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Find information about disk arrays, disk storage systems that contain multiple disk drives. Disk arrays offer RAID and virtualization functionality. Disk arrays include controllers, cache memory, enclosures and power supplies.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (160) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (29) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (18) , WHITE PAPERS , WEBCASTS (1) , DOWNLOADS (1) , DEFINITIONS (10) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (127)

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ALL-IN-ONE RESEARCH GUIDES - Our complete guide to disk storage is divided into three chapters: Drives, RAID and disk arrays.
Backup Buying Guide Chapter 3: Enterprise-class disk arrays
STORAGE LEARNING ON-THE-GO - You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download Chapter 3: Enterprise-Class Disk Arrays in .pdf format now.
Best storage products of 2006 revealed
ARTICLE - Our annual Storage Products of the Year feature highlights some hidden gems in the data classification and remote data protection area.
Disk and disk subsystems
FINALISTS: 2006 STORAGE PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - Find out who the finalists are for disk and disk subsystems

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 160
Xyratex launches 8 Gbps RAID controller
SearchStorage.com | 09 Oct 2008
ARTICLE - Xyratex rolls out the storage industry's first 8 Gbps Fibre Channel RAID controller with disk spin-down and new cooling management features.
Storage Decisions New York 2008 Session Downloads
Storage Decisions | 01 Oct 2008
ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions New York 2008 conference on topics including DR, SANs, backup, storage virtualization, storage management and green storage.
SAS-2 spec to challenge Fibre Channel in enterprise SANs
SearchStorage.com | 30 Sep 2008
ARTICLE - The coming 6 Gbps SAS spec may help SAS drives challenge not just Fibre Channel drives in enterprise SANs but solid state drives as well.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 29
Creating half a mirror out of 3 drives totaling 300 GB
14 Dec 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Storage management expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question: "Can I create a logical array from my disk bay, which has two disks totaling 300 GB by installing RAID 0?"
Tutorial on solid-state disk (SSD) devices
Submitted By: Rick Cook | 12 Sep 2007
TIP - Solid-state disk (SSD) devices use much less power and produce less heat than hard disks. But until their prices come down, they'll at best be niche devices.
SATA port multiplier vs. SATA multilane
06 Feb 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - What is the difference between a SATA port multiplier and SATA multilane?
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 18
Product Roundup: Solid-state drives in enterprise arrays and servers
Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer | 25 Sep 2008
SPECIAL REPORT - Most storage vendors have announced support for SSDs, but only EMC is shipping, and every vendor has a different approach. No wonder storage administrators are confused.
Storage vendors debate where SSDs go in storage infrastructure
Dave Raffo, Senior News Director | 25 Sep 2008
SPECIAL REPORT - Tier 1 storage will eventually consist of solid-state disk technology. But right now, some observers aren't sure that SSD is ready for the enterprise.
Solid-state drives
25 Sep 2008
SPECIAL REPORTS - Tier 1 storage will eventually consist of solid-state disk technology. But right now, some observers aren't sure that SSD is ready for the enterprise.
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  WHITE PAPERS
The Cisco MDS 9000 8-GB SAN Solutions - An Overview
Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc. | 08 Oct 2008
SOFTWARE DEMO - The Cisco MDS 9000 8-GB SAN Solutions reinforces the Cisco commitment to full and seamless product interoperability and consistency, as it protects the investment, lower your TCO and reinforces the vision and value.
Storage Virtualization for the SMO
Published by: StorMagic, Inc. | 06 Oct 2008
WHITE PAPER - Most SMO systems are managed by a small number of generalist administrators, the typical action has become replacing a full server with larger storage capacity.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003: Best Practices Data Storage Setup
Published by: Dot Hill Systems Corp. | 03 Oct 2008
WHITE PAPER - This document is intended to be a starting point to tune and optimize the storage system within the Exchange environment.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1
Virtual Tape Libraries: The Fast Path to Successful Disk-to-Disk Backup and Recovery - Vendor Webcast

VIEW WEBCAST
PREMIERED:   23 MAY 2006, 14:00 EDT (18:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Attend this live Webcast as Stephanie Balaouras, senior analyst at Forrester, discusses a comprehensive list of integrated enterprise data backup and protection strategies including virtual tape libraries.
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  DOWNLOADS: 1 - 1 of 1
Podcast: Solid-state drives entering enterprise storage environments
Published by: Jeff Janukowicz | 02 Oct 2008
PODCAST - Jeff Janukowicz, research manager at IDC for solid-state drives and hard drive components, discusses the impact SSDs are expected to have at the enterprise level.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 10
array
23 Jul 2001
WORD - 1) In data storage, an array is a method for storing information on multiple devices. 2) In general, an array is a number of items arranged in some specified way - for example, in a list or in a three-dimensional table. 3) ...
array-based memory
08 Jul 2008
WORD - Array-based memory is an evolving solid-state storage technology similar to flash memory but with potentially greater storage capacity. The increased capacity results from the fact that array-based memory is three-dimensional ...
terabyte
07 May 2004
WORD - A terabyte is a measure of computer storage capacity and is 2 to the 40th power or approximately a thousand billion bytes (that is, a thousand gigabytes). Also see byte, gigabyte, teraflop, and petabyte.
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 127
DC power can cut costs, but conversion isn't easy
Storage Magazine | 12 Sep 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
DAS revs up for a resurgence
Storage Magazine | 12 Sep 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
Small disks, big specs
Storage Magazine | 12 Sep 2008
FEATURES - Hard disk drives have been around for more than 50 years, but the technology is on the cusp of big changes--SAS, a shift to the 2.5-inch form factor and a steady increase in disk drive capacity--that will affect enterprise ...
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