In simple layman’s terms, RAID is a technology that allows users to combine multiple physical disk drives into a single unit. This improves data storage performance and reliability, enhances data ...

Looking for a quick recommendation on RAID level config on an EMC ax4-5i SAN. We are getting 5x 1tb SATA 7200 drives. The way I see it the best two options would be a) RAID 10 w/ 1 Hot Spare or b) ...

A redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks (RAID) is a collection of physical drives pooled together using virtualization technology to create one or more logical units for the purpose of ...

It’s a good idea to formulate a game plan before you go around building a Network-Attached Storage server. After all, the underlying operating system can have a huge impact on your NAS’ capabilities, ...

The problem with any raid implementation besides raid1 is the ability to recovery from a simultaneous controller and drive failure. I've been working with raid systems since the late 1990s, and the ...

RAID in its several forms provides the backbone for most of our high availability, high performance storage. RAID devices have been with us since the late-1980s, and by now are so much a part of our ...

In recent time, RAID technology has been put into service in almost every application, such as desktops, servers, laptops, storage devices, and environments that require a large number of hard disk ...