The need to measure drive array cost-performance in terms of Input/Output Operations per second (IOPs) per Rack Unit or Megabytes per Rack Unit is forcing drive array vendors to allocate as many ...

Big storage companies stopped recommending RAID 5 a couple of years ago. But I still see small 4-drive arrays touting RAID 5 for home and small office use. Big mistake. You want to save money, but you ...

How valuable is your data? If your storage drive crashed, would it ruin your day? Your week? Your entire career? Only you can answer those questions for yourself and your organization. But I'll tell ...

The advent of the Intel DC S3700 series of enterprise SSDs brought about a new focus on performance consistency. For many unaccustomed to the inner workings of enterprise storage solutions, this ...

Sandisk's Extreme II is no stranger to TweakTown. We've reviewed the Extreme II more extensively than just about any drive I can think of. Well, we're back with more. This time, we're going to see ...

Atlanta-based StorTrends has released two new storage devices that feature all-flash storage area network (SAN) arrays. The new 3600i family includes two models: the 3600i and the more capacious 3610i ...

I'm prepping for my next major build, and I'm considering some odd options. One of the boards I am looking at has 6x USB 3 connectors, which got me to thinking about setting up an external raid array ...

One of the boards had four 64GB consumer-grade MLC-based SSDs, two Samsung and two PQI drives. The other board had four 80GB Intel SSDSA2MH080G1GN 3Gbps SLC-based 2.5 inch SATA drives. The Intel ...