The massive growth in modern data centers and the new requirements of AI workloads are an occasion to rethink data center architecture. Traditionally, data center operations were organized into several tiers. Today, cutting-edge infrastructure often employs one of two contrasting …
Hot swapping, a crucial tool in an always-online age, is easier than it’s ever been. From upgrading drives on the fly to mission-critical tasks, knowing how to hot swap drives is an essential part of an IT manager’s toolkit.
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The continued surge in data generation, projected to hit 181 zettabytes of data generation worldwide in 2025 alone, is putting enormous pressure on storage infrastructure. It is also intensifying a face-off between nearline HDD and QLC SSD. Since a great …
With technologies like generative AI processing petabyte-sized datasets in real time, innovation in data storage infrastructure has become key to supporting advances elsewhere. Enter the rise of NVMe for HDD.
NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a protocol standard that governs …
In an HDD, the task of positioning the read-write head falls to the hard drive actuator assembly, which moves the actuator arm to which the head is attached. Positioning and holding the read/write head accurately isn’t easy when billions of bits …
The rapid increase in the volume of digital data is driving demand for effective and economical storage media. As a result, HDD (hard disk drive) shipments are currently rising. And nothing is more integral to HDDs than the platters that …
A recent study of more than 117,000 data storage drives reveals a massive gap between the number of enterprise HDDs and SSDs fit for reuse and those that actually go on to a second life. While the vast majority of …
Semiconductor fabrication forms part of a complex global network that crosses borders, stokes rivalries and may just prove the key to future prosperity.
The modern world runs on computers. That’s been true for years, and is getting truer every …
Everyone knows the value of new enterprise hard drives when it comes to data center storage. But if you haven’t given much consideration to factory recertified drives, now might be the time to take a closer look. Here’s the lowdown …
