Aug 5 2009 2:46PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
SAS,
serial-attached SCSI,
backwards-compatible,
Storage
Today I’m reading about SAS.
SAS is the only storage connect that embraces both the high-performance and high reliability disk drive offered with SAS connected drives, as well as providing native compatibility with low-cost per gigabyte SATA drives.
This capability allows common storage components to span a variety of storage environments, including tiered storage solutions. The ability of the storage system to scale is a critical attribute for enterprise critical data storage solutions.
May 22 2009 6:18PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Storage,
terabyte,
Amazon,
Cloud computing,
Import/Export,
Amazon Simple Storage Service
Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is terabyte. A terabyte (one trillion bytes) is in the news today for two reasons — a terabyte of data of data from the Clinton administration is missing from the National Archives and Amazon has announced a new cloud service called Import/Export for moving terabytes of data to the cloud.
The interesting thing about missing data from the Clinton administration is that it was on a 2-terabyte hard drive that was left sitting on a shelf for a couple of months. And guess what? The data on it was not encrypted. What the heck???
The Amazon announcement is another WTH. The Import/Export service is being promoted as a way to move large datasets to and from the cloud (meaning Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).)
A terabyte is a lot of data and trying to push it up to Amazon over the Internet takes a lot of bandwidth. With Amazon Import/Export, you can move the data by off-loading it to a portable storage device and then shipping the device to Amazon. Amazon has a handy-dandy calculator for estimating the cost of service. They will charge you $80 for moving the data from the portable device to the storage you’ve purchased at Amazon (along with a $2.49 per data-loading-hour surcharge) and then they’ll ship the device back to you. It might sound pricey until you consider that uploading a terabyte of data over the Internet with your T1 line is likely to take 82 days.
And oh yeah, you may want to take a lesson from the National Archives and encrypt that data before you ship it out.
Feb 2 2009 1:39PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Storage,
GDrive,
storage in the cloud,
storage as a service,
Google
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It would appear Google has its own Loch Ness monster, with mysterious sightings suggesting the existence of Google GDrive, Google’s mythical online storage service.
Sylvie Barak, Mythical Gdrive surfaces in Google code |
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves when bogger Brian Ussery stumbled across a wee bit of code hidden away in a Google Pack software bundle for Windows users, which appeared to contain GDrive’s product category and description.
Atlanta blogger Brian Ussery spotted a reference to the mythical GDrive last week — and started a blogswarm. The description said:
GoogleGDrive provides reliable storage for all of your files, including photos, music and documents. GDrive allows you to access your files from anywhere, anytime, and from any device - be it from your desktop, web browser or cellular phone.
OMG — what if the rumors in 2009 — as compared to the same rumors in 2006, 2007 and 2008 turned out to be true?
Sigh…
I think the only interesting thing, when we finally get confirmation that indeed — the GDrive is ready and available — will be how much free storage Google grants you. Microsoft started out with five but now gives you 25 GB for free with SkyDrive. If Google tops that, THEN I’ll be impressed.
Jan 23 2009 1:29AM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Storage,
Green computing,
persistent data,
data management,
MAID
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Data center managers are starting to recognize that 70 percent to 90 percent of their data is not transactional in nature, but rather, persistent data that is rarely changed, and infrequently accessed…The key to managing persistent data is to deploy storage systems that are tuned specifically to its needs. One technology that is ideally suited for persistent data is MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) storage.
Will Layton, Getting Ahead of the Data Storage Energy Crisis: The Case for MAID |
Tonight I’ve been reading about MAID and how it can help cut energy costs in the data center by limiting the number of spinning disks. This week’s buzzword (besides Obama) seems to have been “intelligent power management.”
Ironically, according to a CDW Corp. report titled “Energy Efficient Information Technology,” 94 percent of IT executives with purchasing responsibility said they cared about energy efficiency but had no idea how much energy their IT operations used — even though they realized that that knowledge is critical to energy reduction efforts. CDW should have sent them all this list of low-hanging-fruit energy savers from SearchSMBStorage.com
Dec 23 2008 3:00PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Windows,
Security,
NAS,
Bluetooth,
IT careers,
software comparisons
In case you weren’t one of the readers stampeding these stories, here’s are the most popular tales from across TechTarget’s five Australian sites in 2008:
1. SearchCIO readers could not get enough of this story comparing virtualisation wares from Microsoft and VMWare.
2. Career advice clearly appeals to networking professionals, who stampeded this piece about how certifications can improve your prospects at work.
3. Old-school is still big for security pros, who loved this piece about five command line tools to detect Windows hacks.
4. The blend of open source NAS and virtualisation proved the most popular mix for our storage-oriented readers.
5. Bluetooth for Business was the story of most interest to SearchVoIP ANZ readers in 2008.