Recording data to a storage device requires two things, a place to put those bytes and a way to get them written to that device. Capacity is the first thing we think of when talking about a storage system, and…
Yearly Archives: 2011
What is I/O? – And Why Should You Care?
Tagged with: Disk storage, Hard disk drive performance characteristics, Hardware, IOP, RAID, Storage, Subsystems
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SSD, Heal Thyself!
It is a well known fact that each write takes a toll on the longevity of flash-based solid state storage (SSS), and that each particular module will eventually fail after reaching its write limit. Depending on the memory type that,…
OCZ Pushing The SSD Envelope
Solid State Storage (SSD) continues to gain interest in markets of all sizes, from user laptops to home gaming systems to small business servers to the enterprise itself. Very few companies cover that full spectrum like OCZ can. OCZ is…
Tagged with: Flash memory, IOPS, Multi-level cell, OCZ, OCZ Technology, PCI Express, SandForce, Solid-state drive, SSD
Posted in Briefing Note
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What is Server Based Solid State Caching?
Thanks to virtualization (server and desktop), cloud computing and big data, many environments are adding capacity to their storage infrastructures to meet performance demand. Essentially they are trying to provide the storage system with access to enough hard disk spindles…
Tagged with: Cache, Dell, Hard disk drive, Marvell, NetApp, PCI Express, Solid-state drive, SSD, Storage, Western Digital
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A Little Storage Reclamation Can Dramatically Reduce Storage Expense
Storage capacity requirements are growing in almost every data center causing many IT managers to look for ways to ‘bend the growth curve‘ and keep the IT budget from being consumed by the storage budget. In fact, a small bend…
Tier-1 Storage vs. Tier-2 Storage
It used to be that mid-range data centers could buy a storage system designed for that market and never worry about growing beyond that system’s capacity and performance capabilities. Now however, thanks to server virtualization, “big data” and cloud initiatives,…
Tagged with: Computer data storage, Enterprise storage, Multitier architecture, Promise Technology, storage devices, storage system
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Poor Performance Is The Same As Downtime
When the subject of application or data availability comes up in IT meetings the focus of the discussion is what to do when an application fails or the storage system that holds that application’s data fails. Occasionally with a savvy…
When Disaster Strikes, What’s Most Important?
Other than the obvious people issues, when a disaster strikes what’s most important for the data center? Given the time to think about it, most IT managers will answer the question correctly. The most important thing is to restore access…
Tagged with: Application Aware, Data Movement, Disaster recovery, Neverfail, Snapshot
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Will SSD Improve Your Database Performance?
The fog around solid state storage is lifting. Most storage and database administrators are convinced that solid state technology is the most practical next step in storage performance. The challenge is that solid state performs so well that now there’s…
Tagged with: Database, DRAM, Kaminario, Oracle Database, PCI Express, Random-access memory, solid state storage, Solid-state drive, Storage
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Using Replication to Eliminate Virtualization Stall
Virtualization stall usually occurs in a server virtualization project when business-important or mission-critical servers are targeted for virtualization. There is risk associated with virtualizing these servers and this risk can cause IT managers to move slowly or put off their…
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