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How to employ conventional SSD management
07 Feb 2024In the conventional style, admins manage SSDs within the SSD. Best practices include using the trim command and occasionally checking the SSD's SMART attributes. Read More
ATA over Ethernet offers SAN storage on a budget
06 Sep 2011ATA over Ethernet offers SAN storage on a budget, at 20% of the cost of Fibre Channel and half that of iSCSI SANs. But, does being a one-vendor protocol mean it’s a non-starter? Read More
How can I protect my self-encrypting drives?
07 Mar 2019Dutch researchers discovered flaws in ATA security and TCG Opal affecting self-encrypting drives. What steps can you take to guard data stored on vulnerable solid-state drives? Read More
HDD specs: Assess MTTF, AFR and UER to get the drives you need
21 Mar 2023In part one of a two-part series, we look at key hard disk drive specs, including mean time to failure, annual failure rate and unrecoverable error rate, and how they relate to each other Read More
Evaluating endpoints for an Asterisk-based phone system
22 Dec 2020Enterprises building an Asterisk-based phone system have three endpoint options. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of these endpoints in this book excerpt. Read More
Apple hurries out fixes for WebKit zero-days
03 May 2021Mac and iOS users are urged to patch their devices immediately for Apple WebKit flaws following reports of active exploits in the wild. Read More
HDD specs: Assess SATA vs SAS, sustained data rates and block size
24 Mar 2023In part two of a two-part series, we look at sustained data rates in hard disk drive specs, SATA versus SAS, drive security, and how HDD makers pack density into products by shingling Read More
HDD support and Zoned Namespaces: Key takeaways about NVMe 2.0
14 Sep 2021We look at new capabilities in the most recent iteration of the NVMe flash storage standard Read More
Compare ARM templates vs. Terraform for infrastructure as code
28 Jun 2021ARM templates and Terraform are popular infrastructure-as-code options. Check out an Ubuntu Server VM example in each approach and learn the pros and cons of these tools. Read More
3 developer backup strategies for unplanned downtime
16 Apr 2020What should a developer do during downtime? These three housekeeping tasks should be performed regularly and will keep your data protected in case of an emergency. Read More