Are you a Know-IT-All? MAID
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MAID, Storage, green computing, green data center
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is MAID
MAID (massive array of idle disks) is a storage technology in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time. This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives.
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