numerical representations of data -- as the basis to conduct searches and identify relevance.

By Sean Kerner • Nov. 13, 2023

Qumulo expands Scale Anywhere to Azure

Qumulo is introducing ANQ, a scale-out file service for Azure. It's the centerpiece of a new version of the vendor's Scale Anywhere data platform.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 9, 2023

Compare Google Cloud Storage vs. Google Drive for enterprises

Explore the differences between Google Cloud Storage and Google Drive, such as storage type and space, to decide what's best for your enterprise, and consider their similarities.

By Julia Borgini • Nov. 9, 2023

DDN Infinia expands storage around HPC, AI

DDN has created a new software-defined object storage product, Infinia, for AI and HPC secondary storage. The tech can also be applied to some enterprise storage use cases.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 8, 2023

object storage

Object storage, also called object-based storage, is an approach to addressing and manipulating data storage as discrete units, called objects.

By Rodney Brown • Nov. 6, 2023

New IBM Storage Scale focuses on AI, HPC

Adding to the growing list of storage for AI, IBM Storage Scale System 6000 brings the vendor's parallel file system as well as nearly a ronnabyte of capacity to a single cluster.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 2, 2023

Western Digital to split flash, HDD business units in two

Western Digital will spin off its flash storage business into a separate company by the second half of 2024, leaving hard drives under the WD banner.

By Adam Armstrong • Oct. 30, 2023

NetApp aims to boost all-flash consolidation with ASA C-Series

NetApp's ability to deliver multi-cloud capabilities with Google and other cloud providers rather than as a storage-as-software deployment might accelerate multi-cloud operations.

By Scott Sinclair • Oct. 26, 2023

Nyriad aims to simplify storage-as-a-service pricing

Nyriad's UltraIO-as-a-Service enters the market, seeking to simplify purchasing and on-premises deployment. However, it's not a fit for every industry.

By Adam Armstrong • Oct. 24, 2023

Ask these 9 cloud storage questions before use

Use these questions as a starting point for your transition to the cloud. You'll discover that some uses and data sets are suitable for cloud storage, while others are not.

By Arun Taneja, Julia Borgini • Oct. 24, 2023